Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025
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Design History


Design History Books

Meggs' History of Graphic Design
Graphic Design: A Concise History (World of Art)
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
The Design of Everyday Things
Made in Italy: Rethinking a Century of Italian Design
Dutch Design: A History
The Authority of Everyday Objects: A Cultural History of West German Industrial Design (Volume 34)
Design: A Very Short Introduction
Design of the 20th Century
Industrial Design A-Z
The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 (A Quadrant Book)
Design Studies: A Reader
Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius
Graphic Design History
The Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences And Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design
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Graphic Icons by John CliffordThoughts on Design by Paul RandAbout Two Squares and More About Two Squares by El LissitzkyThe Design of Dissent by Milton GlaserGeorge Lois by George Lois
Graphic Design History
61 books — 13 voters
The Anatomy of Pattern by Lewis Foreman DayNature in Ornament by Lewis Foreman Day
Public Domain - Ornament and Design
2 books — 1 voter

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsThe Four Books of Architecture by Andrea PalladioGraphic Design by Ellen LuptonNeon Spectacular by Kody ShaferA Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander
Design Library
34 books — 3 voters

Quotes Tagged “Design History”

“ Less is not necessarily more. Just enough is more." –Milton Glaser ...more ”
― John Clifford
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John Clifford
“ Less is not necessarily more. Just enough is more. –Milton Glaser ”
― John Clifford, Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design
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Groups Tagged "Design History"

Frances Lincoln Publishers Founded in 1977, Frances Lincoln specializes in high quality illustrated books, especially on th…more
9 members, last active 13 years ago
Design Books Books for UX Designers and Researcher
5 members, last active 7 years ago