Alan Fletcher bol jedným z najvplyvnejších a najobľúbenejších grafických dizajnérov svojej doby. Jeho práca sa vyznačovala sofistikovaným štýlom a trvalým vtipom, čím zanechal nezmazateľnú stopu v odbore. Fletcherove vizuálne prístupy a jeho odkaz naďalej inšpirujú tvorcov po celom svete.
Surveying thirty-five years of Alan Fletcher's work, this book is an essay upon the design process as undertaken by a tireless and gifted individual. The thinking behind his solutions and methods are illustrated by a range of examples each accompanied by a full commentary from Jeremy Myerson.
Focusing on covert operations during a critical period before Malaya's independence, the story follows a colonel known as The Sanitizer. His unconventional and nonpolitically correct tactics aim to dismantle Communist cells, revealing the intense and often morally ambiguous nature of espionage in a time of political upheaval. The narrative highlights the complexities of warfare and the personal struggles faced by those involved in clandestine activities.
Follow-up volume to the best-selling The Art of Looking Sideways, Picturing and Poeting is the latest collection of mind-bending images and creative wordplay from Alan Fletcher, one of the most internationally influential figures in graphic design.
A primer in visual intelligence and an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imagination is comprised of an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, trivia, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the limitless resources of the human mind.
Alan Fletcher (1931 - 2006) is one of the most influential and respected figures in British design. Fletcher became renowned as one of the most creative graphic designers on the British scene. This book offers an introduction to the alphabet, expressing the pleasure he took in turning work and play into the same activity.