Chosen Books

Invited designers and commentators have chosen these as the books that inspire them and that have shaped their worldview or their ideas about design.
202 books
Else/Where Abrams, Janet et al. Comments:
Analogous and Digital Aicher, Otl
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics 2 Aldridge, Alan
Specimen Book and Catalogue, 1923 American Type Founders Company,
Super Constellation Asendorf, Christoph
Typographie Bangerter, Walter et al.
Barnbrook Bible Barnbrook, Jonathan
Il Sogno della Merce (The Dream of Goods) Baudrillard, Jean et al.
Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design Bierut, Michael
Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist Bierut, Michael et al.
My Work Is Not My Work: Pierre Bernard, Design for the Public Domain Boekraad, Hugues
Mathematische Grundlagen zur Satzherstellung Bosshard, Hans Rudolf
Technische Grundlagen zur Satzherstellung Bosshard, Hans Rudolf
Wiener Werkstätte, Design in Vienna 1903-1932 Brandstätter, Christian
Cities of the World Braun, Georg et al.
Recollections of the Lyceum & Chautauqua Circuits Briggs, Irene et al.
The Elements of Typographic Style Bringhurst, Robert
The Graphic Artist and His Design Problems Müller-Brockmann, Josef
Dutch Graphic Design Broos, C et al.
Information Ecology: Bayer’s Book of Maps Burgos, Nate
Perché un libro su Enzo Mari (Why Write a Book on Enzo Mari) Burkhardt, François et al.
By Design Caplan, Ralph
Nox Carson, Anne
Designing: Chermayeff, Ivan et al.
The Calligrapher’s Handbook Child, Heather
The Push Pin Graphic Chwast, Seymour
Hidden Forms Clivio, Franco et al.
The Handy Book of Artistic Printing Clouse, Doug et al.
Design and Art (Documents of Contemporary Art) Coles, Alex
Revolutionary Soviet Film Posters Constantine, Mildred et al.
Line and Form Crane, Walter
La Lettre Peinte Décorative Dacosta, Philippe
Révolution typographique Damase, Jacques
Pattern Design Day, Lewis F.
Posters by the Members of the Alliance Graphique Internationale 1960–1985 Harak, Rudolph de
Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles 1628-1900 De Jong, Cees et al.
From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Della Femina, Jerry
Numero Unico Futurista Campari 1931; Futurismo 1932; Dinamo Futurista 1933 Depero, Fortunato
Shapes for Sounds Donaldson, Timothy
Graphic Design History: A Critical Guide Drucker, Johanna et al.
The Visible Word: Experimental Typography and Modern Art, 1909-1923 Drucker, Johanna
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding Duncan, Alastair et al.
Ornament Durant, Stuart
A Grammar of Chinese Lattice Dye, Daniel Sheets
Rodchenko and the Arts of Revolutionary Russia Elliott, David
The World of M. C. Escher Escher, M. C.
The Stamp of Fantasy Eskildsen, Ute
Pictures on a Page Evans, Harold
Identity Kits Facetti, Germano et al.
Word and Image: Posters from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art Fern, Alan
French Modern Heller, Steven et al.
Max Bill: Typography, Advertising, Book Design Fleischmann, Gerd et al.
The Art of Looking Sideways Fletcher, Alan
Beware Wet Paint Fletcher, Alan
Graphic Design in America Friedman, Mildred S.
Graphic Design Friend, Leon et al.
Rudo Spemann (1905-1947) Offenbach, Germany, Friends of the Klingspor-Museum
Signs and Symbols Frutiger, Adrian
Adrian Frutiger—Typefaces: The Complete Works Frutiger, Adrian et al.
Aim for a Job in Graphic Design/Art Fujita, S. Neil
Graphic Design as a Second Language Gill, Bob
Forget All the Rules You Ever Learned About Graphic Design, Including the Ones in This Book Gill, Bob
Unspecial Effects for Graphic Designers Gill, Bob
An Essay on Typography Gill, Eric
Milton Glaser: Graphic Design Glaser, Milton
Theory of Colours Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Graphic Texts GRAPHIC team, et al.
Pomona Houses Hafif, Marcia
Elements of Design Hannah, Gail Greet
Haptic Hara, Kenya
You Are Here Harmon, Katharine
Merz to Emigre and Beyond Heller, Steven
Innovators of American Illustration Heller, Steven
Graphic Style Heller, Steven et al.
Born Modern Heller, Steven et al.
AGI Annals Henrion, F. H. K.
Toothpicks and Logos Heskett, John
Dorfsman & CBS Hess, Dick et al.
Hirschfeld: Art and Recollections from Eight Decades Hirschfeld, Al
Graphic Design Manual Hofmann, Armin
From Cave Painting to Comic Strip Hogben, Lancelot Thomas
Swiss Graphic Design Hollis, Richard
Graphic Design: A Concise History Hollis, Richard
Pictorial Maps Holmes, Nigel
How Brands Become Icons Holt, Douglas B.
William Tell Honegger-Lavater, Warja
Handbook of Early Advertising Art Hornung, Clarence
Label Design Humbert, Claude
Rock, Scissors, Paper Igarashi, Takenobu
Space Graphics Igarashi, Takenobu
A Comparison of Package Designs in Japan and Europe Japan Package Design Association
The Principles of Uncertainty Kalman, Maira
American Wood Type, 1828–1900 Kelly, Rob Roy
Module, Proportion, Symmetry, Rhythm (Vision + Value Series) Kepes, Gyorgy
Robert Brownjohn: Sex and Typography King, Emily
Modern Typography: An Essay in Critical History Kinross, Robin
Women Designers in the USA, 1900–2000 Kirkham, Pat
The Book of Signs Koch, Rudolf et al.
In the Groove Kohler, Eric
NSCI: Das visuelle Erscheinungsbild der Nationalsozialisten 1920–1945 (The Visual Appearance of the Nazis 1920–1945) Koop, Andreas
Lothar Meggendorfers Spielwelt Krahé, Hildegard
Schiff nach Europa Kutter, Markus
The Charm of Chinese Characters (漢字的魅力) Lang, Cang
Enfolding Life (生活與承載) Lau, Freeman
Books for Our Time Lee, Marshall et al.
Printed Ephemera Lewis, John
Air Made Visible Lichenstein, Claude et al.
Le Livre futuriste Lista, Giovanni
George, Be Careful Lois, George
The Art of Advertising: George Lois on Mass Communication Lois, George
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!) Lois, George
Don Quixote Long, Gareth
Design/Writing/Research: Writing on Graphic Design Lupton, Ellen et al.
La Lettera Uccide (The Letter Kills) Lussu, Giovanni
American Signs: Form and Meaning on Route 66 Mahar, Lisa
Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work Marcus, Leonard S.
Blue Note Marsh, Graham et al.
Printed Matter Martens, Karel et al.
Letter and Image Massin, Robert
A Smile in the Mind McAlhone, Beryl et al.
Information Is Beautiful McCandless, David
Understanding Comics McCloud, Scott
Jan Tschichold McLean, Ruari
Victorian Publishers’ Book-Bindings in Cloth & Leather McLean, Ruari
Typographers on Type McLean, Ruari
The Medium is the Massage McLuhan, Marshall et al.
Pig 05049 Meindertsma, Christien
Wayshowing Mollerup, Per
Lo Studio Boggeri 1933–1981 Monguzzi, Bruno
Stanley Morison Moran, James
A. M. Cassandre Mouron, Henri et al.
Design as Art Munari, Bruno
Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture Munari, Bruno
Word and Image Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen (MuHKA)
Abstract City Niemann, Christoph
Alexander Girard Oldham, Todd et al.
Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde Pack, Susan
Typoésie Peignot, Jérôme
Rookledge’s International Typefinder Perfect, Christopher et al.
Schriftenatlas Petzendorfer, Ludwig
Tools of the Imagination Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.
What is a Designer Potter, Norman
Alexey Brodovitch Purcell, William Kerry
Thoughts on Design Rand, Paul
A Designer’s Art Rand, Paul
Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover Reagan, Kevin et al.
The Illustrator in America, 1860–2000 Reed, Walt
Legibility: A Typographic Book of Etiquette Reichl, Ernst
Ounce, Dice, Trice Reid, Alastair
Grafika: Modern Design for Advertising and Printing Reiner, Imre
Lester Beall Remington, R. Roger
Saul Steinberg Rosenberg, Harold
The Typographic Desk Reference Rosendorf, Theodore
Campo Grafico, 1933–1939 Rossi, Attilo
Where the Suckers Moon Rothenberg, Randall
ABZ: More Alphabets and Other Signs Rothenstein, Julian et al.
The Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910–1934 Rowell, Margit
Typographie: A Manual of Design (Typographie: ein Gestaltungslehrbuch = Typography: A Manual of Design = Typographie: un manuel de création) Ruder, Emil
Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far Sagmeister, Stefan
Barcelona Gráfica Sánchez, América
Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) Schaffner, Ingrid
Make It Bigger Scher, Paula
The Styles of Ornament Speltz, Alexander
Pioneers of Modern Typography Spencer, Herbert
The Visible Word Spencer, Herbert
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works Spiekermann, Erik
Steinberg Steinberg, Saul
The Elements of Style (illustrated) Strunk Jr., William et al.
Suterisms Suter, David
Prague–New York Sutnar, Ladislav
Japan Design Tanaka, Ikko
Design Going Forward (與設計向前行) Tanaka, Ikko
The World Must Change: Graphic Design and Idealism Duis, Leonie ten et al.
Invisible Art The Art Brothers,
The Dictionary of Visual Language Thompson, Philip et al.
The Work of Hipgnosis Thorgerson, Storm
Three Found Fonts Tilson, Jake
Russian Decorative Arts 1917-1937 Tolstoy, Vladimir
Ausgewählte Aufsätze über Fragen der Gestalt des Buches und der Typographie (The Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Design) Tschichold, Jan
The Form of the Book Tschichold, Jan et al.
Envisioning Information Tufte, Edward R.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Tufte, Edward R.
Visual Explanations Tufte, Edward R.
Beautiful Evidence Tufte, Edward R.
Printing, 1770-1970 Twyman, Michael et al.
Introduction to the Method of Leonardo da Vinci Valéry, Paul
Mendell & Oberer Wichmann, Hans
The Map that Changed the World Winchester, Simon
Bauhaus: Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago Wingler, Hans
Everything Sings: Maps for a Narrative Atlas Wood, Denis
Rolling Stone: The Illustrated Portraits Woodward, Fred
Two Lines Align Worthington, Michael
The Graphic Language of Neville Brody Wozencroft, Jon et al.
33 Wurman, Richard Saul
Information Architects Wurman, Richard Saul et al.
Information Anxiety 2 Wurman, Richard Saul
Thinking Print Wye, Deborah
The Beauty of Chinese Calligraphy: Dancing Cursive (漢字書法之美—舞動行草) Xun, Jiang
Prop Art Yanker, Gary
Fonts & Logos Young, Doyald
Typographic Variations (Typographische Variationen) Zapf, Hermann
The Uncommon Numbers Trilogy Zoby, Brenda Casey
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