Issue 312 - Digital Version

November / December 1997 Cover Image: The Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Architect: Michael Graves. Photo: Steven Brooke. Issue 312 of Graphis magazine features the following articles: Diversity and Risk-Taking: The 1997 Chrysler Design Awards; Venice Biennale: Odd Bedfellows, written by Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto; Gone Hollywood in Aspen: International Design Conference, by Alice M. Larsson; Cooper Hewitt: A Quarter Million and Still Counting, by Mel Byars; The Image Directory: Online Access to Art, by Bret Senft; The Photomontages of Hannah Hoch, reviewed By Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto; The Autobiography of Leo Lionni, reviewed By Linda Cooper Bowen; Manual Alvarez Bravo, reviewed By Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto; Tullio Periocli: Morgana, reviewed By Hans Christian Jenssen; Electronic Culture, reviewed By Gianfranco Mantegna; Michael Heizer, reviewed By Gianfranco Mantegna; Architecture and the American Dream, reviewed By Gianfranco Mantegna; Sony Innovations: Then and Now, by Richard Lewin; Selections from <I>Graphis Product Design 2</I>, by Mel Byars; Charles S. Anderson: Designs in the Vernacular, by Kira Obolensky; Michael Graves: The Prince of Princeton, by Tracie Rozhon; Yusaku Kamemura: Maestro of the Far East, by Maggie Kinser Saiki; Zimmermann Crowe Design: The Art of Denimology, by Ken Coupland; Pushing the Envelope: The Art of the Stamp, by Bill McAllister; New Roads Lead to Rome, by Till Neuburg; Florence Knoll: "No Compromise," by Mel Byars; Type Directors Club News; ADC International Review: Art Directors Club Newsletter; and the Graphis Creative Showcase: Droog Design, Cyan, Bruce DeBoer, D C & A and Carlos Zapata. CONTENTS Cover The Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio: Michael Graves. Photo: Steven Brooke 10 Global Report Diversity and Risk-Taking: The 1997 Chrysler Design Awards Venice Biennale: Odd Bedfellows By Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto Gone Hollywood in Aspen: International Design Conference By Alice M. Larsson Cooper Hewitt: A Quarter Million and Still Counting By Mel Byars 11 Contributors to this Issue 14 New Media: The Image Directory: Online Access to Art. By Bret Senft 16 Book Reviews The Photomontages of Hannah Hoch Reviewed By Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto The Autobiography of Leo Lionni Reviewed By Linda Cooper Bowen Manual Alvarez Bravo Reviewed By Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto Tullio Periocli: Morgana Reviewed By Hans Christian Jenssen Electronic Culture Reviewed By Gianfranco Mantegna Michael Heizer Reviewed By Gianfranco Mantegna Architecture and the American Dream Reviewed By Gianfranco Mantegna 20 Industry Products: Sony Innovations: Then and Now. By Richard Lewin 24 Consumer Products: Selections from Graphis Product Design 2. By Mel Byars 28 Charles S. Anderson: Designs in the Vernacular How can a bunch of prototypical Midwesterners produce such hip and funny design? A trip to the supermarket reveals their quirky and singular vision. By Kira Obolensky 38 Michael Graves: The Prince of Princeton Now 63, the hero of postmodern classicism contemplates his success, his critics, and becoming an old fogy. By Tracie Rozhon 52 Yusaku Kamemura: Maestro of the Far East The father of Japanese graphic design, Kamemura is remembered as one of the most influential designers of his era and the dominant figure in a field he virtually created. By Maggie Kinser Saiki 62 Zimmermann Crowe Design: The Art of Denimology Nobody has demonstrated the power of branding like Levi's—and nobody has done more for the image than San Francisco's Zimmermann Crowe Design. By Ken Coupland 74 Pushing the Envelope: The Art of the Stamp No longer just a canvas for dead presidents, the US postage stamp carries new designs which have rejuvenated the fortunes of the Postal Service, and irked traditional collectors. By Bill McAllister 82 New Roads Lead to Rome Long overshadowed by Milan, a renaissance of Roman talent may soon make the city the new capital of Italian creativity. By Till Neuburg 97 Historical View Florence Knoll: "No Compromise." By Mel Byars 100 Graphis Call For Entries 102 Type Directors Club News 105 ADC International Review: Art Directors Club Newsletter 145 Graphis Creative Showcase: 146 Droog Design Industrial Design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 148 Cyan Graphic Design, Berlin, Germany 150 Bruce DeBoer Photography, Raleigh, North Carolina 152 D C & A Graphic Design, Seoul, Korea 154 Carlos Zapata Architecture, USA