since one of our lectors in history of czech graphic design is iva knobloch, the curator of the prints department at the museum of applied and decorative arts, we got an exclusive peek at the museum's private archives of printed material. due to a lack of exhibition space, the museum only exhibits one percent of its collection, and here were rooms piled to the ceiling with books, prints, and posters, and among the shelves and drawers were the employees' workspaces, also covered in papers, with other curiosities - like old typewriters - strewn about. a man was digging frantically in one of the square drawers, occasionally murmuring and gasping to himself. i wish i could work with archives, especially in such a lovely old place. the incredible things that would pass though my hands!
the lecture was about
ladislav sutnar (1897-1976), top notch czech graphic designer and pioneer of "information design." iva laid out his books and the work he is best known for, the technical catalogues he designed for american clients. he really is a master at visually organizing boring technical information in a very beautiful and clean way, but two hours of detailed dissection of successful design elements in every catalogue from the 1930s to the 1950s was quite tiresome. at one point something happened - i felt heat rise up to my head and the color drain from my face - and i thought i would faint. i was alright but that was very strange.
since one of our lectors in history of czech graphic design is iva knobloch, the curator of the prints department at the museum of applied and decorative arts, we got an exclusive peek at the museum's private archives of printed material. due to a lack of exhibition space, the museum only exhibits one percent of its collection, and here were rooms piled to the ceiling with books, prints, and posters, and among the shelves and drawers were the employees' workspaces, also covered in papers, with other curiosities - like old typewriters - strewn about. a man was digging frantically in one of the square drawers, occasionally murmuring and gasping to himself. i wish i could work with archives, especially in such a lovely old place. the incredible things that would pass though my hands!
the lecture was about ladislav sutnar (1897-1976), top notch czech graphic designer and pioneer of "information design." iva laid out his books and the work he is best known for, the technical catalogues he designed for american clients. he really is a master at visually organizing boring technical information in a very beautiful and clean way, but two hours of detailed dissection of successful design elements in every catalogue from the 1930s to the 1950s was quite tiresome. at one point something happened - i felt heat rise up to my head and the color drain from my face - and i thought i would faint. i was alright but that was very strange.
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