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Writing and Research for Graphic Designers
Steven Heller
Rockport Publishers
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What We See When We Read
Peter Mendelsund
Random House
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Watching Words Move
Ivan Chermayeff et al.
Chronicle Books
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Visual Storytelling
Robert Klanten et al.
Gestalten
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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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Typography Sketchbooks
Steven Heller et al.
Princeton Architectural Press
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Typographic Universe
Steven Heller et al.
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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Type Tells Tales
Steven Heller et al.
Yale University Press
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Type Only
Mark Sinclair et al.
Unit Editions
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Type on Screen
Ellen Lupton
Princeton Architectural Press
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Things I have learned in my life so far, Updated Edition
Stefan Sagmeister
Abrams
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TD 63-73: Total Design and Its Pioneering Role in Graphic Design
Ben Bos
Unit Editions
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Symbols: A Handbook for Seeing
Mark Fox et al.
The Monacelli Press
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Symbol (Mini Edition)
Steven Bateman et al.
Laurence King Publishing
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Symbol
Angus Hyland
Laurence King Publishing
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Supernew Supergraphics
Tony Brook et al.
Unit Editions
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Supergraphics—Transforming Space
Tony Brook et al.
Unit Editions
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Sundance Film Festival A to Z
Todd Oldham
AMMO Books
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Studio Culture
Tony Brook et al.
Unit Editions
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Shadow Type
Steven Heller et al.
Princeton Architectural Press
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Seymour Chwast: At War with War
Seymour Chwast
Pushpin Editions
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Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design
Michael Bierut
Princeton Architectural Press
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Self-Portrait as Your Traitor
Debbie Millman
HOW Books
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Scripts
Steven Heller et al.
Thames & Hudson
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Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design
Pat Kirkham et al.
Laurence King Publishing
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Sagmeister: Another Book About Promotion and Sales Material
Stefan Sagmeister et al.
Abrams
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Ready to Print
Kristina Nickel
Gestalten
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Quay Brothers
Ron Magliozzi et al.
The Museum of Modern Art
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Punk: An Aesthetic
Johan Kugelberg, ed., et al.
Rizzoli International Publications
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Printer’s Devil
Simon Loxley
David R. Godine
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The Postcard Age
Lynda Klich and Benjamin Weiss; Preface by Leonard A. Lauder
Museum of Fine Arts Publications
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Ootje Oxenaar: Designer + Commissioner
Els Kuijpers
nai010 Publishers
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100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design
Steven Heller et al.
Laurence King Publishing
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Norman Bel Geddes Designs America
Donald Albrecht, ed. et al.
Abrams
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New Ornamental Type
Steven Heller et al.
Thames & Hudson
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New Modernist Type
Steven Heller et al.
Thames & Hudson
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Announcements
Total Armageddon: A Slanted Reader on Design edited by Ian Lynam
Total Armageddon: A Slanted Reader on Design
Edited by Ian Lynam
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Published: March 2019
Total Armageddon is about design. And culture. And complexity, notably how we, as a global civilization, deal with science fiction, taste, social media, the cities we live in, aesthetics, PowerPoint, burkas, Big Tech, full-contact sports, and other thorny topics. The book celebrates 15 years of independent publishing and brings together a who’s who of authors and essays from 32 issues of Slanted Magazine.
A Field Guide to Color by Lisa Solomon
A Field Guide to Color: A Watercolor Workbook
By Lisa Solomon
Publisher: Roost Books
Published: August 2019
In this creative workbook you’ll discover fresh ways to connect with color in your art and life. Using watercolors, gouache, or any other water-based medium, explore color theory while playing with paint through a balanced blend of color experiments and loose color meditations. This inspiring workbook will change the way you relate to color
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon by Dennis Bernstein and Warren Lehrer
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon
Poems by Dennis Bernstein
Visualizations by Warren Lehrer
Introduction by Steven Heller
Publisher: Paper Crown Press
Published: September 19, 2019
“From a kidnap note for a world held hostage by an A-bomb, to a Holocaust survivor’s tattooed arms where the numbers just don’t add up, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon re-envisions a poetry memoir via a textual kaleidoscope... Bernstein and Lehrer are the Rodgers and Hart of Visual Poetry.” — Bob Holman, poet, poetry activist and chronicler, and founder of the Bowery Poetry Club
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City by Paul Goldberger
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
By Paul Goldberger
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: May 2019
An illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic.
Charleston Fancy by Witold Rybczynski
Charleston Fancy: Little Houses and Big Dreams in the Holy City
By Witold Rybczynski
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: May 2019
Charleston, South Carolina, which boasts America’s first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque houses. The Holy City, named for its profusion of churches, exudes an irresistible charm. Award-winning author and cultural critic Witold Rybczynski unfolds a series of stories about a group of youthful architects, builders, and developers based in Charleston: a self-taught home builder, an Air Force pilot, a fledgling architect, and a bluegrass mandolin player.
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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