#Graphic Design Books

[drawdownbooks]

Design as Art by Bruno Munari - a design classic from @penguinclassics

Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. Lamps, road signs, typography, posters, children’s books, advertising, cars and chairs—these are just some of his essay subjects.

Available at Draw Down!

[codeandcanvas]

Today, I decided to get a few things together, and tested out working with my tablet* by picking up a copy of Grünberger’s “Analog Algorithm” we have lying around in Mannheim and, well, working with it (you can see the work in progress on my Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8KhRwxCn0J/

After a few issues with storing and naming the files I worked with (and I am still pretty sure that I didn’t get the permutations right), I posted the screenshots to my Instagram account, while remembering that this was not the first time I worked with this particular book.

Switching back to my laptop, I looked for the files from last time, and especially from when they they were.

Boy, was I surprised to see their date: 22nd of June, 2022. Two years ago, bachelor’s thesis between those files and now, if I may. I am consistent in my summer endeavours.

And I had this smile on my face. How awesome is that? You just continue from where you left off. No deletion, no destruction, just a continuation of your own process, at your own pace.

As part of my explorative investigations into design as program(me), I’m also investing time into Karl Gerstner’s “Designing Programmes”, as well as an aside and, for later, Christian Büning’s “Zirkeltraining für die Augen”, a book which will hopefully allow me to improve my visual design acuity at first glance, which I value as very important for an art director.

Link list of the books mentioned:

Get “Analog Algorithm” from slanted, Lars Müller Publishing, or from Amazon Read more about Analog Algorithm on its dedicated website, https://analog-algorithm.com/

Get the “Designing Programmes” 1967 edition from archive.org, Amazon, and from Lars Müller Publishing There is also a new reprint of this book, which you can find here, https://haraldgeisler.com/books/ in English, German, and French, bien sûr!

Get “Zirkeltraining für die Augen” from Werkstoff Verlag, or from Amazon.

Link list of the people mentioned

Christoph Grünberger’s Linktree

Karl Gerstner’s estate Website

Christian Büning’s studio Website

*Adobe Illustrator is sluggish on my tablet, while making me angry with how file storage works for these poor ports of the excellent desktop app

[fashionbooksmilano]

Milton Glaser : POP

Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić, Beth Kleber

Monacelli Press , New York 2023, 288 pages, 25x30cm, ISBN 9781580936132

euro 55,00

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An overview of the work of illustrator and designer Milton Glaser during the 1960s and 70s

From 1954, when he co-founded the legendary Push Pin Studios, to the late ’70s, Milton Glaser was one of the most celebrated graphic designers of his day, whose work graced countless book and album covers, posters, magazine covers, and advertisements, both famous and little-known. Glaser largely defined the international visual style for illustration, advertising, and typeface design and interest in his legacy continues unabated, with modern creatives acknowledging his influence; for example, in 2014 Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner enlisted Glaser to design the ad campaign and branding for the show’s final season.

His renowned work garnered solo exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Creator of the iconic 'I ♥ NY' logo and cofounder of New York magazine, Glaser received numerous accolades and lifetime achievement awards. Across thousands of works across all print media, he invented a graphic language of bright, flat color, drawing and collage, imbued with wit. This collection of work from Glaser’s Pop period features hundreds of examples of his design that have not been seen since their original publication, demonstrating the graphic revolution that transformed design and popular culture.

29/10/23

[alessandro55]

Lorenzo Petrantoni

Las extrañas aventuras de Monsieur Petrantoni en el sultanato de las doce mil siglas y de los mil seiscientos acentos circunflejos

Panta Rhei Ediciones, Madrid 2007, 80 pag., 24,7x31cm, ISBN 978-84-6115905-5

euro 30,00

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Bajo las laderas del monte Druckerschwarze se halla el Sultanato de las doce mil siglas y d elos mkil sesicientos acentos circunflejos, conocido por atraer a ciéntificas e inventores en busca de inspiración.

Como Monsieur Petrantoni, que se aventuraba cada tarde por los estrechos callejones del barrio Gutenberg para rastrear en sus recónditas librerías.Allí husmeaba entre los más antiguos volúmenes en su perpetua cacería de imágenes. Una tarde como guiado por una intuición, se dirigió hacia un magnífico ejemplar ilustrado y saco del bolsillo su inseparable lupa para comenzar con el ritual bajo la cálida luz de la lámpara de gas. Horas después, en una de las amarillentas páginas apareció la imagen que buscaba para completar LÉtolie Mysterieuse: una impresionante reproducción del siglo XIX.

Era perfecta, así que adquirió el libro y salió apresuradamente. De vuelta en su taller, con el microlector de reliquias de Madame Scanería, conservadora de los códices del Sultanato, comenzó a capturar la imagen que complementaría su colección. Lo que pasó después... estás a punto de descubrirlo.

Lorenzo Petrantoni nasce a Genova nel 1970. Dopo gli studi di graphic design a Milano si trasferisce in Francia e lavora come Art Director per Young & Rubicam. Al rientro in Italia collabora con le più importanti agenzie di comunicazione visiva, fino a decidere di dedicare completamente il proprio tempo alla carriera di illustratore. Il suo amore per la grafica e la fascinazione per l’estetica grafica e editoriale dell’800 si combinano in modo unico nelle sue illustrazioni e animazioni. Usa testi, alfabeti e immagini ripresi da dizionari di quell’epoca coniando un linguaggio inconfondibile e illustrazioni originali che raccontano immagini e personaggi che altrimenti sarebbero dimenticati. Ha lavorato come designer usando il proprio linguaggio artistico per creare campagne pubblicitarie, video di marchi prestigiosi, così come per le più importanti testate giornalistiche nazionali ed internazionali. Ha realizzato mostre in tutto il mondo e vinto numerosi premi tra i quali il V&A Illustration Awards, London International Awards, New York Festival, American Illustration, Cresta International Advertising Awards e molti altri. Vive e lavora a Milano.

07/10/24

[iephos]

Today’s splurge

[jordanbolton]

To The Cashier Who Asked How I Am Today - Jordan Bolton

My first book ‘Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car’ is now available to pre-order! Get it here - https://smarturl.it/BlueSky

[zegalba]

[nemfrog]

Busy crows. Caw caw; or, the chronicle of crows. 1848.

Internet Archive

[becca-e-barnes]

Bucky pinning you down so you can’t squirm and he’s just sitting inside you while he tortures your clit feeling you clench around him. He makes you cum over and over until he finally cums.

Overstimulation + super soldier stamina = …

- 🍯

Dear God, I know I just don't have it in me to behave during cock-warming. When it comes down to it, I genuinely have no patience at all 😵‍💫

"You..." Bucky begins, pressing you down onto the bed before gripping your ankles and forcing you to flip over onto your front. "Have a problem with control."

With your face turned away from him, you can't help but smile to yourself. No one has ever said it out loud but you know he's right.

Being in control is where you're most comfortable. No hands are safer than your own. Except maybe his. You know he won't fuck this up.

"And you..." He continues, gathering your wrists behind your back, holding them tightly with one hand. "Need to learn how it feels to have control taken from you. Do you understand?"

As soon as you begin to nod your head, you feel him start to tape around your wrists, holding them together behind your back. Once he's content they're secure, he sits on the edge of the bed, facing the mirror before he pulls you onto his lap.

"Legs spread over the top of mine." He orders and you do as you're told, not because you have to but because you want to.

You notice the way your cunt is already glistening in the mirror and you're almost embarrassed because he hasn't even touched you yet.

"Fuck, you're made for this." He groans, lining his cock up to your slick entrance and you wonder if he's holding his breath too while he slides into you, as deep as your bodies will allow.

You're obsessed with the sight in front of you; your own naked body, with your legs spread so far apart you can see how your cunt is stuffed full of him.

Being shorter though, your feet can't touch the ground like this. There's no way you'll get enough leverage to fuck yourself on him but as soon as you start to tell him that, he silences you with two thick fingers between your lips.

"I'm not letting you fuck me." His free hand roams over your body, squeezing your breasts, pinching your nipples and then settling between your spread thighs.

"I'm going to play with you. I'm going to see how much you can take. I'm going to work out exactly how you like your clit stroked and I'm going to do that until your legs are shaking and your body won't let you cum any more. Maybe then I'll fuck you but sweetheart, that will be hours from now." His breath is hot against the side of your face, his fingers slipping from your mouth to your waist while he starts to flick gently against your clit.

"I'm going to start slowly. I'm going to do everything I can to drag this out as long as possible. I can feel every clench and flutter of this pretty little cunt and I'm going to enjoy it until you're dripping over my balls." At this rate, it won't be long until you're dripping onto the carpet, never mind over him. You dreamed he'd want to take control like this but you never imagined the way your body would respond.

"And then, when you've cum more times than you can handle, I'm going to tell you that I love you while I fuck you like I don't."

Update: Part 2

[orangesinwinter]

metropolitan tokyo

scans from Japanese Graphics Now! (2003)

[clem8tis]

1st ed. vc andrews covers by milton charles & gillian hills

[drawdownbooks]

Palette Perfect for Graphic Designers and Illustrators

Highly recommend this gorgeous book: it's divided into 24 chapters, each one representing an hour of the day. This separation is represented visually by assigning a color to each hour, based on the usual daylight, temperature, mood and activities of that time, in the temperate climate zone. Includes chapters on color, emotion, cultural understanding of hues, and much more!

Based on real examples drawn from graphic, product and illustration, different innovative combinations and palettes are shown for each color and the meaning it conveys. Intended for graphic designers, design students, fashion and interior decoration lovers, and all those interested in exciting and unexpected color combinations that work.

Designed by Sara Caldas

Published by Hoaki Books, 2021

Softcover, 303 pages, full color, 5.9 × 8.2 inches

Available at Draw Down: https://draw-down.com/products/palette-perfect-for-graphic-designers-and-illustrators

[words-at-night]

[fashionbooksmilano]

Esprit’s Graphic Work 1984-1986 

Julie Silber

Photography by Roberto Carra and Oliviero Toscani, Book design by Tamotsu Yagi

Esprit, San Francisco 1987, unpaged, approx 250p , 25×37 cm, ISBN  9780961443726

euro 280,00

email if you want to buy :booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

Incredibly rare and iconic, award-winning book published by Esprit De Corp in 1987, designed by Japanese designer and ESPRIT art director Tamotsu Yagi and Roberto Carra (Fiorucci), with photographer Oliviero Toscani (Benetton, Fiorucci, Colors). Housed in it's original printed plastic sleeve, this first and only die-cut cover edition showcases all aspects of the design work of the pioneering Californian fashion company, ESPRIT, from the years 1984-1986. Through it's wonderful, quintessentially Californian 1980's post-modern design, this book profiles ESPRIT's product packaging, clothing and home-ware design, pop accessories, catalogue campaigns, advertisements, various identity and event collateral (party announcements , posters, flyers, business cards), apparel print graphics, and retail interior design by Ettore Sottsass and Sottsass Associates one-of-a-kind, visually dazzling book and a wonderful, rare piece of commercial design history that led ESPRIT and Tamotsu Yagi to win the AIGA design leadership award in 1986. In 1968, American environmentalist, adventure film-maker, conservationist and founder of The North Face outdoor clothing company, Douglas Tompkins, his wife Susie, and her friend Jane Tise began selling girl's dresses out of the back of a VW bus. In 1971, they incorporated the booming business under the name "Plain Jane" which later became ESPRIT, one of the hottest and most successful clothing companies of the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's.From the early days running out of the Tompkins' apartment in San Francisco, Douglas Tompkins titled himself "image director", overseeing all aspects of the company's image, from store design to catalog layout, while his wife served as design director. In 1984 the role of art director was taken up by Japanese designer Tamotsu Yagi. All facets of design were of primary importance to ESPRIT. From the iconic logo design by John Casado (who aslo designed the first Apple Macintosh Computer logo and album covers for the Doobie Brothers) to the ESPRIT store and office interiors by Ettore Sottsass (of Memphis Design Group and Sottsass Associates) to the fashion campaign photography of Oliviero Toscani (also well-known for his controversial campaigns for Benetton, work with Fiorucci, and co-founder of Colors magazine), ESPRIT was a total design vision of the 1980's .

15/01/23

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[theacecouple]

For the first time in history, we are pleased to announce that the state of Kansas is formally recognizing Ace Week!!!

[avephelis]

NEED to check these things for fleas. take them to the VET! so sad they can't have deviantart they would have loved deviantart.