Angus Hyland’s Book List 20 books and 0 comments

Books, books. I seem to spend my life in books, either in their creation or distribution (usually to my local charity shop as I struggle to fit any more into my small house). My policy is to keep only what I actually need or think I might, optimistically, read at some mythical point in the future. . . . View the complete text
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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Lewis Carroll

My first book.

Chroma
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Derek Jarman

A different kind of book on color.

The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard
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J. G. Ballard
Martin Amis Foreword by

My favorite Surrealist.

Design as Art
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Bruno Munari

and so it should be . . .

The Dictionary of Visual Language
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Philip Thompson
Peter Davenport

The ultimate sourcebook.

Emma
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Jane Austen

My favorite character.

Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice
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Armin Hofmann

The perfect introduction to the application.

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
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Italo Calvino

My favorite labyrinth.

Jan Tschichold: A Life in Typography
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Ruari McLean

The ultimate designer.

Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step
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Edward de Bono

Does what it says on the cover.

Lo Studio Boggeri 1933–1981
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Bruno Monguzzi

The ultimate agency.

Narcissus and Goldmund
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Hermann Hesse

The dichotomy between heart and head.

Pioneers of Modern Typography
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Herbert Spencer

The perfect introduction to the subject.

Story of O
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Pauline Réage

The filthiest book on typography.

Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an International Style 1920–1965
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Richard Hollis

The ultimate history.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination
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Edgar Allan Poe

My favorite Goth.

Tender Is the Night
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F. (Francis) Scott Fitzgerald

My favorite title.

Tintin in Tibet
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Hergé

The book that changed my life.

Ways of Seeing
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John Berger

Provides what its cover says.

William Shakespeare—The Complete Works: The Oxford Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare

The book I’ve never finished but intend to. 

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