Swipe Design | Books + Objects
Swipe is an independent bookstore with a focus on graphic design, urbanism, and architecture. We also carry a thoughtful selection of aesthetically and functionally interesting products for adults and children alike.
401 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 3P1, Canada
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Best-Selling Design Books (January)
The Images of Architects Add to My Reading List
In this book we find 44 individual "musées imaginaires". The most unique architects living today each present up to 10 images to explain the autobiographical roots of their oeuvre.
Art Cities of the Future Add to My Reading List
The contemporary art world is increasingly global, with a larger population, wider territory, and greater number of nationalities than ever before. This book uncovers twelve distinct avant-gardes that have surfaced in recent decades, exploring their artistic heritage, cultural climate, and contemporary milieu.
Color Works Add to My Reading List
This is the go-to guide for designers as it outlines and details the essential color design skills needed to create successful, meaningful, and aesthetically compelling designs.
Punk 45 Add to My Reading List
Punk 45 is an exhaustive, thorough and exciting celebration of the stunning artwork of punk music, including everything from the most celebrated and iconic designs through to the stark beauty of the cheapest do-it-yourself lo-fi obscurities.
Produced with Love Add to My Reading List
Produced with Love celebrates design that represents the love that goes into a product’s creation. This book collects a series of different works that are exactly this, the kind of design is more than a mere product.
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Customized tours providing the opportunity to explore the places, meet the people, and see the books of the design book world in New York City.
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The Hard Life by Jasper Morrison
The Hard Life
by Jasper Morrison
Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers
Available in US: May 22, 2017
Photographs taken by designer Jasper Morrison of objects in the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology in Lisbon, Portugal. “The objects photographed and described may be appreciated both for their beauty and for the example they set of design at its purest. The Hard Life is a continuation of Morrison’s celebration of the ordinary and offers a new perspective on his design philosophy.”
Paula Scher: Works - Pre-Order from Unit Editions
Paula Scher: Works
Editors: Tony Brook & Adrian Shaughnessy
Design: Spin
Publisher: Unit Editions
Available April 2017; pre-order now
New book covering the career of of master designer Paula Scher, called “the most influential woman graphic designer on the planet.” (Ellen Lupton), This definitive, chronological visual record spans Paula’s early days in the music industry as an art director with CBS and Atlantic records; the launch of her first studio, Koppel & Scher; and her 25-year engagement with Pentagram.
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