Contemporary Graphic Design

by Charlotte Fiell (Editor), Peter Fiell

Packing a powerful visual punch: contemporary avant-garde graphic design This compendium showcases the extraordinary cutting-edge work of 100 of the world's most progressive graphic designers, from the hard-hitting political messages of Jonathan Barnbrook to the lyrical digital compositions of Peter Saville to the iconoclastic imagery of Stefan Sagmeister. Alongside the array of visually stunning and thought-provoking advertisements, CD covers, posters, packaging, websites, and corporate identities are texts by each designer expressing his or her individual approach to graphic design practice as well as personal insights into the motivations that lie behind the work. An accompanying introductory essay highlights the current issues surrounding graphic design practice, from the ascendancy of digital tools to the amorality of consumerism. By presenting a provocative survey of the latest, most experimental and forward-looking graphic design from around the globe, this exciting book provides a unique and totally unforgettable snapshot of where the discipline stands today and hopefully offers directions for its future. Contemporary Graphic Design is absolutely essential to anyone interested in the power of images. The list of entries includes: Jonathan Barnbrook, The Designers Republic, FUEL, Fernando Guti?rrez, Hideki Inaba, KesselsKramer, Scott King, Christian K?sters, J?rg Lehni, Karel Martens, ME Company, M/M (Paris), Martijn Oostra, Gabor Palotai, Stefan Sagmeister, Peter Saville, Studio Boot, Sweden Graphics, Omar Vulpinari, Martin Woodtli

Genres: Design, Art, Art Design, Collections, Reference, Nonfiction

560 pages, Hardback

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

Charlotte Fiell is a leading authority on the history, theory and criticism of design and, to date, has written 60 books on the subject.

Charlotte initially studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art in London and then later at the British Institute in Florence. She subsequently took a BA(Hons) degree in the History of Drawing and Printmaking with Material Science at Camberwell College of Arts (UAL), London. Following on from this, she trained at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.

Reviews

[João Moura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compêndio de artistas do design gráfico com respetivo portfolio de trabalhos emblemáticos. Propostas variadas, arrojadas e apelativas, para retirar ideias ou simplesmente alegrar as vistas com as cores, curvas, linhas e palavras.

[Mike Peleah · Rating 5 out of 5]

The compendium of cutting-edge work of 100 of the world's most renowned graphic designers.

[sweet orange books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read: 2007-01-01

[Candela Borges · Rating 3 out of 5]

Visuals and new ideas for your brain

[Amy Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is really fantastic and worth the money. Full of all different styles and designer to inspire you. One of my favourites being Stefan Sagmeister, who is a wonderful playful graphic designer. Will really help you when looking for popular designers who are well known in the industry. This book is big and has a lot of images showing variations of work. It also includes a passage about each designer or design firm.

Definitely one to buy if you are studying or interested in Graphic Design

[Dorin Budusan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great source of inspiration for people with a passion for graphic design. With this book, I discovered a lot of great graphic designers.