Designers & Books Launches a Kickstarter to Reprint "Visual Design in Action"
Pioneer of information design Ladislav Sutnar's iconic 1961 book is slated for a comeback
April 28, 2015
June 4, 2015: Successfully funded! Watch for updates. We’ve launched a Kickstarter to help bring back into print Ladislav Sutnar: Visual Design in Action. If we’re successful, this 1961 graphic design classic will be reissued in a facsimile edition, with the first copies going to our Kickstarter backers this October. To support this project, visit our page on Kickstarter, where it's a Kickstarter Staff Pick.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1204158310/ladislav-sutnar-visual-design-in-action-facsimile
The Kickstarter runs through June 3, but Early Backer discounts are limited. Back this project and receive a copy of the facsimile edition, edited by Steven Heller and Reto Caduff (to be published by Lars Müller Publishers); your name featured on a special acknowledgments page; a full-size silk-screened reproduction of the poster for the exhibition on which this book was based; vintage Ladislav Sutnar catalogues, and more.
For a preview of the the book and to learn more about Ladislav Sutnar: Visual Design in Action:
This Kickstarter is the first in a series of projects by Designers & Booksto bring back into the public eye important out-of-print design books and to introduce them to new audiences.
We look forward to seeing you on our Kickstarter page!
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