TITLE

Graphic USA

IMPRINT

Cicada Books

PRICE US

$30.00 CDN $30.00

ISBN

9780956205322 TRADE

FORMAT

Flexi, 6.5 x 8.5 in., 272 pgs, 350 color.

CATALOG

SPRING 2011 p. 175   

DISTRIBUTOR

D.A.P.

PUB DATE

1/31/2011

STATUS

Active

STOCK

In stock

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Graphic USA

An Alternative Guide to 25 US Cities

Edited by Ziggy Hanaor. Texts by Bryan Keplesky, Tal Rosner, Michelle Weinberg, Camillia BenBassat, et al.

Visiting an unfamiliar city is usually best when you have a guide, a knowledgeable local pal who can show you the hidden treasures of his or her hometown. In the most ideal scenario, this friend would be motivated by sensibilities similar to your own--which is why so many traditional travel guidebooks, with their emphasis on well-trod landmarks and obvious institutions, are of such limited utility to travelers with offbeat tastes. But this is no typical guidebook. Abundantly illustrated and lovingly laid out, Graphic USA is like having hip, insightful chaperones in multiple cities across the United States: graphic designers living in 25 metropolises (from capitals of cool like New York, Portland, Miami and L.A. to less predictable locales such as Anchorage, Charleston, St. Louis and Phoenix) were invited to write and illustrate mini-guides to their stomping grounds. With listings for places to stay, bars, restaurants, galleries and clubs, the book gives readers everything they need to live it up like natives in the know. From the blue-collar dive bar that serves tumblers of local whiskey to the slick hotel designed by the hippest architect in town, or the weird restaurant in the strip mall that makes the best breakfast burrito this side of the border--the designer-contributors to Graphic USA have got you covered. All this user-friendly information is accompanied by brilliantly vivid illustrations that reflect the designers' experiences of their cities. A beautiful object as well as a useful guide, this volume offers a truly unique insight into the heart of American culture. The cities included in this book are: Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Providence, San Francisco, Seattle, St Louis and Washington D.C.

Featured image from the Minneapolis, Minnesota chapter by Adam Turman is reproduced from Graphic USA: An Alternative Guide to 25 US Cities.

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