Harry Pearce, a graphic designer and partner at Pentagram, has produced an awesome new book titled, Conundrums. It consists of 171 typographic puzzles which are both fun and challenging, and set in a way that is visually striking. All of this for only around $10! Check out a slideshow over at Wallpaper* for a more in-depth preview.
Adrian Shaughnessy is a London based graphic designer and art director who spent 15 years as the Creative Director of Intro. He now spends his time focused on design and editorial direction, and writing extensively about visual communication, including (among others) Look At This as well as How to be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul which, in itself, has established Shaughnessy as a leading voice within the design community.
I have several of Shaughnessy’s books and just picked up his latest, Graphic Design: A User’s Manual which offers students, novice designers, and battle-toughened professionals alike an insider’s guide to the complexities of current graphic design practice and thinking. Set out in A-Z style and written in a realistic, conversational, and insightful way, the book provides advice on the fundamental topics and issues that face designers in their daily lives. It looks at everything from kerning to presenting, from budgeting to dealing with rejection, from annual reports to interface design. Not to mention a forward by Michael Bierut.
Check out Fast Company’s recent Q&A with Adrian about his newest book, and be sure to grab a copy. I highly recommend it.
Where can you find work from Ellen Lupton, Debbie Millman, Carole Guevin, Frank Chimero,
BBDK, Xavier Encinas, Ryan Katrina, Mike McQuade, Michael Perry, Nessim Higson,
Sean Sutherland, Edvard Scott, Michael Gillette, Ben Frost, Jeremyville, and many others all in
the same place?
Creative Grab Bag is a collection of work from artists, illustrators and designers from around the world. Author Ethan Bodnar created over 30 unique tasks and gave each contributor a task that was different from their typical work. The book contains images of each artist’s creative task, typical work, and a biography and short reflection on the creative process. Together, they capture the spirit of exploration and innovation and challenge readers to break out of their usual work. The book includes both well-known and up-and-coming creatives. 101 contributors in total.
I’m extremely honored to have Neuarmy work included in the pages of this book which is due to release on 11.10.2009:
Lettering and Type : Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces
From authors and designers Bruce Willen & Nolen Strals with a forward by Ellen Lupton.
Lettering & Type is a smart-but-not-dense guide to creating and bending letters to one’s will.
More than just another pretty survey, it is a powerful how-to book full of relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, and exercises.
Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals examine classic design examples as well as exciting contemporary lettering of all stripes—from editorial illustrations to concert posters to radical conceptual alphabets. Featuring a foreword by Ellen Lupton and hundreds of images and examples of work by historical and contemporary designers, artists, and illustrators, including Marian Bantjes, Stefan Sagmeister, Matthew Carter, Christoph Niemann, Steve Powers (ESPO), House Industries, Christian Schwartz, Margaret Kilgallen, James Victore, Abbott Miller, Sibylle Hagmann, Ed Fella, and many more.
For nearly a decade, Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals have collaborated under the label
Post Typography on creative projects encompassing graphic design, illustration, typography, lettering, and printmaking with additional forays into art, apparel, music, curatorial work, design theory, and vandalism.
I’m proud to announce a preview of A Better Tomorrow. This is a book project that I’m honored to be a part of, not only because it looks amazing, but because of the long history I have with the Newstoday / QBN community. Tons of great talent involved, including: Andrew Townsend, Michael C. Place, Darren Firth, Chuck Anderson, Hellohikimori, Nigel Evan Dennis, Xavier Encinas, Joshua Davis, Marko Puclin, Arthur Mount, Adam Gibson, Mike Giesser, Ryan Katrina and many other up-and-coming creatives. On a side note, if you’re a publisher or know of one that would be interested in making this project come to life, please send a note to: publishing@abettertomorrowbook.com
General Projects is run by Ben Pieratt (who was just featured here) along with a handful of collaborators. They’re a full service design studio located in old New England.
Rob Giampietro: An archive of design projects since 2000.
I somehow stumbled upon this great collection of rare design books on ebay. The most intriguing being Jan Tschichold’s Die Neue Typographie - The Rare 1928 First Edition! If only I had an extra $1,250… Also very cool is The Stork Club Bar Book by Lucius Beebe, 1946 First Edition with Jacket, Binding and Typography by Paul Rand, and signed by Mr. Rand as well. Plus this Photo-lettering Alphabet Thesaurus, and a TON more. Fun Sunday digging.
