Collection of Superb, Inspirational Design Books
Sure, there are hundreds of great resources to seek inspiration on the web, but it is never quite the same of holding a book in your hands and getting to flick through the pages. This collection of inspirational design books features a handful of categories, from illustration to t-shirts, infographics to letterpress products and much more in between! It’s time to splash some cash and start growing your graphic design library!
Images 33 2009
Author(s): AOI Editors
Images 33 is a superb book, featuring the very best British contemporary illustration from 2009. In total, the book features around 600 illustrations over 360 pages, as well as 8 editorial essays about various illustration categories.
Made and Sold: Toys, T-Shirts Prints, Zines and Other Stuff
Author(s): FL@33, Tomi Vollauschek and Agathe Jacquillat.
A cool little 240 page book showcasing over 500 of the cutest and most exciting graphic products over 90 practitioners from around the world, including books, magazines and zines, toys, posters, princes, canvases, fonts, typographic 3D products, clothing and plenty of accessories.
The Book of Inspiration
Author(s): Computer Arts
Computer Arts first book is jam-packed full of the worlds foremost digital art, design and illustration. It features a die-cut, foil-blocked and embossed cover, so you know what to expect from it’s contents…
Los Logos 4
Author(s): R. Klanten and H. Hellige
Los Logos 4 is the fourth in the series, featuring over 5,000 examples (in 508 pages) of stylistic approaches to logo design from designers all around the globe.
Animation in Process
Author(s): Andrew Selby
Animation Process shows how artists, designers, filmmakers, programmers, directors, writers and producers have seized the chance to entertain using a versatile and compelling medium through mobile phone games to TV commercials, and everything in between.
Tangible
Author(s): R. Klanten
Tangible showcases striking visual and spatial design work by young and exceptional artists, particularly focusing on those who like to experiment with the boundaries between different styles of art and design.
Stereographics: Graphics in New Dimensions
Author(s): Viction:Workshop Ltd
This creative book explores how the pathways of graphic design are moving away from the over exposed digital medium and turning to the crafty read-world manifestations of analog inspired visual ideas, such as paper-crafting.
Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design
Author(s): R. Klanten, N.Bourquin, S.Ehmann and F. van Heerden
As more and more data is being visualised, Data Flow presents an abundant range of possibilities in visualising data and information. Over 256 pages, the book introduces a comprehensive selection of freshly designed diagrams.
Illusive: Contemporary Illustration Part 3
Author(s): R. Klanten, H. Hellige
Scouted from around the world, this inspirational book showcases talented illustrators indexed into the definitive reference for contemporary illustration.
Papercraft: Design and Art with Paper
Author(s): R. Klanten
Papercraft: Design and Art with Paper is an unparalleled collection of groundbreaking creations crafted from paper as a material for innovative art and design. It features everything from small objects and figures to large-scale art installations and urban interventions, as well as three-dimensional graphics sculptures – all crafted from paper!
Naive: Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design
Author(s): R. Klanten and H. Hellige
Naive: Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design documents the return of classical graphic design reminiscent of the 1940s to the 1960s in contemporary graphic design. It showcases a multitude of vivid and inspiring examples ranging from illustrations, poster art, editorials, book covers, record sleeves, stationary and textiles.
Hand Job: A Catalog of Type
Author(s): Micheal Perry
Hand Job: A Catalog of Type showcases a superb collection of clever, cute and bizarre examples of custom, hand-drawn letterforms over 250 pages.
Tees: The Art of the T-Shirt
Author(s): MAKI Design
Everybody loves t-shirts, not only because we can wear them, but because they are so inspirational. This book showcases 336 pages of tee designs contributed by 82 studios from around the world, including Brazil, Australia, Japanan, America and more.
New Retro: Classic Graphics, Today’s Designs
Author(s): Brenda Dermody and Teresa Breathnach
New Retro: Classic Graphics, Today’s Designs is a book of 240 pages, overviewing graphic design with an astute selection of contemporary work that makes great use of past inspiration. The book also shows how past designs can be updated to suit the needs of today. A total of 588 color and 67 black and white illustrations are showcased.
Adventures in Letterpress
Author(s): Brandon Mise
If you like doing things the old-fashioned way, Adventures in Letterpress is for you, featuring some superb artists and printers who favor beauty, old fashioned techniques over modern day printing and mass production techniques. The book showcases delicate details and exciting designs that make it clear as to why the interest in traditional letterpress printing is increasing.
New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century
Author(s): John Foster
New Masters of Poster Design showcases the breathtaking work of some of the worlds best poster designers, proving that the poster can still serve as a worthy communications tool even with all the modern technology.
Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art
Author(s): Michael Strassburger and Robynne Raye
20 Years of Poster Art showcases the incredible work by design studio “Modern Dog”, who produce a mixture of cheeky humor and punk rock style posters, making them unique; unique-enough to be collected in design museums worldwide.
The Big Book of Illustration Ideas 2
Author(s): Roger Walton
This book is the second in the series, and showcases a huge collection of illustrative ideas, a great companion for you to have in the office when you just can’t get your ideas on to paper – take a flick through this and you’re bound to find something similar to the image you’re picturing in your head!
New Poster Art
Author(s): Cees de Jong and Stefanie Burger
This book contains some of the best posters created worldwide from the past fifteen years, most of which have been used as a testing ground for new artistic ideas, making each and everyone of the posters unique and very inspirational.
Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles
Author(s): Jan Tholenaar, Alston W. Purvis and Cees de Jong
Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles offers a novel overview of typeface design, exploring the most beautiful and remarkable examples of font catalogs from the history of publishing, emphasising on the period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.
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