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'''Ladislav Sutnar''' (9 November 1897 – 13 November 1976) was a graphic designer from Plzeň, Czechoslovakia (in western Bohemia) who was a pioneer of information design and information architecture. He was a leading supporter and practitioner of functional design in Czechoslovakia. He advocated the constructivist ideal and the application of design principles to every aspect of contemporary life.  
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'''Ladislav Sutnar''' (9 November 1897 – 13 November 1976) was a graphic designer from Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, and a pioneer of information design and information architecture. He was a leading supporter and practitioner of functional design in Czechoslovakia. He advocated the constructivist ideal and the application of design principles to contemporary life. In addition to graphics, he created toys, furniture, silverware, dishes, and fabrics.  
 
 
In addition to graphics, this prolific Prague designer created toys, furniture, silverware, dishes, and fabrics.
 
 
 
The publishing house Druzstevni Prace retained Sutnar as design director. His book jackets and editorial designs evinced an organizational simplicity and typographic clarity, giving graphic impact to the communication.
 
  
 
==Publications==
 
==Publications==
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* editor, ''Výtvarné snahy'', Prague: Prometheus, 1926-1930. Magazine. Scans: [http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/periodical/uuid:9835d6c0-613e-11e5-9a33-5ef3fc9ae867 1928-1929], [https://magazines.iaddb.org/periodicals/VYT 1929-1930]. {{cz}}
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* editor, ''Panorama'', Prague: Družstevní práce, 1929-1939. Magazine. {{cz}}
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* with Jaromír Funke, ''Fotografie vidí povrch. La photographie reflete L'aspect des choses'', intro. V.V. Štech, Prague: Státní grafická škola nákladem Družstevní práce, 1935, 32 pp; repr., Prague: Torst, 2003, 60 pp. [http://torst.cz/czech/detail.php?pk=298] {{cz}}
 
* with Knud Lönberg-Holm, ''Catalog Design: New Patterns in Product Information'', New York: Sweet's Catalog Service, 1944. [http://modernism101.com/products-page/architecture/sutnar-ladislav-knud-lonberg-holm-catalog-design-new-patterns-in-product-information-new-york-sweets-catalog-service-1944-with-supplements/] {{en}}
 
* with Knud Lönberg-Holm, ''Catalog Design: New Patterns in Product Information'', New York: Sweet's Catalog Service, 1944. [http://modernism101.com/products-page/architecture/sutnar-ladislav-knud-lonberg-holm-catalog-design-new-patterns-in-product-information-new-york-sweets-catalog-service-1944-with-supplements/] {{en}}
 
* with Knud Lönberg-Holm, ''Designing Information'', Whitney Publications, 1947. {{en}}
 
* with Knud Lönberg-Holm, ''Designing Information'', Whitney Publications, 1947. {{en}}
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* with Knud Lönberg-Holm, ''Catalog Design Progress: Advancing Standards in Visual Communication'', New York: Sweet’s Catalog Service, 1950; facs.repr., MIT Press, 2022, 138 pp. [https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262544023/catalog-design-progress/ Publisher]. [https://www.moma.org/collection/works/129025] {{en}}
 
* ''Visual Design in Action'', preface Mildred Constantine, New York: Hastings House, 1961, 188 pp. {{en}} An examination of Sutnar's pioneering “information design” work and theoretical ideas; 36 color pages and 342 black-and-white illustrations of many of his most iconic designs. [http://www.designersandbooks.com/blog/rare-beautiful-ladislav-sutnar-visual-design-in-action] [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1204158310/ladislav-sutnar-visual-design-in-action-facsimile]
 
* ''Visual Design in Action'', preface Mildred Constantine, New York: Hastings House, 1961, 188 pp. {{en}} An examination of Sutnar's pioneering “information design” work and theoretical ideas; 36 color pages and 342 black-and-white illustrations of many of his most iconic designs. [http://www.designersandbooks.com/blog/rare-beautiful-ladislav-sutnar-visual-design-in-action] [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1204158310/ladislav-sutnar-visual-design-in-action-facsimile]
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* ''Americké Venuše / U.S. Venus'', Prague: Arbor vitae & Uměleckoprůmyslové museum, 2011, 216 pp. With texts by Karel Císař, Magdalena Juříková and Tomáš Pospiszyl. {{cz}}/{{en}}
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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* http://www.designishistory.com/1940/ladislav-sutnar/
 
* http://www.designishistory.com/1940/ladislav-sutnar/
 
* http://web.archive.org/web/20040923054541/http://www.sutnar.com/
 
* http://web.archive.org/web/20040923054541/http://www.sutnar.com/
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* http://csds.cz/cs/g6/1383-DS.html
  
[[Category:Constructivism|Sutnar, Ladislav]]
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[[Category:Constructivism|Sutnar, Ladislav]] [[Category:Graphic design|Sutnar, Ladislav]]
[[Category:Graphic design|Sutnar, Ladislav]]
 

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Ladislav Sutnar (9 November 1897 – 13 November 1976) was a graphic designer from Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, and a pioneer of information design and information architecture. He was a leading supporter and practitioner of functional design in Czechoslovakia. He advocated the constructivist ideal and the application of design principles to contemporary life. In addition to graphics, he created toys, furniture, silverware, dishes, and fabrics.

Publications[edit]

  • editor, Výtvarné snahy, Prague: Prometheus, 1926-1930. Magazine. Scans: 1928-1929, 1929-1930. (Czech)
  • editor, Panorama, Prague: Družstevní práce, 1929-1939. Magazine. (Czech)
  • with Jaromír Funke, Fotografie vidí povrch. La photographie reflete L'aspect des choses, intro. V.V. Štech, Prague: Státní grafická škola nákladem Družstevní práce, 1935, 32 pp; repr., Prague: Torst, 2003, 60 pp. [1] (Czech)
  • with Knud Lönberg-Holm, Catalog Design: New Patterns in Product Information, New York: Sweet's Catalog Service, 1944. [2] (English)
  • with Knud Lönberg-Holm, Designing Information, Whitney Publications, 1947. (English)
  • with Knud Lönberg-Holm, Catalog Design Progress: Advancing Standards in Visual Communication, New York: Sweet’s Catalog Service, 1950; facs.repr., MIT Press, 2022, 138 pp. Publisher. [3] (English)
  • Visual Design in Action, preface Mildred Constantine, New York: Hastings House, 1961, 188 pp. (English) An examination of Sutnar's pioneering “information design” work and theoretical ideas; 36 color pages and 342 black-and-white illustrations of many of his most iconic designs. [4] [5]
  • Americké Venuše / U.S. Venus, Prague: Arbor vitae & Uměleckoprůmyslové museum, 2011, 216 pp. With texts by Karel Císař, Magdalena Juříková and Tomáš Pospiszyl. (Czech)/(English)

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