Remington and Fripp present the first monograph on German-born Will Burtin (1908-1972), who pioneered important contributions to international typography and visual design. The text covers
Burtin's leadership in five fields over five periods: using graphics to illustrate science and information (pre-war); corporate identity (from the mid-1940s); multimedia (which he called
"Integration", from 1948); large-scale scientific visualization in 3-D (from 1958); and, with others, promoting Helvetica in North America. Illustrated throughout with b&w and color
photographs and diagrams, some of which have never before been published. For design professionals and general readers interested in design, visualization, imaging, and information
technologies. Remington teaches graphic design at Rochester Institute of Technology; Fripp is a writer and producer who worked as a junior assistant to Burtin and is married to his daughter.
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