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The Art of Looking Sideways | Fletcher, Alan | Phaidon Press |
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul | Shaughnessy, Adrian | Princeton Architectural Press |
Watching Words Move | Chermayeff, Ivan et al. | Chronicle Books |
Hidden Forms | Clivio, Franco et al. | Birkhäuser |
Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles 1628-1900 | De Jong, Cees et al. | TASCHEN |
The Handy Book of Artistic Printing | Clouse, Doug et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Studio Culture | Brook, Tony et al. | Unit Editions |
Graphic Design: A User’s Manual | Shaughnessy, Adrian | Laurence King Publishing |
New Ornamental Type | Heller, Steven et al. | Thames & Hudson |
Becoming a Graphic Designer | Heller, Steven | John Wiley & Sons |
I Wonder | Bantjes, Marian | The Monacelli Press |
Supergraphics—Transforming Space | Brook, Tony et al. | Unit Editions |
Shazam! | Kidd, Chip et al. | Abrams |
Clip Stamp Fold | Colomina, Beatriz et al. | Actar |
Graphic Style | Heller, Steven et al. | Abrams |
I Heart Design | Heller, Steven | Rockport Publishers |
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System | Shaw, Paul | The MIT Press |
TD 63-73: Total Design and Its Pioneering Role in Graphic Design | Bos, Ben | Unit Editions |
Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover | Reagan, Kevin et al. | TASCHEN |
Iron Fists | Heller, Steven | Phaidon Press |
Symbol | Hyland, Angus et al. | Laurence King Publishing |
Ootje Oxenaar: Designer + Commissioner | Kuijpers, Els | nai010 Publishers |
Ready to Print | Nickel, Kristina | Gestalten |
Menu Design in America | Heller, Steven et al. | TASCHEN |
Sagmeister: Another Book About Promotion and Sales Material | Sagmeister, Stefan et al. | Abrams |
Typography Sketchbooks | Heller, Steven et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Visual Storytelling | Klanten, Robert et al. | Gestalten |
Bob Gill, so far. | Gill, Bob | Laurence King Publishing |
Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life | Oldham, Todd et al. | AMMO Books |
Maps | Scher, Paula | Princeton Architectural Press |
Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design | Kirkham, Pat et al. | Laurence King Publishing |
California Design 1930–1965 | Kaplan, Wendy | The MIT Press |
Meggs’ History of Graphic Design, 5th Edition | Meggs, Philip B. et al. | John Wiley & Sons |
Alexander Girard | Oldham, Todd et al. | AMMO Books |
Graphic Design: A History, 2nd Edition | Eskilson, Stephen J. | Laurence King Publishing |
Brand Bible: The Complete Guide to Building, Designing and Sustaining Brands | Millman, Debbie | Rockport Publishers |
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!) | Lois, George | Phaidon Press |
Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design | Bierut, Michael | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Avant-Garde Applied (1890–1950) | Fontán del Junco, Manuel et al. | Fundación Juan March |
FUSE 1-20 | Brody, Neville et al. | TASCHEN |
Abstract City | Niemann, Christoph | Abrams |
100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design | Heller, Steven et al. | Laurence King Publishing |
Blown Covers | Mouly, Françoise | Abrams |
Kid Made Modern | Oldham, Todd | AMMO Books |
Kid Made Modern: All About Embroidery | Oldham, Todd | AMMO Books |
Kid Made Modern: All About Collage | Oldham, Todd | AMMO Books |
Kid Made Modern: All About Dye | Oldham, Todd | AMMO Books |
Kid Made Modern: All About Fabric Printing | Oldham, Todd | AMMO Books |
Hippopposites | Coat, Janik | Abrams |
Information Graphics | Rendgen, Sandra et al. | TASCHEN |
Quay Brothers | Magliozzi, Ron et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Herb Lubalin | Shaughnessy, Adrian | Unit Editions |
Elegantissima | Fili, Louise et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Book of Books | Lommen, Mathieu | Thames & Hudson |
Punk: An Aesthetic | Kugelberg, Johan | Rizzoli International Publications |
New Modernist Type | Heller, Steven et al. | Thames & Hudson |
Designing Information | Katz, Joel | John Wiley & Sons |
“Dialog” | Carbone, Ken et al. | Pointed Leaf Press |
The Postcard Age | Klich, Lynda et al. | Museum of Fine Arts Publications |
Norman Bel Geddes Designs America | Albrecht, Donald et al. | Abrams |
Scripts | Heller, Steven et al. | Thames & Hudson |
Charley Harper’s Animal Kingdom | Harper, Charley et al. | AMMO Books |
Eames: Beautiful Details | Demetrios, Eames et al. | AMMO Books |
Ken Garland | Shaughnessy, Adrian | Unit Editions |
Sundance Film Festival A to Z | Oldham, Todd | AMMO Books |
Writing and Research for Graphic Designers | Heller, Steven | Rockport Publishers |
Various Small Books: Referencing Various Small Books of Ed Ruscha | Brouws, Jeff et al. | The MIT Press |
Handbook of California Design, 1930-1965 | Tigerman, Bobbye | The MIT Press |
D&AD: 50 | Stanley, Ron | TASCHEN |
Hall of Femmes: Lella Vignelli | Bouabana, Samira et al. | Hall of Femmes/Oyster Press |
Mapping Manhattan | Cooper, Becky et al. | Abrams |
Multiple Signatures | Rock, Michael | Rizzoli International Publications |
Essays: Scratching the Surface | Shaughnessy, Adrian | Unit Editions |
Printer’s Devil | Loxley, Simon et al. | David R. Godine |
Lolita—The Story of a Cover Girl: Vladimir Nabokov’s Novel in Art and Design | Bertram, John et al. | Print Publishing |
Type Only | Sinclair, Mark et al. | Unit Editions |
Graphic Icons | Clifford, John | Peachpit Press |
Shadow Type | Heller, Steven et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Marian Bantjes: Pretty Pictures | Bantjes, Marian | Metropolis Books |
It’s Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman | Churchward, Charles | Rizzoli International Publications |
Irma Boom: The Architecture of the Book | Boom, Irma et al. | Lecturis |
Things I have learned in my life so far, Updated Edition | Sagmeister, Stefan | Abrams |
FHK Henrion | Shaughnessy, Adrian | Unit Editions |
Self-Portrait as Your Traitor | Millman, Debbie et al. | HOW Books |
Type on Screen | Lupton, Ellen | Princeton Architectural Press |
Supernew Supergraphics | Brook, Tony et al. | Unit Editions |
What We See When We Read | Mendelsund, Peter | Random House |
Cover | Mendelsund, Peter | powerHouse Books |
Hello, I am Erik | Erler, Johannes | Gestalten |
Abbott Miller: Design and Content | Miller, J. Abbott | Princeton Architectural Press |
Typographic Universe | Heller, Steven et al. | Thames & Hudson |
Symbol (Mini Edition) | Bateman, Steven et al. | Laurence King Publishing |
How Posters Work | Lupton, Ellen | Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
Seymour Chwast: At War with War | Chwast, Seymour | Pushpin Editions |
Symbols: A Handbook for Seeing | Fox, Mark et al. | The Monacelli Press |
Type Tells Tales | Heller, Steven et al. | Yale University Press |
The Moderns | Heller, Steven et al. | Abrams |
Teaching Graphic Design History | Heller, Steven | Allworth Press |
Morla : Design | Morla, Jennifer | Letterform Archive |
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon | Bernstein, Dennis et al. | Paper Crown Press |
Mag Men: Fifty Years of Making Magazines | Glaser, Milton et al. | Columbia University Press |
David King Designer: Activist, Visual Historian | Poynor, Rick | Yale University Press |
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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
Published: 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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