(Hardback)

Featuring more than 1,100 collection objects selected by the curatorial staff, Smithsonian Design Library, and designer Irma Boom, this book is organized entirely by Boom's visual sequencing of images; her design and the curators' essays weave parallel narratives throughout.

(Paperback)

A comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide to more than 350 trademarks, based on heraldic symbology, from all over the world, the new book features the work of Anagrama, Atipus, Bielke+Yang, Olle Eksell, Toko, Paris+Hendzel Studio, dn&co., Firmalt, Tsto, Werklig, Greenspace and many more.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Offers a fascinating insight into the creative world of type design.

(Hardback)

A follow up title to the popular On Show (2013) exploring the most current practices in exhibition design.

(Paperback)

Hundreds of plant species with specialized appendices on edible plants, herbs, plants used in decoration and graphic design. Inspirational, royalty-free illustrations for designers, artists, botanists, and gardeners.

(Paperback)

Equal parts design inspiration and manual, Please Make This Look Nice combines interviews, writings, case studies, and personal ephemera from celebrated designers into a solid primer for designers and design enthusiasts alike.

(Hardback)

Never-before-seen North Korea - a rare glimpse into the country behind the politics and the creativity behind the propaganda

(Hardback)

Little brand, big effect: Today's corporate design is being redefined by distinctive visual creativity.

(Hardback)

Over 100 works showing how creative thinkers turn the day-to-day experience of using a calendar into one of excitement and artistic discovery.

(Hardback)

Award-winning designer Sean Adams presents over 100 case studies of environmental graphics and murals from around the world.

(Paperback)

The ultimate portable handbook for designers, students, and educators, The Pocket Universal Methods of Design, Revised and Expanded, is updated to include 125 methods of design knowledge to keep teams as well as solo practitioners sharp.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Semiotics is the theory of signs, and reading signs is a part of everyday life: from road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literature. Semiotic theory can, however, appear mysterious and impenetrable. This book decodes that mystery using visual examples instead of abstract theory.

(Novelty book)

Presents 226 fonts from major type libraries in well over 1,000 typefaces. This work presents a selection ranging from classic fonts to newcomers, from Baskerville, Bodoni and Jansen to Auto, Farnham Text, and Ginger. Each entry includes a passage of dummy text that allows you to assess the overall apearance and characteristic style of a font.

(Novelty book)

Thirty detachable vintage posters drawn from the V&As renowned archive take you back to the Golden Age of travel.

(Paperback)

A collection of 1,000 symbols and logotypes designed by the Pentagram partners from 1967 to the present.

(Paperback)

Every day there is something happening in the world of typography and graphic design - the most inspiring, trendsetting and enduring stories, events and works have been collected here to guide the reader to the highlights: 52 for 52 weeks, written by more than 40 experts.

(Hardback)

The first book to tell the whole story of The Designers Republic--the design group that irrevocably changed the field of graphic communication.

(Hardback)

The past and present of environmental graphic design at airports worldwide.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Tracing 1940s America through advertising, this new hardcover collection edited by Jim Heimann follows the ads of the United States through the propaganda of war to the mass consumerism of peace. Through motorcars, cigarettes, lipsticks, and cans of Campbells soup, this is an entertaining and eye-opening survey of the fears, fads, and dreams...

(Paperback)

This stunning addition to the 36 Chambers series leads the reader deep into a menagerie of fantastic, dark creatures accented by bold strokes and specks of gold.

(Hardback)

Master printmaker Anthony Burrills wonderful world of printed matter, presented through a personal selection of offbeat ephemera and typographic curiosities.

(Hardback)

An unprecedented synthesis and in-depth account of recent scholarship on Arabic typographic history and a concise guide on Arabic typography addressing all key areas.