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Design Category
Information design, 1996
Design firm
Chermayeff & Geismar Inc. (New York, New York)
Collection
(1996) Information Graphics: Design of Understanding

Description

This guide was conceived as a reference tool for designers who handle international correspondence. Using full-size stationery diagrams, conversion tables, and comparison rulers in both metric and U.S. standard measurement systems, the guide dispenses much-needed technical information for global paper-based communication.

Credits
Art director: Steff Geissbuhler
Designer: James D. McKibben
Writer: Lisa Friedman
Printer: Milocraft
Papers: Crane’s Cover, Crane’s Crest Writing
Client: Crane & Co.