Issue 319 - Digital Version

January / February 1999 Cover Image: Featured stories. Graphis magazine Issue 319 includes the following stories: Jennifer Morla: Any Way, Shape, or Form, by Ken Coupland; Doo Kim Internationalizes Corporate Korea, by Michael Kaplan; Frank Gehry’s Wonder Years, by Tracie Rozhon; Weiss Stagliano Partners: Confronting Reality Head On, by Warren Berger; Ron Arad: Bending All the Rules, by Edna Goldstaub–Dainotto; Mary Ellen Mark: The Power of Empathy, by Mindy Aloff; and Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist, by Edna Goldstaub- Dainotto. CONTENTS 4 Letter from the Editor 8 Mexican Muralists By Peggy Chapman 9 Design Without Boundaries By Ric Grefé 9 The Theater Posters of James McMullan By Peter Jaskowiak 10 The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Nike By Jack Crager 14 The Great Type Debate Rages On By Rick Poynor 18 Consumer Products By Yanitza Taverez 22 Jennifer Morla: Any Way, Shape, or Form By Ken Coupland She's the creative force behind Morla Design, with clients ranging from Levi's jeans to vineyards to alternative arts spaces. And that's just the beginning for this highly versatile designer, teacher, painter, and mother of two. 38 Doo Kim Internationalizes Corporate Korea By Michael Kaplan Although the field of corporate identities is barely thirty years old in Korea, this Seoul-based firm is an industry leader, with elegant solutions that look both classic and global. 50 Frank Gehry's Wonder Years By Tracie Rozhon Frank Gehry is not resting on his laurels. In fact, he doesn't even seem to notice them. The celebrated architect just keeps doing what he's always done—create great buildings. 64 Weiss Stagliano Partners: Confronting Reality Head On By Warren Berger Marty Weiss may be too nice for advertising. He lacks the hype and push of a pitchman. What he doesn't lack is talent. 78 Ron Arad: Bending All the Rules By Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto His works are undeniably unique, but are they pieces of sculpture masquerading as design objects, or the other way around? 100 Mary Ellen Mark: The Power of Empathy By Mindy Aloff She tells people's stories by getting them to simply be themselves. Yet her photographs, even after repeated viewing, never lose their power to haunt and move. 92 Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist By Edna Goldstaub-Dainotto 112 Art Directors Club, Type Directors Club 145 Global Report 113 German Translations By Heinke Jenssen 129 French Translations By Caroline Droz 146 Art Directors Club of Spain Laus Awards 154 Mendell and Oberer Graphic Design, Germany 160 In Memoriam