RIP, Richard Eckersley

UnBeige notes:

Eckersley was born into a family of graphic designers in England and worked as a junior at Lund Humphries, which published the now-cult-classic Typographica magazine. He was in the US only one year before he took a job at the University of Nebraska, where he had lived since 1981. He focused on innovative book design, and was most famous for his typographic tricks in The Telephone Book, the first book he designed on a computer.

Stephen Heller wrote a nice piece for the NYTimes that also includes a wonderful cover. Here’s a larger version:

Rest in peace, sir. Your work will continue to be treasured.

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Posted by Giles, Friday, April 21, 2006, at 12:00 PM.
Posted to Art | Book design | Book people | Computers | Technology | Type and typography

Comments:

He was the real deal. The work he did on Derrida’s Glas is just tremendous; it’s a design that helps words and ideas come alive and connect.

Joseph , April 21, 2006 1:06 PM (#)

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