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F. Gaertner, L. Harmsen, U. Weiß, Magma Brand International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover, A. Tymieniecka, The World Institute for Advanced Design, Karlsruhe, Germany (Eds.) Germany (Ed.) Phenomenological Research and Learning, Hanover, NH, USA (Ed.) Typo Lyrics iF product design award The Sound of Fonts yearbook 2010 Phenomenology and Exis- Graphic designers love music. This is attested not tentialism in the Twenthieth least by the tremendous enthusiasm that readers Outstanding design deserves a distinctive presen- Century of the typography magazine Slanted bring to its tation – the iF product design award yearbook Book III. Heralding the New Enlightenment “Typo Lyrics” column, in which designers interpret 2010 introduces all of the winners of the coveted music in entirely new ways with the help of fonts. iF product design award. In 2010, the publication For this publication of the same name, celebrated provides an exciting look at the sixteen catego- The great flourishing in the Twentieth Century of graphic designers like Fons Hickmann as well as ries Transportation Design, Leisure / Lifestyle, the amalgamated movement of Phenomenology talented young designers from all over the world Audio / Video, Telecommunications, Computer, and Existentialism, having reached its unfolding have taken song lyrics and used them as the Office / Business, Lighting, Furniture / Home and reverberation – as we have shown in our two inspiration for innovative font designs. The result Textiles, Kitchen / Household, Bathroom / Well- preceding books and continue in this one – seems is a collection of fascinating visuals – “typographic ness, Buildings, Public Design / Interior Design, to have spanned the entire gamut of their marvels. images” that present contemporary fonts a little Medicine / Health+Care, Industry / Skilled Trades, Although the philosophical field is being still bit differently. The extraordinary interplay of type Special Vehicles / Construction / Agriculture, and corroborated by phenomenologico-existential design and music brings the fonts to life and prac- Advanced Studies. Each award-winning entry is insights, phenomenology remains itself enigmatic. tically sets them dancing. In contrast to classical presented in images and text. A detailed index The question of its foundations, as the source pattern books and font fans, this volume provides of manufacturers and designers facilitates the of sense remaining unsolved by Husserl (herein a special, more emotional experience of typog- search for particular products. Thanks to striking Verducci’s study of Husserl and Fink, infra-page). raphy and illustrates the great expressive potential and authentic photographs, the yearbook offers And yet, the deepest phenomenologico-existential of typefaces. impressions of the jury’s deliberations as well as inspiration undertakes a new critique of reason expert opinions on the award-winning products (Verducci), the pivotal role of Imaginatio Creatrix Features themselves. (Egbe), Jean Wahl’s quest after ultimate meaning 7 An unusual presentation of contemporary fonts (Kremer-Marietti) and the Logos of the “Moral 7 With visuals prepared specially for this publica- Features Sense” (Cozma and Szmyd). Phenomenology is tion by selected graphic designers 7 A source of 7 An informative reference work for anyone with then reborn in the ontopoiesis of life (Tymie- inspiration for graphic designers, typeface enthusi- an interest in design 7 The results of one of the niecka) as “first philosophy” (Haney). We have asts, and music lovers world’s most important design competitions at a here a powerful ferment we may call the New glance 7 It has stood for extraordinary quality Enlightenment. Fields of interest for more than fifty years and enjoys worldwide Graphic Design; Design, general recognition with more than two thousand interna- Features tional submissions each year 7 Presents the third phase of the unfolded and Target groups disseminated flux of phenomenology and existen- Graphic designers, typeface enthusiasts, students Fields of interest tialism which did transform our culture of graphic design, and music lovers Design, general; Industrial Design 7 Its powerful inspirations are spent, without answering the crucial questions with the self- Type of publication Target groups validation of phenomenology which Husserl failed Professional book Designers, producers, everybody interested to answer 7 Thus it calls for re-examination of in design phenomenology’s foundations as the source of sense Type of publication Professional book Fields of interest Phenomenology; Modern Philosophy; History of Philosophy
Target groups Philosophers, historians
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Architecture, Design and Arts Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Due May 2010 Due March 2010 Due February 2010 Only available in print 2010. Approx. 1015 p. 950 illus. in color. (In 2 volumes, 2010. 350 p. (Analecta Husserliana, Volume 105) 2010. Approx. 210 p. 200 illus. Softcover not available seperately) Hardcover Hardcover 7 approx. € 34,90 | £32.00 7 ca. € 60,65 | £58.00 7 € 139,95 | £126.00 7 approx. * € (D) 37,34 | € (A) 38,39 | sFr 59,90 7 ca. € (D) 64,90 | € (A) 66,72 | *sFr 107,00 7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,95 | sFr 217,50 9