Rational Simplicity: Rudolph de Harak, Graphic Designer

The first major publication on the life and work of America's celebrated mid-century modern graphic designer Rudolph de Harak Rudolph de Harak (1924–2002) is one of the most influential modernist graphic designers of the mid-twentieth century. This comprehensive monograph is the first major publication devoted to this fascinating and significant figure in the history of modern graphic design and provides an in-depth account of de Harak’s life and work, from his early years in Los Angeles, California, to his later years of success as a design consultant and educator in New York City. De Harak’s work was highly influenced by early modernist masters, such as Will Burtin, György Kepes, Alvin Lustig, and Max Bill, as well as the rigor, simplicity, and rationalism of the International Style, European Modernism and the twentieth century art movements of Abstract Expressionism, Op Art, and Pop Art. Graphic-design guru Steven Heller says, “Rudy de Harak is a solid link between American and Swis