The colour proofs are in!
Dear backers,
We have good news! Fred Troller Design is now heading to the printers, having successfully gone through the proofing stage. We are currently discussing the final design elements, such as endpapers and head and tail bands, with Dani Piderman, the book’s designer.
We have good news! Fred Troller Design is now heading to the printers, having successfully gone through the proofing stage. We are currently discussing the final design elements, such as endpapers and head and tail bands, with Dani Piderman, the book’s designer.
As part of this update we thought we'd also give you a run down of what’s inside the book.
Fred Troller Design opens with an introduction by Steven Heller, followed by a section dedicated to Troller’s design work undertaken while at Geigy (an essay by Karin Gimmi opens this chapter). We then have over 50 pages dedicated to Troller’s book cover design work (this section is introduced by Mark Owens).
The next two chapters focus on Troller’s visual identity work (including the ‘energy star’ he designed for the Federal Energy Administration in 1974) and numerous other projects created for smaller clients outside of corporate America. Closing the book, we have a personal account of Troller’s life written by his daughter, Meret Troller Piderman; a full chronology of Troller’s career and achievements and finally a collection of personal reflections by 15 people whose lives were touched by his work and teaching.
We are very excited for you to see this book – and again would like to say 'thank you' for helping us to make it a reality.
The Unit Editions team
Is it still possible to purchase this – or at least get on a waitlist?
So lookijg forwards to getting my hands on a copy, and looking up-close at the great imagery.
I think simon hollis captured the aesthetic of book and man just right…and Meret, I’m looking forward to reading your reminiscences!
Thank you for this excellent update.
amazing work – a book that looks to be as beautiful and stylish as the work of its subject