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Bibliographic
100 Classic Graphic Design Books is a compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years. It covers a huge range of materialhistoric titles from pioneering type foundries to the best of recent monographs from today's leading studiosand provides a unique insight into the evolution of graphic design in thetwentieth century.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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February 11, 2012
Bibliographic features 100 seminal books on graphic design ranging from the 1920s to today. Included are heavy-hitters of the profession: Paul Rand, Wolfgang Weingart, Milton Glaser, Stephan Sagmeister, Cahan & Associates, and more.
The book-about-books nature of Bibliographic actually worked quite well, especially given many of these books are now out-of-print, or ridiculously expensive. It successfully captured the spirit of important and influential design books, a dozen of which I had never heard about before.
In addition to the gorgeous visuals, Jason Godfrey's descriptions of each book were perfect: in pithy paragraphs, he blended information about the book's importance in history and information about how the book was printed or designed. Godfrey cautions that the book is "not a history of graphic design through its books," but it's certainly not a bad place to start looking.
The book-about-books nature of Bibliographic actually worked quite well, especially given many of these books are now out-of-print, or ridiculously expensive. It successfully captured the spirit of important and influential design books, a dozen of which I had never heard about before.
In addition to the gorgeous visuals, Jason Godfrey's descriptions of each book were perfect: in pithy paragraphs, he blended information about the book's importance in history and information about how the book was printed or designed. Godfrey cautions that the book is "not a history of graphic design through its books," but it's certainly not a bad place to start looking.
August 29, 2022
100 Classic Graphic Design Books Review:
As a graphic designer, I need to check trends both new and old. I found this book in a shop and bought it. Recently I started reading this book more visually than writing.
Also, I think you can see these lists online rather than buying a physical print.
This book is divided into 6 parts:
1- Typography Books
2- Sourcebooks
3- Instructional Books
4- History Books
5- Anthology Books
6- Monograph Books
You can read this book in a day or two maybe.
Dil Nawaz,
Founder of The Lion Studios
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As a graphic designer, I need to check trends both new and old. I found this book in a shop and bought it. Recently I started reading this book more visually than writing.
Also, I think you can see these lists online rather than buying a physical print.
This book is divided into 6 parts:
1- Typography Books
2- Sourcebooks
3- Instructional Books
4- History Books
5- Anthology Books
6- Monograph Books
You can read this book in a day or two maybe.
Dil Nawaz,
Founder of The Lion Studios
https://tinyurl.com/y3k7m55v
www.facebook.com/thelionstudios
www.instagram.com/thelionstudios
www.twitter.com/thelionstudios
www.thelionstudios.com
info@thelionstudios.com
+923472058390
July 4, 2011
A beautiful book. We take for granted so many symbols such as toilet signs in our lives. Someone had to come up with that design.
March 13, 2012
A beautiful book indeed!
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