Roger Fawcett-Tang is a British

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with a special interest in book design and calendars. He has written several books about design. Together with his wife Sanne Tang, Fawcett-Tang operates Struktur Design, which was formed in 1995 following his departure from MetaUnion Design in

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. The company is a vehicle for the couple to publish

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and act as a design consultancy. Fawcett-Tang has written, edited and compiled a number of influential books including ''Mapping, An Illustrated Guide to Navigational Systems''. He began his career with Laurence Dunmore Design in 1990 and then moved on to Union Design in 1991, before the formation of MetaUnion in 1995. He has spoken at events such a
Talking Graphics
at the

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an
Ideas 2007: Creativity Beyond Borders

Publications

* Mapping : an illustrated guide to graphic navigational systems / compiled and edited by Roger Fawcett-Tang ; essays by William Owen. Mies, Switzerland ; Hove : RotoVision, 2002. 208 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. * Fawcett-Tang, Roger. New book design / compiled and edited by Roger Fawcett-Tang ; introduction and interviews by Caroline Roberts. London : Laurence King, 2004. 191 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Includes index. (pbk) * No brief : graphic designers’ personal projects / John O’Reilly ; CD and image compilation with Roger Fawcett-Tang. Hove : RotoVision, c2002. 1 v. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. One CD-ROM in pocket attached to inside front cover. Includes bibliographical references. * Experimental formats & packaging : creative solutions for inspiring graphic design / compiled by Roger Fawcett-Tang and Daniel Mason. Hove : Rotovision, 2004. Mies, Switzerland ; Hove, UK : RotoVision, c2004. 1 v, (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 299). (cased) * Experimental formats : books, brochures, catalogues / compiled and edited by Roger Fawcett-Tang ; introduction by Chris Foges ; section introductions by John O’Reilly. Crans-Près-Céligny ; Hove : RotoVision, c2001. 79, 79 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. (pbk.) * Fawcett-Tang, Roger. Experimental formats.2 : books, brochures, catalogs / Roger Fawcett-Tang. Mies ; Hove : RotoVision, c2005. 80, 79 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. Tête-bêche format.

References

Eye Magazine. "Creative work by Experimental Jetset, Mother, Struktur and others" by John L. Walters.
Discusses a perpetual calendar created by Roger Fawcett-Tang of Struktur
Typophile – Information Design, information architecture

External links

Struktur Design
Official site.
Graphics.com – Print and Production Finishes: Folding and Finishing. Adapted from Print and Production Finishes for Brochures and Catalogs (Rotovision). By Roger Fawcett-Tang
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