Rick Poynor je britský spisovateľ, ktorého dielo sa hlboko ponára do sveta vizuálnej kultúry, dizajnu a grafiky. Jeho písanie sa vyznačuje prenikavou kultúrnou kritikou a precíznou dizajnovou históriou, kde rozoberá jednotlivých umelcov a architektov, ako aj širšie trendy v grafickom dizajne a typografii. Poynor skúma kultúrne dopady vizuálnej komunikácie, od reklamy po branding, a ponúka čitateľom bystré pohľady na to, ako vizuálny svet formuje našu spoločnosť.
Vaughan Oliver is an influential member of the small group that changed the face of British graphics in the 1980s. Designed by Oliver himself, and written by Rick Poynor, this book illustrates the his intensely visual and emotive work in detail for the first time -- most notably his sumptuous sleeve imagery for London's 4AD label. schovat popis
Now re-issued in a new mini format, it tells the story of how designers and typographers threw away the rule book and forged experimental new approaches.