- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Laurence King Publishing; illustrated edition edition (27 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1856693163
- ISBN-13: 978-1856693165
- Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 24 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 114,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the last five years a new wave of designers have put Scandinavia at the forefront of graphic design. Their prolific output, especially on the web, has influenced designers and design audiences worldwide. Many are now working abroad in cities such as London and New York. Scandinavian designers are producing cult sites, for example the Danish k10k.com (designed by Toke Nygaard and Michael Schmidt) and Swedish collective Acne's online gaming community netbabyworld.com. At the other end of the scale is Norwegian illustrator Kim Hiorthoy, an important and original new voice in graphic design whose work is distinguished by its seeming rejection of the perfection of digital design in favour of painting, collage and photography. Through a sequence of varied work, 55[degrees] North reveals what contemporary Scandinavian graphic design is, who produces it, where they live, which media they use, and what influences them in their work.
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Patrick Sundqvist studied in Sweden and the States.. After graduating, he returned to Europe and has worked for both Head New Media and Vir2L Studios Europe, both based in London. Today he works independently and is one of the founding members of The Embassy of Code and Form, a freelance design collective made up of talented individuals from Europe, the USA and Australia.
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There is a duality in the Scandinavian mentality that embraces both the maintenance and reverence of tradition, and the encouragement of modern ideas and technologies. Read the first page
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Brilliant Showcase,
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I am an undergraduate learning to build websites and I stumbled across this book on Amazon and thought 'wow'. I love Scandinavian design in general and this showcase of them in the early 2000s is a brilliant snapshot of what you can find when looking north. The book is presented well, quite large with gorgeous looking visuals. I've managed to find examples in this book relating to both my theory essays and helping me when designing in general.
It would be good to have a second edition with more recent examples for the next decade but as I said before, this is a brilliant starting point for further exploration.
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