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Design and Visual Communication—the first-ever English translation of Bruno Munari’s extraordinary Design e Comunicazione Visiva (1968)—remains an important guide to bridging design education and everyday life. Published after Munari served as visiting professor at Harvard’s Carpenter Center, Design and Visual Communication takes over fifty lessons, class materials, and even letters home in which he describes life in America, and transforms them into a book about the future of art, architecture, and design. Conceived as a living volume, the book was written as inspiration to current and future designers to push beyond the past, however recent, and develop new tools to see and understand tomorrow’s world.

Customer Reviews (4.9 / 5 · 19 reviews)

Zoe I. ★★★★★

I’ve read Munari in Italian before and struggled to explain his ideas to colleagues—having this translation means I can finally hand them the exact pages on visual grammar and design education. The historical notes and layout of the book itself make it feel like a piece of design teaching in hand.

Leo ★★★★★

The translation finally brings Munari’s 1968 insights to English readers, and the way it bridges design education with everyday visual thinking feels just as fresh today. I’ve already dog-eared half the pages for my studio work.

Hannah W. ★★★★★

I was hesitant about a design theory book from the 60s, but the translation makes Munari's ideas feel surprisingly fresh and relevant. The way it breaks down the gap between design education and real-world communication is exactly what I needed for my studio practice.

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