Die Gestalten Verlag 2001
192 pages B&W reproductions. ISBN 3931126536
20 x 14 cm English text. Softcover
The Hamburg design studio Mutabor has gained a reputable name in the field of visual communication and visual trends. For years, Mutabor has consistently created formative logos and icons for clients like Adidas and Greenpeace. The Logo and Icon book Lingua Grafica documents, surveys, and richly illustrates the broad spectrum of Mutabor's iconoclastic works. Price: £19.99
Electa 2004
338 pages Colour reproductions. ISBN 8837028431
16 x 25 cm English/Italian/Spanish text. Hardcover
Mail me is a multidisciplinary project that resulted from the research for the design of a mailbox developed by Fabrica for the Spanish company Bd Ediciones de Diseño. It is the result of thorough research on the theme executed by the young artists at Fabrica. A group reflection to which many famous creators like Alan Fletcher, Reed Kram, Ed Fella, Enlightenment, Kazuiko Hachiya, Matali Crasset, Charlie White, Uwe Loesch, Oscar Mariné, el Bulli, Ora-ïto, Dextro o Delaware? whether it be on paper, fax or email?have added their personal experiences, general impressions, sublime visions, funny solutions and mental interpretations. The results are collected in a unique book published by Electa and a conceptual exhibition that will travel by post to various cities around the world. Price: £28.00
Die Gestalten Verlag 2004
216 pages B&W reproductions. ISBN 0810943492
21 x 20 cm English text. Hardcover
VERSUS_ is an impressive confrontation between typography (FTS=Fonts) and image (Pix=Pictures). Presenting seventy typefaces by the German design studio MAGMA with accompanying photography from Christian Ernst (www.ch-ernst.de), VERSUS_ features numerous examples of how these fonts can be applied. The book’s appendix contains not only a printed overview of all featured fonts, but also a CD-ROM on which every typeface appears digitally – ready for free use in any layout. With VERSUS_ readers receive an extensive font catalog including a range of digital typefaces, inspiring examples and playful photography all bound by a plastic cover for one attractive price. Price: £19.99
240 pages Colour reproductions. ISBN 393112620X
24 x 30 cm English text. Hardcover
House Industries is famous for their impeccable tongue-in-cheek takes on American popular culture, on comic influences such as Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and on modern design classics from Neutra to Charles Eames. Based in Delaware, its members have been producing premier league typefaces and designs for a huge and devoted fan base since 1993. Because their font and design work deftly meld cultural, musical and graphical elements, one becomes part of a concept and a way of life by buying a House product. Their prize-winning font families, for example, are lovingly packaged to match the overall font theme in wallets, bowling bags, UFOs, etc. Their unique type products can be seen internationally on anything from your favourite brand of cereal to highly circulated magazines and television shows. The stylish House catalogue, which is published three to four times a year, now reaches an audience of over 80,000. This spot-varnished, linen-bound hardcover volume will feature 240 pages of highlights from House Industries’ current work, including a distilled collection of photographs, sketches, original illustrations and personal anecdotes. Employing 6-colour-printing on a variety of paper types, this publication will also include five original fonts created exclusively for the book that will not be available anywhere else. The font CD will also contain bonus audio tracks of stupid phone messages, appreciations and various other House hijinks, which may have occurred over the past few years. Because each House font is normally priced between £75 and £200, their inclusion is an added delight and makes the book an irresistible bargain for all aficionados. Price: £45.00
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Laurence King 2004
216 pages Colour and B&W reproductions. ISBN 1856693511
21.5 x 28 cm English text. Softcover
20th-Century Type provides a decade-by-decade analysis of the significant issues that have shaped the history of typographic and, latterly, graphic design. The book shows how current typographic trends are part of a continuum of change that can be plotted through the decades. Significant stop-off points include the arrival of mass production; the birth of the art director; the appearance of the grid (and its subsequent rejection); the coming of non-print media, the launch of the Macintosh and its ushering in of a new generation of designers enfranchised by digital technology. This revised edition brings the story up to date with new text and images covering type on screen and, in particular, a discussion of the issues facing type designers and users in the new millennium. Combining an assessment of the culture of experimentation in contemporary typographic-led design with a clear presentation of its historical context, the book provides an informed and accessible read for all design students and for designers needing an expert overview of typography. Price: £25.00
Abrams 2004
60 pages B&W reproductions. ISBN 0810943492
24.5 x 34 cm English text. Hardcover
Using a 3D modeling program, designer and art director Ji Lee has developed a three-dimensional alphabet - Univers Revolved - that, while based on the alphabet we use every day, is an intriguing conceptual challenge to decipher. Starting with the popular font called Univers, Lee made letters that can be rotated in space. Instead of ordinary type, he gives us pictures of words floating in space - to read them, we must use visual clues to find out where words and sentences begin and where they end and discover what they say. Price: £13.95
Thames & Hudson 2004
128 pages Colour reproductions. ISBN 0500284695
23 x 22 cm Engllish text. SoftcoverGraffiti art is constantly changing. Fresh coats of paint and newly pasted posters appear overnight in cities across the world. New artists, new ideas and new tactics displace faded images in a perpetual process of renewal and metamorphosis. From Stockholm to Tokyo, Barcelona to Los Angeles, Melbourne to Milan, wall spaces are a breeding ground for graphic and typographic forms as artists unleash their daily creations.
Using new materials and techniques, its innovators are creating an original language of forms and images infused with contemporary graphic design and illustration. Fluent in branding and graphic imagery, they have been replacing tags with more personal logos and shifting from typographic to iconographic forms of communication. Subverted signs, spontaneous drawings, powerful symbols and curious characters represent an unstoppable worldwide outdoor gallery of free art.
Street Logos is an international celebration of these developments in 21st-century graffiti, an essential sourcebook for all art and design professionals and a delight to everyone excited by the vitality of the street. Price: £9.95
Billboard Books 2002
128 pages Colour reproductions.ISBN 0823018377
25 x 25 cm English text. Softcover
Flash Frames: A New Pop Culture is an image-packed tribute to some of the pioneers of this emerging art form, with the focus on animations that are self-contained artistic expressions (music videos, cartoons) as opposed to Flash interfaces or games.
One legacy of the dot.com boom/bust was the proliferation of Flash animations. Projects that once required conventional tools and a substantial learning curve are now within the reach of Web developers, old-school cartoonists, and just about anyone with a creative spark. These days mainstream media copy the Flash look--from TV commercials to print ads and feature films. Price: £17.95
