Notable Books of 2011

Our designers, commentators, guest bloggers, and specially invited guests have chosen these as the most notable design books of 2011
24 books
People Blexbolex, Enchanted Lion Books $19.95
TD 63-73: Total Design and Its Pioneering Role in Graphic Design Bos, Ben Unit Editions $55.00
Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey Brook, Tony et al. Unit Editions $27.00
Typography for Lawyers Butterick, Matthew Jones McClure Publishing $25.00
Identify Chermayeff, Ivan et al. Print Publishing $45.00
100 Artists’ Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists Danchev, Alex Penguin $20.99
Bob Gill, so far. Gill, Bob Laurence King Publishing $50.00
Why We Broke Up Handler, Daniel et al. Little, Brown and Co. $19.99
Menu Design in America Heller, Steven et al. TASCHEN $59.99
Symbol Hyland, Angus et al. Laurence King Publishing $40.00
California Design 1930–1965 Kaplan, Wendy The MIT Press $60.00
Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design Kirkham, Pat et al. Laurence King Publishing $75.00
Visual Storytelling Klanten, Robert et al. Gestalten $68.00
Beauty Is in the Street Kugelberg, Johan et al. Four Corners Books; distributed by D.A.P. $40.00
Ootje Oxenaar: Designer + Commissioner Kuijpers, Els nai010 Publishers $38.35
Graphic Design: Now in Production Lupton, Ellen et al. Walker Art Center; distributed by D.A.P.
Ready to Print Nickel, Kristina Gestalten $78.00
Alexander Girard Oldham, Todd et al. AMMO Books $200
Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life Oldham, Todd et al. AMMO Books $29.95
Star Wars: The Blueprints Rinzler, J. W. Epic Ink $500.00
Cultural Connectives: Bridging the Latin and Arabic Alphabets Rjeily, Rana Abou Mark Batty Publisher $34.95
Sagmeister: Another Book About Promotion and Sales Material Sagmeister, Stefan et al. Abrams $40.00
Maps Scher, Paula Princeton Architectural Press $50.00
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System Shaw, Paul The MIT Press $39.95