Graphic Design: A New History
by Stephen J. Eskilson
from Yale University Press
Under the influence of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement in the late 19th century, a new era began for design arts. Fueled by popular Art Nouveau advertising, the work of graphic designers became central in the growing consumer goods economy. This book traces the emergence of varied modernist design styles in the early 20th century and then examines the wartime politicization of regional styles through American government patronage and revolutionary Soviet ideas. Richly contextualized chapters chronicle the history of the Bauhaus and the rise of the International Style, followed by the postmodern movement of the 1970s and '80s. After highlighting recent developments in graphic design around the globe, the author discusses the impact of inexpensive, powerful design software and the challenges facing designers now.
By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design
by Ned Drew
from Princeton Architectural Press
We all know we're not supposed to judge books by their covers, but the truth is that we do just that nearly every time we walk into a bookstore or pull a book off a tightly packed shelf. It's really not something we should be ashamed about, for it reinforces something we sincerely believe: design matters. At its best, book cover design is an art that transcends the publisher's commercial imperativesto reflect both an author's ideas and contemporary cultural values in a vital, intelligent, and beautiful way.
In this groundbreaking and lavishly illustrated history, authors Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger establish American book cover design as a tradition of sophisticated, visual excellence that has put shape to our literary landscape.
By Its Cover traces the story of the American book cover from its inception as a means of utilitarian protection for the book to its current status as an elaborately produced form of communication art. It is, at once, the intertwined story of American graphic design and American literature, and features the work of such legendary figures as Rockwell Kent, E. McKnight Kauffer, Paul Rand, Alvin Lustig, Rudy deHarak, and Roy Kuhlman along with more recent and contemporary innovators including Push Pin Studios, Chermayeff & Geismar, Karen Goldberg, Chip Kidd, and John Gall.
Rosebud No. 3: Blindtext
by Ralf Herms
from Gestalten Verlag
rosebud is a design magazine that operates with the desire to explore the possibilities and potentials that paper and 2D- structure have to offer. rosebud no. 3 is dedicated to the subject matter blind text. The term blind text stands for a random, meaningless text that serves presentational layout purposes when the real text is not existent. The many facets of a blind text become clear through a load of eye candy, further through contributions on the topic by international authors, artists, academics and designers. Via form, structure and content, rosebud no. 3 proves that a blind text´s status reaches far beyond a variable parameter.
Phiz: The Man Who Drew Dickens
by Valerie Browne Lester
from Random House UK
Make Spectacular Books: Fabulous Fabric, Skewer & Folded Books (Create & Treasure (C&T Publishing))
by Sue Astroth
from C&T Publishing
Use three easy techniques to create a huge variety of books. 19 fun projects, inspirational gallery.
The Surface of Meaning: Books and Book Design in Canada (Atkins Library)
by Robert Bringhurst
from Canadian Centre Studies in Publishing
Print's Best Typography: Winning Designs from Print Magazine's National Competition
Newsletters Now: From Classic to New Wave
English-Japanese, Japanese-English dictionary
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