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Tag: Book Review

Recommended Resources: Victionary Palette Series

Courtney • Feb 17, 2014
Victionary is an excellent resource for books that contain lots of design eye candy, both in the content as well as the books’ own designs. They...
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Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design

Courtney • Dec 04, 2013
John Clifford, of Think Studio, just released his very first book, Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design, and it is a book ever...
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Draw Your Own Alphabets

Courtney • May 05, 2013
Draw Your Own Alphabets: Thirty Fonts to Scribble, Sketch, and Make Your Own is a new book by Tony Seddon that teaches you how to create your own cu...
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New York Nights

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
“No other city in the world stages dusk to dawn like New York City. In this book one can experience New York on foot, the ultimate reward for the no...
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Brooklyn Makers

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
I just got my hands on a copy of Brooklyn Makers, a new publication from Princeton Architectural Press. The book features the photography of Jennifer...
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Sad Santa by Tad Carpenter

Courtney • Dec 18, 2012
Just in time for the holidays, Tad Carpenter has written and illustrated a new book. Sad Santa is a story about Santa’s annual holiday blues—...
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Popular Lies About Graphic Design

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
Designer Craig Ward (who I’ve previously posted about here and here) has written a new book entitled, Popular Lies About Graphic Design. Craig d...
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Book Review: Graduation Guide for Design Students

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
Graduation guide for design students is a palm-sized book that was written and illustrated by Moniek Paus of Netherlands-based Studio Pomp. The bo...
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They Draw and Cook Giveaway

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
This giveaway is now closed; the winner will be announced on Monday morning. Thanks to all who participated! For the third week in a row, I have anoth...
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Take a Line for a Walk: A Creativity Journal

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
Take a Line for a Walk is a new creativity journal by Robin Landa. The journal is a true collaboration, featuring all sorts of creative prompts from w...
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Menus for Chez Panisse

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
Menus for Chez Panisse is an essential book for anyone who loves the art of letterpress. The book chronicles the artistic relationship between Alice W...
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Sharon Montrose: Menagerie

Courtney • Dec 18, 2012
Feast your eyes on Menagerie, a new book from animal portrait extraordinaire Sharon Montrose. A collection of Sharon’s photographs and design v...
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Nigel Peake: In the Wilds

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
I recently got my hands on a review copy of Nigel Peake’s Into the Wilds, a book that features his signature illustration style applied to all s...
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Ana Montiel: Visual Mantras

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
I can’t get enough of these watercolor patterns by Ana Montiel. Each of the spreads below are part of Visual Mantras, a limited edition artist b...
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Mike Perry: Pulled

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
I was recently lucky enough to get my hands on a review copy of Mike Perry’s Pulled, A Catalog of Screen Printing, which can perhaps best be des...
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World of Geekcraft

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
Three of the talented gents of Public School recently had the opportunity to produce World of Geekcraft, a new publication from Chronicle Books. World...
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God Loves Hair

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
God Loves Hair, a new book by Vivek Shraya, “is an exploration of sexuality, gender, racial politics, religion and belonging through the eyes of...
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Zeixs books

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
Zeixs is German book publisher who is all “about the fusion of online and printed media”. I was previously unfamiliar with their design-fo...
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FF3300

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
FF3300 is a design publication written partially in Italian and partially in English. The design is beautiful and features a yet-to-be-released typefa...
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365: AIGA Year in Design 29

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
I’m really excited to get my hands on this year’s AIGA Design Annual, 365: AIGA Year in Design 29, designed by Paula Scher and her team at...
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Women of Design

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
This book is long overdue, can’t wait to get my hands on it....
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The Election Collection

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
Artist/designer Chris Piascik documented the 2008 Presidential election through typographic illustrations. And now he’s put them all together in...
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The Design Entrepreneur

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
I came across this book while browsing in Barnes and Noble a few weeks ago, but wasn’t able to find any information about it online. So I was ex...
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Harvard Business Review Classics

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
There’s nothing I don’t love about the design of these books—their compact size, the colors, their common design elements and, this goes...
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Playful Type

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
“Playful Type presents an inspiring collection of illustrative fonts and hand-made typography created from a variety of cutting-edge approaches ...
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Over & Over

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
I read about this new book from Mike Perry yesterday on Treasuring, and immediately placed an order. “Over & Over” follows the same fo...
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Katie Kirk

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
The other day Free Design pointed out “Eli No!”, a children’s book designed by the extremely talented illustrator, Katie Kirk. I abs...
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Old School

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
“The “Old School” theme will celebrate the aesthetics of twentieth century education through an art exhibition and companion book, a...
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Area 2

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
I took a peek at this book in Barnes & Noble yesterday, and at around 450 pages, it is chock full of inspiration. Area 2 is pretty much a curated ...
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We tell stories

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
I just realized that this post didn’t publish when I told it to yesterday. So the whole “Speaking of Penguin” follow-up didn’t...
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Dream In Color

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
This book—the first monograph on artist Lulu de Kwiatkowski—looks gorgeous. de Kwiatkowski is more well-known for her designer textile line, LULU ...
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Type Galore

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
One of the highlights of the conference was the Type Director’s Club exhibit (TDC54) at the conference. I love the books cataloging these compet...
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Helpful Business Resources

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
In Monday’s second session I attended “Financial Planning for Solo Designers” given by Shel Perkins, the author of Talent is Not Eno...
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