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Information Graphics
Sandra Rendgen et al.
TASCHEN
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Meggs: Making Graphic Design History
Rob Carter, Sandra Wheeler, and Libby Phillips Meggs, editors
John Wiley & Sons
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Norman Bel Geddes Designs America
Donald Albrecht, ed. et al.
Abrams
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Marian Bantjes: Pretty Pictures
Marian Bantjes
Metropolis Books
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I Wonder
Marian Bantjes
The Monacelli Press
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Symbol (Mini Edition)
Steven Bateman et al.
Laurence King Publishing
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Five Oceans in a Teaspoon
Dennis Bernstein et al.
Paper Crown Press
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Lolita—The Story of a Cover Girl: Vladimir Nabokov’s Novel in Art and Design
John Bertram et al.
Print Publishing
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Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design
Michael Bierut
Princeton Architectural Press
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Irma Boom: The Architecture of the Book
Irma Boom
Lecturis
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TD 63-73: Total Design and Its Pioneering Role in Graphic Design
Ben Bos
Unit Editions
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Hall of Femmes: Lella Vignelli
Samira Boubana et al.
Hall of Femmes/Oyster Press
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FUSE 1-20
Neville Brody et al.
TASCHEN
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Supergraphics—Transforming Space
Tony Brook et al.
Unit Editions
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Studio Culture
Tony Brook et al.
Unit Editions
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Supernew Supergraphics
Tony Brook et al.
Unit Editions
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Various Small Books: Referencing Various Small Books of Ed Ruscha
Jeff Brouws et al.
The MIT Press
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“Dialog”
Ken Carbone et al.
Pointed Leaf Press
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Watching Words Move
Ivan Chermayeff et al.
Chronicle Books
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It’s Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman
Charles Churchward
Rizzoli International Publications
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Seymour Chwast: At War with War
Seymour Chwast
Pushpin Editions
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Graphic Icons
John Clifford
Peachpit Press
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The Handy Book of Artistic Printing
Doug Clouse et al.
Princeton Architectural Press
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Clip Stamp Fold
Beatriz Colomina, ed. et al.
Actar
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Mapping Manhattan
Becky Cooper
Abrams
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An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols
Jean Campbell (J.C.) Cooper
Thames & Hudson
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Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles 1628-1900
Cees De Jong et al.
TASCHEN
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Eames: Beautiful Details
Eames Demetrios et al.
AMMO Books
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Hello, I am Erik
Johannes Erler
Gestalten
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Graphic Design: A History, 2nd Edition
Stephen J. Eskilson
Laurence King Publishing
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Elegantissima
Louise Fili
Princeton Architectural Press
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The Art of Looking Sideways
Alan Fletcher
Phaidon Press
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The Avant-Garde Applied (1890–1950)
Manuel Fontán del Junco, et al.
Fundación Juan March
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Symbols: A Handbook for Seeing
Mark Fox et al.
The Monacelli Press
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Announcements
Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy by John Lobell
Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy
By John Lobell
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Published: June 2020
Noted Louis I.Kahn expert John Lobell explores how Kahn’s focus on structure, respect for materials, clarity of program, and reverence for details come together to manifest an overall philosophy.
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn by Harriet Pattison
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn
By Harriet Pattison
Publisher: Yale University Press
Forthcoming: October 2020
An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn. Harriet Pattison, FASLA, is a distinguished landscape architect. She was Louis Kahn’s romantic partner from 1959 to 1974, and his collaborator on the landscapes of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, and the F.D.R. Memorial/Four Freedoms Park, New York. She is the mother of their son, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn.
Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes
Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes
By Per Olaf Fjeld and Emily Randall Fjeld
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: October 4, 2019
A new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld’s perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn’s life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century’s most important architects. Kahn’s Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo.
Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context by David Raizman
Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context
By David Raizman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: December 2020
An innovative approach to graphic design that uses a series of key artifacts from the history of print culture in light of their specific historical contexts. It encourages the reader to look carefully and critically at print advertising, illustration, posters, magazine art direction, and typography, often addressing issues of class, race, and gender.
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian by Rick Poynor
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian
By Rick Poynor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 2020
A comprehensive overview of the work and legacy of David King (1943–2016), whose fascinating career bridged journalism, graphic design, photography, and collecting. King launched his career at Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine in the 1960s, starting as a designer and later branching out into image-led journalism, blending political activism with his design work.
Teaching Graphic Design History by Steven Heller
Teaching Graphic Design History
By Steven Heller
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: June 2019
An examination of the concerted efforts, happy accidents, and key influences of the practice throughout the years, Teaching Graphic Design History is an illuminating resource for students, practitioners, and future teachers of the subject.
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