Graphic Design of Books of the Publishing House “Zemlya i Fabrika”
https://doi.org/10.25281/0869-608X-2017-66-2-166-173
Abstract
The article is devoted to the graphic design of books of one of the most productive and successful co-operative publishing houses of 1920-ies — “Zemlya i fabrika” (Land and factory) (ZIF). The author examines the circle of artists who collaborated with the publisher (from “miriskussniki” (members of “Mir iskusstva” (World of Art)) to constructivist artists), emphasizes the breadth of stylistic range of the proposed plastic solutions. The advantages and shortcomings of “sensational style” of design are considered at the example of books included in the series “Library of Satire and Humor”. It is also important the experience in publishing the literature for children, although not all the publications of this kind were successful. For the research there were used the editions stored in the holdings of the Russian State Library, and documents from the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (RGALI).
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About the Author
Dmitry V. Fomin
Russian State Library
Russian Federation
3/5 Vozdvizhenka Str., Moscow, 119019, Russia
Russian Federation
3/5 Vozdvizhenka Str., Moscow, 119019, Russia
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For citations:
Fomin D.V. Graphic Design of Books of the Publishing House “Zemlya i Fabrika”. Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]. 2017;66(2):166-173. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25281/0869-608X-2017-66-2-166-173
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