Recently my obsession with collecting rare design books has reached an all-time high. In the last month I’ve added 14 books to my collection. Some hard to find, some not, some expensive, some cheap, but all amazing. I’ve photographed them for your viewing pleasure.
Books:
1999 – 20Th-Century Type Remix – Lewis Blackwell
1974 – Basic Typography – Ruedi Ruegg, Godi Frolich
1989 – Basic Typography: Design With Letters – Ruedi Ruegg
1984 – Corporate Design International – Wolfgang Schmittel
1986 – Experiment Design – Igildo G. Biesele
1977 – Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice – Armin Hofmann
1980 – Moderne Werbe Und Gebrauchs Grafik – Hans Neuburg
1964 – Official Graphic Art in Switzerland – Walter Bangerter, Albert Moneda
1986 – Posters by the Members of the Alliance Graphique Internationale 1960 – 1985 – Rudolph de Harak
1978 – Process Visual – Wolfgang Schmittel
1993 – Symbol Signs: The Complete Study of Passenger/Pedestrian-Oriented Symbols Developed by The American Institute of Graphic Arts for the U.S. Department of Transportation
1974 – Symbol Signs: The Development of Passenger/Pedestrian Oriented Symbols for Use in Transportation-Related Facilities
1973 – Trademarks and Symbols: Alphabets, Volume 1 – Yasaburo Kuwayama
1973 – Trademarks and Symbols: Symbolical Design, Volume 2 – Yasaburo Kuwayama
You have no idea how jealous I am. Once I have some extra money lying around I’ll have to get some of these. Do you have a favorite?
Joey, my favorite is Basic Typography by Ruedi Ruegg and Godi Frolich. It is full of amazing designs and a bunch of great info.
Fantastic selection of books. I’d kill just to own one of those! Are they expensive?
David, they were all under $100. I have real expensive books on my list but I’m leaving those for another time.
That’s not too bad considering the condition and age of the books, although its still a little bit expensive. But I guess you’re paying for the quality, and in the end that’s what you get. Its amazing how you can create a book cover with only a few lines of text set in Helvetica. It shows how powerful and special that typeface really is.
Just snatched Basic Typography – Ruedi Rüegg/Godi Fröhlich for $75.