Smashing Magazine put together an excellent collection of book covers.
Tag: Books
Rare Design Books
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
Sweetness By Sweet
A bunch of “sweet” work by Sweet studio.
The Pelican Project
Excellent gallery of Pelican books ranging from the 1930’s to the 1980’s and organized by year. The covers designed in the 60’s and 70’s are my favorites.
Ade Hauser Lacour
Ade Hauser Lacour is a Frankfurt based studio that’s doing some excellent work. I haven’t heard of them before but by looking at their portfolio I consider them one of the top studios around.
Travel Ephemera
While rummaging through FFFFound.com I found this great online gallery (the site design is hard on the eyes) of graphic design examples from the 1920s and 1930s. You can definitely see how this early work inspired designers like Brockmann and Crouwel.
On a shameless side note, if anyone has an extra FFFFound invite I would be more than happy to take it off your hands.