Books by Contributors

These are the books that our invited designers, commentators, and guest contributors have written.

Nonfiction, Graphic Design

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Chip Kidd, Book One: Work 1986–2006 Chip Kidd On list of Books by Chip Kidd Add to My Reading List	The Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 Days Chip Kidd On list of Books by Chip Kidd Add to My Reading List	Shazam! Chip Kidd et al. On list of Books by Chip Kidd Add to My Reading List	Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design Chip Kidd On list of Books by Chip Kidd On Ellen Lupton’s Notable Books of 2013 list Add to My Reading List	And the Pursuit of Happiness Maira Kalman On list of Books by Maira Kalman Add to My Reading List	Women Holding Things Maira Kalman On list of Books by Maira Kalman Add to My Reading List	The Principles of Uncertainty Maira Kalman On Deborah Sussman’s Book List On list of Books by Maira Kalman On Lisa Jenks’s Book List On Warren Lehrer’s Book List Add to My Reading List	Pen and Mouse Angus Hyland et al. On list of Books by Angus Hyland Add to My Reading List
Hand to Eye Angus Hyland On list of Books by Angus Hyland Add to My Reading List	C/ID: Visual Identity and Branding for the Arts Angus Hyland et al. On list of Books by Angus Hyland Add to My Reading List	Symbol Angus Hyland On list of Books by Angus Hyland On Debbie Millman’s Notable Books of 2011 list Add to My Reading List	The Pentagram Papers Kit Hinrichs et al. On list of Books by Kit Hinrichs Add to My Reading List	Typewise Kit Hinrichs et al. On list of Books by Kit Hinrichs Add to My Reading List	I Heart Design Steven Heller, ed. et al. On list of Books by Steven Heller On list of Books by Alissa Walker Add to My Reading List	Art Direction Explained, At Last! Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Steven Heller On list of Books by Véronique Vienne Add to My Reading List	Becoming a Graphic Designer Steven Heller On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List
Typography Sketchbooks Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Borrowed Design: Use and Abuse of Historical Form Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Julie Lasky On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Design Disasters Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Steven Heller On list of Books by Alissa Walker Add to My Reading List	New Ornamental Type Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Steven Heller On list of Books by Gail Anderson Add to My Reading List	Graphic Style Steven Heller et al. On Gail Anderson’s Book List On list of Books by Steven Heller On list of Books by Seymour Chwast Add to My Reading List	Born Modern Steven Heller et al. On Gail Anderson’s Book List On list of Books by Steven Heller On Louise Fili’s Current Reading list Add to My Reading List	Paul Rand Steven Heller On Gail Anderson’s Book List On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	The Designer’s Guide to Astounding Photoshop Effects Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Gail Anderson On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List
American Typeplay Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Gail Anderson On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	The Savage Mirror Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Gail Anderson On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Graphic Wit Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Gail Anderson On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Steven Heller On list of Books by Véronique Vienne On Maria Popova’s Notable Books of 2012 list Add to My Reading List	Italian Art Deco Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Dutch Moderne Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Streamline Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Cover Story Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List
British Modern Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	German Modern Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Design Connoiseur Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Scripts Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	New Modernist Type Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Gail Anderson On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Deco España Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Louise Fili On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Writing and Research for Graphic Designers Steven Heller On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Shadow Type Steven Heller et al. On list of Books by Steven Heller On list of Books by Louise Fili On Ellen Lupton’s Notable Books of 2013 list Add to My Reading List

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Now is Better by Stefan Sagmeister

Now is Better

By Stefan Sagmeister
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: October 2023

Combining art, design, history, and quantitative analysis, transforms data sets into stunning artworks that underscore his positive view of human progress, inspiring us to think about the future with much-needed hope.

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Design Emergency: Building a Better Future by Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli

Design Emergency: Building a Better Future

By Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: May 2022

Rawsthorn and Antonelli tell the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes—Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology—the authors present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology.

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Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People by Debbie Millman

Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World's Most Creative People

By Debbie Millman
Publisher: Harper Design
Published: February 22, 2022

Debbie Millman—author, educator, brand consultant, and host of the widely successful and award-winning podcast “Design Matters”—showcases dozens of her most exciting interviews, bringing together insights and reflections from today’s leading creative minds from across diverse fields.

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Milton Glaser: POP by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić, and Beth Kleber

Milton Glaser: POP

By Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić, and Beth Kleber
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Published: March 2023

This collection of work from graphci design legend Milton Glaser’s Pop period features hundreds of examples of the designer’s work that have not been seen since their original publication, demonstrating the graphic revolution that transformed design and popular culture.

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Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall by Alexandra Lange

Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall

By Alexandra Lange
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: June 2022

Chronicles postwar architects’ and merchants’ invention of the shopping mall, revealing how the design of these marketplaces played an integral role in their cultural ascent. Publishers Weekly writes, “Contending that malls answer ‘the basic human need’ of bringing people together, influential design critic Lange advocates for retrofitting abandoned shopping centers into college campuses, senior housing, and ‘ethnocentric marketplaces’ catering to immigrant communities. Lucid and well researched, this is an insightful study of an overlooked and undervalued architectural form.”

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Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902–1911 (Facsimile Edition) by Diane V. Silverthorne, Dan Reynolds, and Megan Brandow-Faller

Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902–1911 (Facsimile Edition)

By Diane V. Silverthorne, Dan Reynolds, and Megan Brandow-Faller
Publisher: Letterform Archives Books
Published: October 2023

This facsimile edition of Die Fläche, recreates every page of the formative design periodical in full color and at original size, accompanied by essays that contextualize the work, highlighting contributions by pathbreaking women, innovative lettering artists, and key practitioners of the new “surface art,” including Rudolf von Larisch, Alfred Roller, and Wiener Werkstätte founders Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann.

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