Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia Paperback – November 24, 2015

I was very disappointed to read a previous one star review judging the book for having too much content... this is an excellent book if you expect to learn something about the spirit of the times and how it influenced design thinking. If you want to know where architecture, art, design, and counterculture overlap and how it happened, this is the book for you. It gave me a lot of clarity on why pneumatics got so darn popular, among many other topics! I loved the design of the book as well especially with the section breaks using uniquely textured paper. Overall intellectually exciting, visual pleasing, and insightful volume!

Wonderful book—extremely well researched, and beautifully designed. Hippie Modernism is a tour de force; connecting a lot of cultural dots. I teach at a design school and I highly recommend it to serious creatives who want to "think about their thinking."For me, this book asks an important question—after getting an overview of all the utopias that marked the 70's era; I was left in a deep inquiry: "What's the utopia of today?" I feel this book is a wonderful tool for artists and designers—an invitation to find an answer through their own practice.

This is one of my absolute favorite books! As a designer this is a book I love to showcase. Graphically it's beautifully typeset, organized and printed. The content addresses issues that are both timeless, and important to understand within their context. It's so well organized and a book to read and re-read for years.

I purchased this as a gift. the recipient was pleased very happy. that made me Happy.

Fantastic collection of thought and original research, presented with the same mix of humor and insight as the original source material. The amount of text was just right for me.

This is a great book! Graphics are great, various paper types used. Content is great! I love love this book.

This is a great book chuck full of info on the 1960's. Love it. Highly suggested!

This catalog was a disappointment. Entirely too heavy. Too much text. Too few photos. I was hoping for something more visually appealing. If you are a theory head, you may love this catalog but, as an artist, I like to look at pictures with the text as sidebar. I am deeply interested in this topic and was drawn in by the cover which is great. I also have to admit that I am a lover of beautiful books. For me, the design of the book got in the way. It was all printed on a flat industrial paper which could have worked if the designer hadn't been trying so hard to make it feel like it hadn't been designed . I understand the choice of paper. I am sure that the posters and flyers of the day influenced it along with a desire for the publication not to feel too precious since the topic didn't lend itself to an overly sumptuous cocktail table kind of book. Maybe if the pictures that were in it were set off somehow? Maybe a light matte gloss on them to set them apart? It is entirely possible that the design was meant to echo the chaotic and creative feel of the times. In that way I get it but that feel can be conveyed without throwing visual literacy out the window. I recently picked up the Black Mtn Catalog for the ICA Boston show and it was perfect. I only mention this because the topics although not the same do have some similarities.... they both describe times of great creative upheaval. It is entirely possible that I am too long in the tooth to appreciate a book like this but I was so excited to get it and couldn't find my way into it. It immediately went back the way it came.