Zelek – In the Letter Wonderland
Bronislaw Zelek – In the Letter Wonderland by Małgorzata Bartosik / 255-page paperback with flaps, 6.5 x 9.5 inches / text is bilingual Polish and English.
Restocked this excellent publication from Poland
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A labor of love by Małgorzata Bartosik, a collection featuring the work of her design hero Bronislaw Zelek. She writes, “When I saw his Birds movie poster for the first time, I was absolutely thrilled. I soon discovered that Zelek designed not only posters, but also typefaces, used by designers around the world since the 70s. When I visited Zelek’s studio in Lower Austria, I discovered that he experimented with lettering in paintings as well . . . Throughout his 60-year career, Bronislaw Zelek ‘could not free himself from the enchanted land of letters’ — hence the title of the book. My great passion for typography and the artist’s professional achievements became the inspiration for the publication.”
About Zelek:
–he designed more than 100 posters
—he was the first designer in Poland who use an airbrush in projects, he constructed it himself
—he is the author of probably the most expensive poster in the history of the People’s Republic of Poland
—in the 60s the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw sent him to Cuba
—his typeface New Zelek is the most famous Polish typeface of the pre-digital era
—his poster designs appeared in Junya Watanabe’s collection for Comme des Garçons fashion house
—his poster for The Birds is in the collection of MoMA,
as one of the few Polish posters
