Less Is More: New Simplicity In Graphic Design

by Steven Heller, Anne Fink

This text explores the emerging less is more attitude in graphic design through work and insight from 96 of today''s hottest designers. Featured profiles examine the individual styles and influences of seven prominent designers.'

Genres: Design

160 pages, Hardcover

Published September 10, 1999

About the author

Steven Heller writes a monthly column on graphic design books for The New York Times Book Review and is co-chair of MFA Design at the School of Visual Arts. He has written more than 100 books on graphic design, illustration and political art, including Paul Rand, Merz to Emigre and Beyond: Avant Garde Magazine Design of the Twentieth Century, Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design Second Edition, Handwritten: Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age, Graphic Design History, Citizen Designer, Seymour Chwast: The Left Handed Designer, The Push Pin Graphic: Twenty Five Years of Design and Illustration, Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits, The Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design. He edits VOICE: The AIGA Online Journal of Graphic Design, and writes for Baseline, Design Observer, Eye, Grafik, I.D., Metropolis, Print, and Step. Steven is the recipient of the Art Directors Club Special Educators Award, the AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement, and the School of Visual Arts' Masters Series Award.

Reviews

[Chris Beiser · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short, lacking in ideas, not anything new, but a couple of pretty pictures.

[frankie · Rating 2 out of 5]

the concepts were a bit dry and lacked anything of substance for me. fun photos of design work to look through though.