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May / June 1999
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Graphis magazine Issue 321 features the following articles: Ikko Tanaka: Once in a Lifetime, by Maggie Kinser Saiki; Big Bang: The Boutique With a Brain, by Fred Mood; Drive-By Shooting: Craig McDean, by Alexandra Lange; The Overseas Odyssey of Rico Lins, by Diana Jean Schemo; The Public and Private Art of David Levine, by Pete Hamill; Maroc: Albert Watson’s Morocco, by Arthur Lubow; David Tang: Brand Building in China, by Chris Anderson; and The Brand Named Walter Landor, by Véronique Vienne.
CONTENTS
4 Editorial
6 Contributors
10 Wendell Burnette: A Process of Distillation By Leslie Sherr
16 Illustration's Last Stand By Rick Poynor
18 Appalachian Legacy Reviewed by Lyle Rexer
Typography Reviewed by Ken Coupland
20 Cipe Pineles: A Life of Design Reviewed by Rynn Williams
Nicholas & Alexandra Reviewed by Lyle Rexer
22 Ikko Tanaka: Once in a Lifetime
The ancient tradition of tea helps guide his life and work, keeping the Japanese graphic master focused and serene. By Maggie Kinser Saiki
36 Big Bang: The Boutique With a Brain
Small, feisty, and innovative, this Seattle-based agency is out to prove they're as disciplined and research-driven as the big guys. A lesson in how to be "creative"--and not sound like it. By Fred Mood
52 Drive-By Shooting: Craig McDean
In a business that takes itself very seriously, British-born fashion photographer McDean keeps things in perspective as he leads the anti-fashion charge. By Alexandra Lange
66 The Overseas Odyssey of Rico Lins
As a young man, Lins left Brazil to broaden his career, just as thousands of his countrymen were returning home after the fall of the military dictatorship. Back home again, the designer now produces work that utililizes all his worldly influences. By Diana Jean Schemo
76 The Public and Private Art of David Levine
Known as one of the world's best caricaturists, his wit razor-sharp, Levine also has a quieter, more reflective passion--exquisite watercolors of his beloved Brooklyn. By Pete Hamill
90 Maroc: Albert Watson's Morocco
The acclaimed photographer's deep fascination with Morocco has resulted in an evocative series of images-and a wonderfully crafted book. By Arthur Lubow
96 David Tang: Brand Building in China By Chris Anderson
102 The Brand Named Walter Landor By Véronique Vienne
108 Global Report
112 Type Directors Club
112 Art Directors Club
113 German By Heinke Jenssen
129 French By Caroline Droz
146 Marshall Arisman's Sacred Monkeys
148 Japanese Fire Uniform
150 The Society of Illustrators Annual Awards