Comments on: Good-lookin' books.

Good-lookin' books.

languagehat — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:33:05 -0800

Czech book covers of the 1920s and '30s. Czechoslovakia was an amazingly creative place between the wars, and this Cooper-Hewitt exhibit showcases some of the book covers it produced. Here's an overview and descrption of styles; you can explore them here. I particularly like Sborník Literární skupiny, Jaroslavu Královi k padesátinám, Nejmenší dum, and the work of Karel Teige. (Via wood s lot.)

By: orelius

orelius — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:53:44 -0800

great post, languagehat. thanks.

By: kenko

kenko — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:54:02 -0800

Nice.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:05:36 -0800

Beautiful.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:54:11 -0800

Ooooh, more design inspiration! Thanks, CantCrown.

By: yoga

yoga — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:28:16 -0800

Thanks, languagehat - those are wonderful!

By: bardic

bardic — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:26:40 -0800

I know that "robot" was a word invented by a Czech around this time.

By: kenko

kenko — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:06:25 -0800

In "R.U.R." by Karel Capek, on display.

By: melissa may

melissa may — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:50:11 -0800

What a beautiful site. That title font on the front page is gorgeous. I'm going to spend quite a bit of time nosing around in there. Thanks, dear languagehat: you never disappoint.

By: gesamtkunstwerk

gesamtkunstwerk — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:10:16 -0800

Thanks, languagehat. Czech books are a passion of mine. This is beautiful, beautiful exhibition.