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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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What is Universal Everything? edited by Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook
What is Universal Everything?
Edited by Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook; designed by Spin
Publisher: Unit Editions
Published: June 2019
Matt Pyke, founder and creative director of Universal Everything, calls his studio a “digital art and design collective.” Now, after 15 years of revolutionary work in the digital realm, the studio has its first book. For anyone interested in the future of digital design, the book features a unique cover for each copy of the book (limited to 2,000)—every buyer owns a one-off.
The Future of Design: Global Product Innovation for a Complex World by Lorraine Justice
The Future of Design: Global Product Innovation for a Complex World
by Lorraine Justice
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
Published: June 4, 2019
Internationally recognized product design expert, TED speaker, and consultant to companies like Microsoft and Levi’s, shares the ten global factors that directly impact product design success and failure.
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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Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman is a designer, author, educator, and strategist. She is president of the design division at Sterling Brands, where she has worked on the redesign of over 200 global brands, including projects with P&G, Colgate, Nestle, Kraft, and Pepsi. Millman is also co-founder and chair of the world’s first Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is president emeritus of AIGA, the largest professional association for design in the world, and a contributing editor at Print magazine. In 2005, she began hosting Design Matters, the first podcast about design on the Internet. In 2011, the show was the recipient of a Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
Debbie Millman is the author of six books on design and branding. In 2012, an exhibition of her visual essays debuted at the Chicago Design Museum; they are currently on view at Anderson University in South Carolina.
Also see Debbie Millman’s special podcast series on the theme of designers and books.
Contributed Articles
Design Matters host and branding expert Debbie Millman next wants to read all about “the power of glamour,” and (if she has a chance to plan it), the last thing she’ll read will be a poem by Charles Olson. These and other answers to The Proust Questionnaire—Book Edition.
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