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and execution Great books covering a wide range of design themes, eras and concepts.     Obey
the Giant: Life in the Image World NEW.Rick Poyner chimes in on pop culture throughout this series of essays, which collectively produce a loud, clanging wake-up call. If you are a creative professional or student, you MUST read this book! Mr. Poyner provides an accessible, but unflinching look at the role of our profession and it's impact on humanity. Best Known Price: $19.60 Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours Edition: Paperback  365:
AIGA Year in Design 21"This annual is a good example of how pretentious, self important design of a book can ruin it. Otherwise (probably) terrific examples of the latest in American design are reduced to irresponsible unreadable game of the apparently self-important book designer (J. Sterling?) who thinks that her design is more important than the actual pieces selected for this prestigious contest. A complete parody of the functionality of graphic design. 4 stars for the work itself." - Amazon readers' Review (ouch!) Best Known Price: $42.00 Usually ships in 24 hours  
Graphic Style : From Victorian to Post-Modern By tracing the roots and development of style, the authors aim to show how graphic design has interacted with the material culture, how it has served both as an adjunct to and as the vanguard in the development of broader period styles. Format: Paperback, 240pp. Amazon Price: $19.96 : 2-3 Days Graphic Style : From Victorian to... BN Price: $19.96 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £15.16 : 1-2 Weeks Graphic Style : From Victorian to Post-Modern 
Trigger Trigger presents a wide variety of design solutions in the field of layout, logo, CI, flyers and print-fonts and may serve well as a kind of reference tool for everybody involved in the ever changing world of styles and visual codes. Format: Paperback, 200pp. Owned by Digitalthread = Yes. Amazon Price: $35.20 : 2-3 Days Trigger BN Price: $35.20 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £27.99 : Preorder Trigger  SparkFrom the publisher: "Spark is the highly entertaining collection of one of Europe's finest and most influential graphic designers, Dirk Rudolph. Those not familiar with his name may well remember some of his significant artworks for musicians like Rammstein or Bryan Adams - amongst others. What makes his style so unique is his uncompromising talent of combining photo material with graphical elements and text, leading to solutions which often leave the viewer in an uncertainty whether any other solution could have ever applied." Format: Paperback, 160pp. Amazon Price: $31.96 : 1 Day Spark BN Price: $31.99 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £24.99 : Preorder Spark 
The End of Print The End of Print tracks David Carson's career from skateboard and surf magazines, to the landmark Beach Culture magazine and his groundbreaking grid-breaking work for Ray Gun, and finally to handling major corporate identity accounts. Format: Paperback, 172pp. Amazon Price: $19.96 : 1 Day The End of Print BN Price: $19.96 : 2-3 Days Amazon UK: £15.96 : 1 Day The End of Print  Bareback:
A Tomato ProjectThis kid knows of what he speaks... BN Customer Review: "Don't expect any of the old work you saw from 'mmm.. skyscraper I love you'. This is new... much of it like the cover design of Beaucoup Fish. Very solid works. Very simple. Nevertheless, it's visually stunning, and a must have for any Tomato, or Underworld, fan alike." Format: Paperback, 192pp. Amazon Price: $35.00 : 4-6 Weeks Bareback: A Tomato Project In Stock: 4-6 Weeks BN Price: $28.00!* : 1 Day In Stock: 24 hours Amazon UK: £20.00 : 2-3 days 
New Design : London : The Edge of Graphic Design (New Design) This city-by-city tour is the insider's guide to dozens of design firms that are making an impact on the industry. Format: Hardcover, 208pp. Amazon Price: $36.00 : 1 Day New Design : London : The Edge of... BN Price: $36.00 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £13.59 : Preorder New Design : London : The Edge of Graphic Design (New Design) 
New Design: Tokyo This city-by-city tour is the insider's guide to dozens of design firms that are making an impact on the industry. Format: Hardcover, 208pp. Amazon Price: $36.00 : 1 Day New Design: Tokyo BN Price: $36.00 : 1 Day Amazon UK: N/A : N/A 
See! See! features a multitude of yet unreleased material exclusively created for this book. See! presents brandnew evidence of km7's various talents through finely honed layouts, bullet-proof spreads and more style defining visuals from one of the globe's most sought-after spymasters. Paperback, 160pp. Amazon Price: $33.60!* : 2-3 Days See! BN Price: $42.00 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £25.25 : 1-2 Weeks See!   Cool
Type 2woThis book showcases a great number of new and notable type designs, presenting many examples per page. Large format - hardcover. From the Publisher: "The profusion of new and innovative fonts has created a strong interest in how these typefaces can be used in actual designs. Cool Type 2wo shows how it's done through the cutting-edge work of 44 international type artists and design firms, including The Attik, Elan M. Cole, and Imaginary Forces. The [book] features high-quality reproductions, along with insights from the designers on how the typefaces were created or manipulated." Format: Hardcover, 160pp. Amazon Price: N/A : N/A N/A BN Price: $28.00 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £21.04 : 1-2 Weeks Cool Type 2wo 
From Lascaux to Brooklyn One of the world`s leading graphic designers here awakens readers to the lessons of the cave paintings of Lascaux-that art is intuitive, autonomous, and timeless. Paul Rand shows how this is so in works of art regardless of era, place, purpose, style, or genre. He presents a primer on aesthetics and illustrates his ideas with examples of his own stunning graphic work as well as with an eclectic collection of masterpieces. Format: Hardcover, 187pp. Amazon Price: $52.00 : 3-5 Weeks From Lascaux to Brooklyn BN Price: $52.00 : 2-3 Days Amazon UK: £45.00 : 1 Day From Lascaux to Brooklyn 
The Designer's Lexicon : The Illustrated Dictionary of Design, Printing,
and Computer TermsThe digital revolution has brought with it a dizzying multiplication of new styles and techniques in the field of graphic design-not to mention a whole new professional jargon. The Designer's Lexicon is the only cross-disciplinary technical dictionary that captures this rich and often confusing profusion of design-speak. Format: Spiralbound, 320pp. Amazon Price: $18.36 : 2-3 Days The Designer's Lexicon : The Illustrated... BN Price: $18.00 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £13.59 : 1-2 Weeks The Designer's Lexicon : The Illustrated Dictionary of Design, Printing, and Computer Terms  Envisioning
InformationWe felt this summed it up pretty well.... Amazon Reader Review: "Envisioning Information is Tufte's best work. It is a catalog of world class information design examples, culled by the author [including] examples from sources as diverse as Gallileo's observations of Saturn, a 3D map of a Japanese shrine... color studies by the artist Joseph Albers, and a New York train schedule. This is not a "how to" book, but rather a group of inspiring examples... painstakingly argued and illustrated. Tufte is obsessed with quality... One of the best books I have ever read when it comes to visual design!" Edited for length - FS. Format: Hardcover, 126pp. Owned by Digitalthread=Yes. Amazon Price: $48.00 : 1 Day Envisioning Information BN Price: $38.40!* : 1 Day Amazon UK: £32.06 : 1-2 Weeks Envisioning Information |
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Emigre : Graphic Design into the Digital RealmOversized to do justice to its highly pictorial contents. Emigre's ninety-six 11 X 15 pages brimming with ground-breaking Mac-generated typography, illustration, and graphic design culled from the pages of Emigre magazine. Format: Paperback, 95pp. Amazon Price: $26.95 : 1 Day Emigre : Graphic Design into the Digital... BN Price: $23.96 : 2-3 Days Amazon UK: N/A : N/A 
6 Chapters in Design Esteemed by designers around the world, these are the visionaries who created the identities of some of the world's largest corporations; the shower scene in Psycho; film titles for The Shining, Cape Fear, and scores of other productions; sculptures; posters; advertisements; packages; and memorable images of every sort. Format: Paperback, 368pp. Amazon Price: $22.95 : 1 Day 6 Chapters in Design : Saul Bass, Ivan... BN Price: $18.36!* : 1 Day Amazon UK: £12.79 : 2-3 days 6 Chapters in Design 
The Book of Design Ideas This book contains an assemblage of visual concepts from all over the world. Categories include designs for annual reports, books, calenders, catalogs, editorial layouts, exhibits, labels and tags, letterheads, menus, outdoor advertising, packaging, posters, promotion materials, shopping bags, T-shirts, and even more. Format: Hardcover, 384pp. Amazon Price: $36.00 : 1 Day The Big Book of Design Ideas BN Price: $36.00 : 2-3 Days Amazon UK: £27.05 : 1-2 Weeks The Book of Design Ideas 
Smile in the Mind A Smile in the Mind focuses on the graphics which give the most pleasure - the ideas that prompt a smile. These are the jobs that people remember, the projects that make designers famous. The book includes hundreds of examples for all kinds of graphics, covering the main business sectors including work from over 300 designers in the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan. Its most intriguing feature is the collection of interviews with the world's top designers which reveal the secret of secrets, how to get ideas. Format: Paperback, 240pp. Amazon Price: $23.96 : 1 Day Smile in the Mind BN Price: $28.00 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £19.95 : 1-2 Weeks Smile in the Mind  Typography
21: The Annual of the Type Directors ClubAs good a graphic collection as it gets, this competition is published annually. Editorial Review: "Devoted exclusively to typography, this volume is the quintessential source in which to find a complete, up-to-date record of the most exemplary typographic work produced worldwide." Format: Hardcover, 304pp. Owned by DT: No Amazon Price: $47.96 : Preorder Typography 21: The Annual of the Type Director's Club BN Price: $47.96 : Preorder N/A Amazon UK: £36.05 : Preorder Typography 21: The Annual of the Type Directors Club  Soak
Wash Rinse Spin : Tolleson DesignA great look into the works and processes of Tolleson Design. The book is wonderfully crafted, bringing a focused yet fun introspective and commentary on projects ranging from motion to web and many media inbetween. The book is medium format and is thick with great graphic showcases. Format: Paperback, 288pp. Owned by Digitalthread=Yes Amazon Price: $36.00 : Preorder Soak Wash Rinse Spin : Tolleson Design BN Price: $36.00 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £30.00 : 2-3 Days Soak Wash Rinse Spin : Tolleson Design  The
Graphic EdgeA classic design collection edited by Rick Poynor. This book, first printed in 1993, contains hundreds of prints from top designers, hand selected and catelogued into several sections. The focus is on type and design works that push the envelope of classic expectations, delivering a great array of new and 'edgy' concepts. A new printing of this book is arriving October 2000 - probably with a new cover. Format: Paperback, 208pp. Owned by Digitalthread=Yes. Amazon Price: $39.95 The Graphic Edge Amazon UK: £17.60 : 1-2 Weeks The Graphic Edge 
Radical Graphics/Graphic RadicalsRevolutionize your eyes with the amazing work of forty graphic radicals who are redesigning the look of today. Breaking and reworking established rules of order, legibility, and visual logic, these individuals and firms have influenced the look of everything from alternative rook packaging to the ad campaigns of large clients like Levi Strauss and Harley Davidson. Format: Hardcover, 228pp. Owned by Digitalthread=Yes. Amazon Price: $23.96 : 1 Day Radical Graphics/Graphic Radicals BN Price: $23.96 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £16.00 : Preorder Radical Graphics/Graphic Radicals  One
and Two Color GraphicsThe second volume of One and Two Color Graphics, featuring stunning designs achieved by restricting color. From the Publisher: "An extremely useful book for exploring possibilities of low-cost design." Yes, true - and this applies to maintaining low-Kb web design ideas too. - FS. Format: Paperback, 224pp. Owned by Digitalthread: Yes Amazon Price: $28.00 : N/A BN Price: $47.96 : 1 Day Amazon UK: £59.95 : Preorder One and Two Color Graphics 
Graphic Idea Resource : Black + White and Two-Color Design : Working With
Black-And-White and Two-Color Design (Graphic Idea Resource) Graphic Idea Resource: Black-and-White and Two-Color Design demonstrates how less really is more. A select group of effective package designs, logos, annual reports, newsletters, and more shows the advantage of two-color and black-and-white design and how it works for limited budgets; conveys restrained, tasteful design; and highlights the very basics of design - type and artwork. Format: Paperback, 96pp. Amazon Price: $14.39 : 1 Day Graphic Idea Resource : Black + White... BN Price: $17.99 : 1-2 Weeks Amazon UK: £10.82 : 1-2 Weeks Graphic Idea Resource : Black + White... 
Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design : An Illustrated HandbookHiesinger and Marcus (Phila. Museum of Art) have assembled 400 examples of industrial and graphic design, furniture, lighting, appliances, and decorative objects (100 photos in color). Arrangement is chronological. About half the average page is given to photos. Artifacts are related back and forward in time (direct cross-references would save index use). Format: Hardcover, 431pp. Amazon Price: $55.00 : 1 Day Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design :... BN Price: $52.00 : 2-3 Days Amazon UK: £31.96 : 2-3 Days Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design : An Illustrated Handbook |
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