RHETORICAL HANDBOOK
Hanno Ehses, Ellen Lupton [Editor/Designer]
Ellen Lupton [Editor/Designer]: RHETORICAL HANDBOOK. New York: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 1987. Original edition. Slim quarto. Printed glued self wrappers. 18 pp. Primitive graphic design throughout. Designed and edited by Ellen Lupton. A fine copy. A very good copy of the Exhibition Poster for “Hanno Ehses: Innovative Teaching/Experimental Typography” laid in.
8.5 x 11 booklet published in conjunction with the exhibition “Hanno Ehses: Innovative Teaching/Experimental Typography,” at The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York [March 31 - May 1, 1987].
“The impact caused by the collapse of the Modern Movement and its doctrines confirms remarkably well an old wisdom: ‘There is nothing more practical than a good theory.’ The high energy of Modernism released over many decades and energizing generations of designers, is declining. The resulting disorientation, together with the maturing of design as a profession, has led to a renewed interest in theoretical issues.” — Hanno Ehses
The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography was established in 1984 in order to preserve an unprecedented resource, Herb Lubalin’s vast collection of work. Its goal was to provide the design community with a means to honor Lubalin, and to study his innovative work.