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Bruce mau received a 2007 aiga medal in recognition of his mastery of the craft of. This edition designed by bruce mau with greg van alstyne. A visual campaign for change in guatemala the new york times. Massive change network is bruce mau s current design practice, focused on taking a consultative role in helping organizations by applying design thinking methodology to complex challenges. The romantic artisgenius may be dead, but the irony of the book is its. Bruce mau sat on a stage in the ballroom of new yorks grand hyatt hotel, accompanied by marc mathieu, a senior vicepresident of cocacola. Beginning july 1, 2020, pup will manage sales for zone. Bruce mau serves as chief design officer of freeman, and is the cofounder and chief executive officer of massive change network mcn, a global design consultancy based in chicago. Zone books are designed by julie fry, based on an original concept by bruce mau.

The publisher of a select list of titles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, zone books is committed to original english. He maintained his position as a design director for zone books until 2004. Kennedy center for the performing arts on signage, wayfinding and donor recognition for the reach expansion. Massive change is a modern illustrated primer on the new inventions, technologies, and events that are affecting the human race worldwide. Princeton university press pup is thrilled to announce a new marketing, sales, and distribution partnership with zone books, an independent, nonprofit publisher of arts, humanities, and social science titles. Mau is the creative director of bruce mau design inc. Bruce mau perspective as symbolic form by erwin panofsky.

Maus studio has produced artwork for several art galleries and museum including the gagosian gallery, the art gallery of ontario and the andy warhol museum. In 2010 bruce mau and bisi williams founded the massive change network. The book, designed by noted canadian graphic designer and branding guru bruce mau zone books, i. The book is a part of a broader research project by bruce mau design intended to provoke debate and discussion about the future of design culture, broadly defined as the familiar. Princeton university press zone books partnership princeton. He subsequently developed the consistent visual identity of zone books and remains their design director. Soon after, the opportunity to design zone 12 presented itself and he left to establish his own studio, bruce mau design. After opening his toronto studio in 1985, he made his name with fashionable graphic design projects, including art books for zone books and collaborations with.

Featuring graphic elements such as densely saturated landscapes of color and textured images, landmarked by bold figureground moments of typographic punch and void, that tome would become the first in a series of epochaland very bigbooks. Writer gerald hannon once compared a trek through urban toronto to being a tourist in the brain of bruce mau. Inquire today for his speaker fee and availability. The publisher of a select list of titles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, zone books is committed to original englishlanguage texts as well as to the translation of significant works by contemporary authors.

The book that influenced a generation of architects 1995. Zone was the catalyst for the birth of the bruce mau design studio, where we first developed narrative design tools we still use today learning. So i am still exploring the creative power and possibilities of the book. Jun 10, 2016 this pin was discovered by brian memmott. Meet the influential canadian design guru, bruce mau, in this short video. Bruce mau zone books book design, books, typographic. Encapsulating the past, present and future of a global city. The client was michel feher, editor of zone books, and the year was 1989. Designed by bruce mau and published by mit press zone books in 1993, this is one of those design books that has ascended into the realm of rare bookdom like learning from las vegas. Founded in 1985, zone books is an independent nonprofit publisher in the humanities.

Everything wired uk knows about zone books, including the latest news, features and images. Zone publishes original works by international scholars of philosophy, history, art history, cultural and sound studies, as well as political and social theory that have changed conversations across disciplines. That desire led to the foundation of bruce mau design and infuses all the projects and initiatives that go on there, which have expanded from print, packaging, book and exhibition design. Zone books is an independent nonprofit publishing house founded in 1985. The book is a part of a broader research project by bruce mau design intended to provoke debate and discussion about the future of design culture, broadly defined as the familiar objects and techniques that are transforming our lives. Zone books are edited by jonathan crary, michel feher, hal foster, and ramona naddaff, and designed by julie fry, based on an original concept by bruce mau. Mau remained the design director of zone books until 2004, to which he has added duties as coeditor of swerve editions, a zone imprint. Sanford kwinter, jonathan crary, and bruce mau started the megabook loaded with tangents and insights. Ramona naddaff, and designed by julie fry, based on an original concept by bruce mau.

Bruce mau born october 25, 1959 is a canadian designer and educator. From 199193, he also served as creative director of i. Chances are that bruce mau has been involved in the creation,evolution, andor devolution of many of them. Bruce mau serves as chief design officer of freeman, and is the cofounder. Bruce mau design 340 king street east, suite 402 toronto, ontario m5a 1k8 get directions. He may be best known for his graphic design of books and other publications, but dont call mau a graphic designer. His work for zone books was the major turning point in his career which led him to form his own studio and helped develop the narrative style of design that he uses as a vessel for communication. Bruce mau uses design to create positive change the.

He started as a graphic designer but later focused on architecture, art, museums, film, ecoenvironmental design, and conceptual philosophy. The book is a part of a broader research project by bruce mau. Life style 9780714838274 by bruce mau and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Mau shares how he is working on a technology platform for books because he realized that when we moved the book from the physical book to the digital book, we left behind the beauty of the book. Zone books 611 broadway, suite 608 new york, ny 10012 scanned. It was the editors at the independent publishing house zone who first declared me one by including me as a contributor to our first zone book. Mau s breakthrough started with a client, michel feher, editor of zone books in 1989. His firm has collaborated on a wide range of projects, including the walt disney concert hall, seattle public library, netherlands architectural institute, and zone books. He started as a graphic designer but later focused on architecture, art, museums, film, ecoenvironmental design, and. Mau, who is the author of quintessential publications on architecture and design, shares his thoughts on how we can bring the book. Bruce mau perspective as symbolic form by erwin panofsky, zone books.