Captures the future of graphic design in an amazing collection of images from 40 top designers who provide practical information on the concept and development of every design.
This volume presents samples of projects designed by a number of established firms whose clients are outside of the mainstream. Collaborations by Drate and Salavetz (designers and coauthors of Cool Type 2wo) command their own section, alongside such firms as Associates in Science, Graphic Havoc, and Smay Vision. This graphic design idea book contains what one might expect from the title: a corpse, nudity, gangsters, and lots of illegible typography. But most of the book reflects a milder counterculture that seeks its voice in music and entertainment. Most of the design is born out of what appears to be modest budgets original commissioned photography is used infrequently, and a range of patterns, sketches, illustrations, found art, and experimental typography repeatedly overcome financial limitations. Other books of note in a similar vein but with more specific focus are Roger Walton's Typographics 1: The Art of Typography from the Digital to Dyeline (Hearst Books International, 1995) and DED Associates' Travel Sickness (Die Gestalten Verlag, 2000). Art and graphic design libraries should include this volume as a record of design trends and leading firms of the age, but it is also appropriate for libraries that have an extensive graphic design section or serve a youthful demographic. Stephen Turner, San Francisco Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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