Notable Design Books of 2012

Design Books to Win, December 18, 2014: Winners of Five Books by Pentagram Designers Announced

The winners of five books designed by Pentagram have been announced. The three winners are Joy Weeeng, Tyler Wilson, and Tim Zissou — congratulations!

Our new giveaways begin again in 2015. Happy Holidays!

New Book Release, December 31, 2014: What If...?: The Architecture and Design of David Rockwell

Widely admired for his sophistication, creativity and exuberance, David Rockwell is one of the leading architects, interiors architects, and set designers working today. For over 30 years, he has explored his desire to imagine new worlds, to tell stories and to engage with others. This interest is rooted in his sense of play and possibility—an endless curiosity that continually drives him to ask, “What if?”

Edited by Chee Pearlman; texts by David Rockwell, et al.
Published by Metropolis Books
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New Book Release, August 5, 2014: Cover

Designer Peter Mendelsund’s completed book jackets along with ephemera from his previously unseen creative method, including jacket sketches, interior art and editorial illustrations, and scores of rejected drafts. These images are punctuated by Mendelsund’s reflections on his work and his process, as well as by texts from writers with whom he has worked and designed.

By Peter Mendelsund
Published by powerHouse Books
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New Book Release, August 25, 2014: Hello, I am Erik

A visual biography of graphic designer Erik Spiekermann that explores Spiekermann’s over 30-year career and body of work.

Johannes Erler, editor
Published by Gestalten
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New Book Release, September 16, 2014: Designing Here/Now

An ambitious global compendium of the most thoughtful and innovative design objects (over 500) invented or produced in the past five years, compiled by experts at the online industrial design magazine Core 77.

Edited by Allan Chochinov and Eric Ludlum
Published by Thames & Hudson
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