The accolades continue for Robert Nippoldt and Hans-Jürgen Schaal’s Jazz. New York in the Roaring Twenties. The book, already recipient of the International Book Award, International Design Award, and D&AD Award among other prizes, has now won the German Design Award 2016 in the category Excellent Communications Design – Books and Calendars.
The jury celebrated the book’s mix of illustration, typography and design as a “unique product which brings the spirit of the roaring twenties to life.” With illustrations, essential knowledge, and amusing anecdotes, as well as a CD of original recordings, the book showcases 24 top musicians from the golden jazz age including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller, and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
The jury celebrated the book’s mix of illustration, typography and design as a “unique product which brings the spirit of the roaring twenties to life.” With illustrations, essential knowledge, and amusing anecdotes, as well as a CD of original recordings, the book showcases 24 top musicians from the golden jazz age including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller, and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
