Off the Grid: Histories of Belgian graphic design

by Sara De Bondt

This book offers a collaborative panorama of Belgian graphic design history from a multiplicity of perspectives, with essays on type design, colonisation and labour relations among other subjects. Contributors include historians, practicing designers, teachers and first-hand accounts. With hundreds of previously unpublished illustrations such as posters, signage, typography, book design, logos and archival photographs.

Interviews with Sophie Alouf-Bertot, Rob Buytaert, Boudewijn Delaere, Paul Ibou, and Herman Lampaert.

Essays by Jo De Baerdemaeker, Pia Jacques and Leroy Meyer (Belgian Institute Graphic Design), Sara De Bondt, Jan Ceuleers, Katrien Van Haute, Richard Hollis, Jean-Michel Meyers, Hilde Pauwels, Hugo Puttaert, and Katarina Serulus.

Genres: Art Design

272 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2022

Reviews

[Karla]

A necessary book for designers that practice their craft in Belgium.
I particularly liked the chapter about the role of graphic design in the colonization of Congo. A honest approach for what is sometimes a controversial topic in this country.