Kit Hinrichs

Graphic Designer / United States / Studio Hinrichs

Kit Hinrichs’s Book List

It’s interesting to be asked about what books have influenced my career. Although I am an avid reader (often of airplane trash), most of what has affected my career is the observation of what you see in everyday culture. My book list is a very broad array of books that have inspired, influenced, and informed my career through the editorial eye of the designer, artist, photographer, or writer who wrote, created, assembled, analyzed, and designed the material within the pages of these books.

33 books
Harold Rosenberg

A tour-de-force exploration of an artist’s imagination.

Philip B. Meggs
Alston Purvis

The best reference guide to American design, even if I didn’t make the cut!

Germano Facetti
Alan Fletcher

A comprehensive and practical look at the origin and use of clichés.

M. C. Escher

A classic book about one of the 20th century’s most influential imagery makers.

Fred Woodward

One of the best assemblages of illustration in America in the 20th century.

Lois was perhaps the most influential art director in my life.

Peter Hall Editor

The conscience of design.

Edward R. Tufte

One of the leaders in information design.

Paul Rand

The master of the graphic design profession.

Takenobu Igarashi

An international giant of typography as sculptor.

Susan Pack

The influence of these designers and their work is as fresh today as it was when they were created.

Takenobu Igarashi

Igarashi at his best.

Alan Fletcher

One of design’s best thinkers.

Ikko Tanaka

A terrific look inside Japanese imagery.

Nigel Holmes

Holmes makes everything clear and accessible.

James Moran

Morison was and is one of my typographic heroes—he influences me daily.

Peter Bradford

A leader in explaining everything to everyone.

Julian Rothenstein
Mel Gooding

A very entertaining and contemporary look at historic typography.

Steff Geissbuhler

Perhaps the best examples of corporate design in print today, and all designed by one firm.

Katharine Harmon

A fascinating collection and perspective on maps.

Walt Reed

A great perspective on the American spirit through illustration; a win-win.

I collect all of Steven’s books and I just love illustration.

For me, Glaser is one of the most influential design thinkers in the world.

Al Hirschfeld

A collection of maximum wit with a minimum of line.

Dick Hess
Marion Muller

Lou Dorfsman’s work in the corporate world is phenomenal.

Alan Aldridge

Classic art about a classic rock group.

Rudolph de Harak

La crème de la crème of international poster design.

An interesting design comparison of one culture’s design aesthetic superimposed on another.

Doyald Young

Young was one of my most influential teachers on typographic spacing.

David Suter

One of the most imaginative Op-Ed illustrators in the field.

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