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Bibliographic: 100 Classic Graphic Design Books
100 Classic Graphic Design Books is a unique compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years. It covers a huge range of material—historic titles from pioneering type foundries to the best of recent monographs from todays leading studios—and provides an essential insight into the evolution of graphic design in the twentieth century.
Classic graphic design manuals by László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Müller-Brockmann are included, alongside pioneering instructional titles on advertising and corporate identity. Monographs designed by andcovering the major individuals and studios of the era—from A.M. Cassandre and Alexey Brodovitch to Stefan Sagmeister and Peter Saville—are detailed, along with groundbreaking anthologies on trademark design, Polish film posters, the impact of the avant-garde, and more.
All the books, whether classic histories of Bauhaus design or rarely seen sourcebooks of symbols and type, are illustrated with a wide selection of spreads and covers, all in color.
In addition, leading international designers have provided lists of favorite titles from their own libraries.
Classic graphic design manuals by László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Müller-Brockmann are included, alongside pioneering instructional titles on advertising and corporate identity. Monographs designed by andcovering the major individuals and studios of the era—from A.M. Cassandre and Alexey Brodovitch to Stefan Sagmeister and Peter Saville—are detailed, along with groundbreaking anthologies on trademark design, Polish film posters, the impact of the avant-garde, and more.
All the books, whether classic histories of Bauhaus design or rarely seen sourcebooks of symbols and type, are illustrated with a wide selection of spreads and covers, all in color.
In addition, leading international designers have provided lists of favorite titles from their own libraries.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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February 11, 2012
Bibliographic features 100 seminal books on graphic design ranging from the 1920s to today. Included are heavy-hitters of the profession: Paul Rand, Wolfgang Weingart, Milton Glaser, Stephan Sagmeister, Cahan & Associates, and more.
The book-about-books nature of Bibliographic actually worked quite well, especially given many of these books are now out-of-print, or ridiculously expensive. It successfully captured the spirit of important and influential design books, a dozen of which I had never heard about before.
In addition to the gorgeous visuals, Jason Godfrey's descriptions of each book were perfect: in pithy paragraphs, he blended information about the book's importance in history and information about how the book was printed or designed. Godfrey cautions that the book is "not a history of graphic design through its books," but it's certainly not a bad place to start looking.
The book-about-books nature of Bibliographic actually worked quite well, especially given many of these books are now out-of-print, or ridiculously expensive. It successfully captured the spirit of important and influential design books, a dozen of which I had never heard about before.
In addition to the gorgeous visuals, Jason Godfrey's descriptions of each book were perfect: in pithy paragraphs, he blended information about the book's importance in history and information about how the book was printed or designed. Godfrey cautions that the book is "not a history of graphic design through its books," but it's certainly not a bad place to start looking.
August 29, 2022
100 Classic Graphic Design Books Review:
As a graphic designer, I need to check trends both new and old. I found this book in a shop and bought it. Recently I started reading this book more visually than writing.
Also, I think you can see these lists online rather than buying a physical print.
This book is divided into 6 parts:
1- Typography Books
2- Sourcebooks
3- Instructional Books
4- History Books
5- Anthology Books
6- Monograph Books
You can read this book in a day or two maybe.
Dil Nawaz,
Founder of The Lion Studios
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As a graphic designer, I need to check trends both new and old. I found this book in a shop and bought it. Recently I started reading this book more visually than writing.
Also, I think you can see these lists online rather than buying a physical print.
This book is divided into 6 parts:
1- Typography Books
2- Sourcebooks
3- Instructional Books
4- History Books
5- Anthology Books
6- Monograph Books
You can read this book in a day or two maybe.
Dil Nawaz,
Founder of The Lion Studios
https://tinyurl.com/y3k7m55v
www.facebook.com/thelionstudios
www.instagram.com/thelionstudios
www.twitter.com/thelionstudios
www.thelionstudios.com
info@thelionstudios.com
+923472058390
July 4, 2011
A beautiful book. We take for granted so many symbols such as toilet signs in our lives. Someone had to come up with that design.
March 13, 2012
A beautiful book indeed!
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