Fine in near fine dustjacket light wear to dustjacket, glyph, tokyo, 2005, 1st, 8. See more ideas about book design, miffy and book cover design. Dick bruna 23 august 1927 16 february 2017 was a dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer. Dick bruna is also responible for some of the snazziest paperback cover designs. Mercis publishing, amsterdam 1989 kohnstamm, dolph. Book cover design, book design, modern books, vintage book covers, science fiction books, photoshop design, inspirational books, illustrations and posters, book illustration.
Among his designs those for simenons maigret are quite famous. Many of his designs for the zwarte beertjes were inspired by the prewar avantgarde movements in france, known for their experiments, innovation and deliberate stylistic breaks with the past. Aside from his prolific catalog of childrens books, bruna also illustrated and designed book covers, posters and promotional materials for his fathers publishing company a. Dick bruna paperback book cover design havank pocket 77. Many of his designs for the zwarte beertjes were inspired by movements grouped together as the historic french. Many of his designs for the zwarte beertjes were inspired by movements grouped together as the historic french avantgarde.
Dick bruna, book cover design for george simenons maigret crime series, the french detective with the pipe, late netherlands maigret part zwarte beertjes maigret by dick bruna design is fine. His most popular designs graced the covers of the zwarte beertjes series of books. Following on from a previous post about coincidental cover designs, heres another one both lgf for their french translation of beowulf and penguin for their english translation of the saga of hrolf kraki have gone with the same image to illustrate their respective covers. Between 1951 and 1969 he designed more than two thousand covers for the popular detective series zwarte beertjes little black bears. Book cover design book design flat earth society affinity designer miffy book jacket cool books book projects book and magazine zwarte beertjes 250 1959 cover dick bruna explore juliensarts photos on flickr. Dick created the companys corporate identity and designed every book cover in the new series. They are typified by graphic silhouettes of a pipe on various backgrounds. The power of storytelling mixed with the beauty of art.
Zwarte beertjes black bears was a successful book series published by the company of dick brunas father. On this months episode of the poster boys podcast, designers brandon schaefer and sam smith look at the inspiring life and iconic work of dutch designer dick bruna, from. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. See more ideas about miffy, book cover design and book design. The clean lines, shapes and the use of black and white are inspiring. Dick bruna academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Best known for having created miffy, the loveable bunny rabbit, dick bruna is also responible for some of the snazziest paperback cover designs in the history of publishing. Coverillustration by dick bruna for zwarte beertjes retro design, vintage designs.
Dec 25, 20 dick bruna he did not only illustrate childrens books, he is also well known for book cover designs for the dutch crime novel series zwarte beertjes black bears in english. He did not only illustrate childrens books, he is also well known for book cover designs for the dutch crime novel series zwarte beertjes black bears in english. Part 1 part 2 part 3 best known for having created miffy, the loveable bunny rabbit, dick bruna is also responible for some of the snazziest paperback cover designs in the history. The dark side of dick bruna focuses on the dutch miffy creators alternative visual language. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Plus 4 original articles from dutch magazines about simenon, havank and bruna 19521961. Displayed on a shelf, framed as single piece or as a combined set of covers makes a strong graphical. Book cover design design a creative book cover online. Georges simenon, maigret en het lijk zonder hoofd, cover by dick bruna.
Working for his familys publishing firm in the 1960s, he designed hundreds of emblematic covers for the zwarte. Dutch illustrator and graphic designer dick bruna born is best known for his hugely popular rabbit creation, miffy. Vintage book cover art graphic design, perfect for framing. He also created posters to advertise the black bears, which were mostly detective stories. Our covers are all unique, professionally designed, and only ever sold once. So miffy gets a big kiss from me or rather from superguppie. See more ideas about book cover design, book design and cover design. The difference between a sale and a fail is the front of your book. Dick bruna no soutei no shigoto by dick bruna book burgi bruna. Zwarte beertjes book cover designs by dick bruna glyph. A group dedicated to the great designs of dick bruna. Best known for having created miffy, the loveable bunny rabbit, dick bruna is also responible for some of the snazziest paperback cover designs.
Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to. Following on from a previous post about coincidental cover designs, heres another one both lgf for their french translation of beowulf and penguin for their. Many of his designs for the zwarte beertjes were inspired by the prewar avant. Fine in near fine dustjacket light wear to dustjacket. Dick bruna paperback book cover design havank pocket. Before bruna began a zwarte beertje jacket, he always read the complete manuscript to grasp the essence of the story.
Book cover in black bear series by dick bruna dick bruna window dressing and a bit about me cover by dick bruna see more. A book cover must not stand in the way of the readers imagination. Koichi yanagimoto zwarte beertjes book cover designs by dick bruna, 2004sumallykoichi yanagimoto1. Koichi yanagimoto zwarte beertjes book cover designs bruna. Best book covers vintage book covers creative book cover designs poster boys book jacket book design graphic illustration childrens books book art. Between 1955 and 1970 he designed more than 2,000 covers for crime stories and other thrillers in the zwarte. Working for his familys publishing firm in the 1960s, he designed hundreds of emblematic covers for the zwarte beertjes translation. Dick bruna coverdesign georges simenon maigret incognito maigret samuse maigret incognito a. I am a huge fan of dick brunas work and have a large collection of zwarte beertjes paperbacks. Dick bruna no soutei no shigoto dick bruna, koichi yanagimoto, suzuka yanagimoto, natsu kawakami on. Well known among his designs are those for the saint.
This publication is not mentioned in koichi yanagimotos great catalogue of dick brunas zwarte beertjes cover designs. Book covers book cover by jim tierney received these books once a month from my grandma. Part 1 part 2 part 3 best known for having created miffy, the loveable bunny rabbit, dick bruna is also responible for some of the snazziest paperback cover designs in the history of publishing. May 25, 2007 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Quick view two lines align ed fella geoff mcfetridge. Nov 01, 2015 a book cover must not stand in the way of the readers imagination. Waanders publisher, zwollemercis publishing, amsterdam 2006. Mar 19, 2008 best known for having created miffy, the loveable bunny rabbit, dick bruna is also responible for some of the snazziest paperback cover designs in the history of publishing. His most popular designs graced the covers of the zwarte beertjes nl series of books. Bruna is also a titan of dutch modernist graphic design and has designed and illustrated over book covers. Not because of the novels, but because of dick brunas wonderful book cover designs. On this months episode of the poster boys podcast, designers brandon schaefer and sam smith look at. Dutch illustrator and graphic designer dick bruna born is best known for his hugely popular rabbit creation. Lot with 77 detective novels of georges simenon and havank, published by bruna and atlas, with cover designs by dick bruna 19581987.
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