| Graphic Design Bookshelf
Information design pioneer Edward Tufte sums up the ever-increasing relevance of graphic design to our times with his observation that “clutter is a failure of design, not an attribute of information.” In the golden age of paraphernalia, it falls to the graphic designer to clarify the clutter, and the ability to compose visual and linguistic data so that it grabs both eye and mind determines the success of just about every merchandized product, from a flyer in the mailbox to the web. Historically, graphic design has also defined the look of entire avant-garde art movements and even whole eras, through album art and movie posters. Below is a selection of our finest monographs and surveys on graphic design, from modernist Italian travel posters to web design.
The featured image is taken from Beauty Is in the Street, a fantastic compendium of posters made by the Atelier Populaire during the uprisings in May 1968, in Paris. The caption in the poster reads: "Will he be unemployed?" Beauty Is in the Street is edited by the collector, editor and curator Johan Kugelberg, and original Atelier Populaire member Philippe Vermès. It is published by Four Corner Books.
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| | Recommended Reading: A Book List on Graphic DesignPICTUREBOX  Pbk, 7 x 10 in. / 256 pgs / 250 b&w. | 4/30/2013 | In stock
ISBN 9780984589241 | $29.95 PICTUREBOX  Pbk, 5.5 x 8.5 in. / 184 pgs / 96 b&w / 88 duotone. | 5/31/2013 | In stock
ISBN 9780982632741 | $19.95 PICTUREBOX  Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 112 pgs / 32 color / 80 duotone. | 6/30/2013 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780985159597 | $19.95 PICTUREBOX  Hbk, 7.25 x 10.25 in. / 160 pgs / 8 color / 120 b&w. | 6/30/2013 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780985159566 | $22.95 KETTLER VERLAG  Hbk, 6.75 x 8.75 in. / 144 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 2/28/2013 | In stock
ISBN 9783862062065 | $39.95 RM  Hbk, 8.75 x 10.25 in. / 160 pgs / 211 b&w. | 3/31/2013 | In stock
ISBN 9788415118411 | $29.95 PICTUREBOX  Hbk, 8 x 11 in. / 88 pgs / 80 color. | 4/30/2013 | In stock
ISBN 9780985159511 | $22.95 SOUL JAZZ RECORDS PUBLISHING  Flexi, 8.75 x 10.75 in. / 400 pgs / 800 color. | 9/30/2013 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780957260009 | $39.99 WIRED UP MEDIA  Hbk, 8.75 x 8.75 in. / 384 pgs / 344 color / 50 b&w. | 4/30/2013 | In stock
ISBN 9780615488769 | $39.95 METROPOLIS BOOKS  Hbk, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 252 pgs / 150 color. | 5/30/2013 | In stock
ISBN 9781935202172 | $29.95 INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA  Pbk, 2.75 x 4 in. / 244 pgs / 60 color / 40 b&w. | 4/30/2013 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780884541257 | $20.00 INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA  Pbk, 6.5 x 8.75 in. / 156 pgs / 19 color / 8 b&w. | 7/31/2013 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780884541240 | $18.00 FUEL PUBLISHING  Hbk, 5 x 8 in. / 400 pgs / 350 b&w. | 11/1/2008 | In stock
ISBN 9780955006197 | $32.95 DAMIANI  Pbk, 9.5 x 10.25 in. / 208 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 2/29/2012 | In stock
ISBN 9788862082044 | $39.95 TRILCE EDICIONES  Pbk, 9.5 x 13.5 in. / 320 pgs / 272 color. | 10/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9786077663188 | $32.00 FUEL PUBLISHING  Pbk, 7.25 x 8.75 in. / 208 pgs / 300 color / 107 b&w. | 12/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9780956356284 | $32.95 SILVANA EDITORIALE  Clth, 10 x 12 in. / 288 pgs / 250 color. | 10/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9788836619221 | $75.00 JRP|RINGIER  Pbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 208 pgs / 218 color. | 7/31/2011 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9783037642122 | $37.50 SOUL JAZZ BOOKS  Hbk, 12.25 x 12.25 in. / 216 pgs / 200 color. | 11/30/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9780955481772 | $49.95 FOUR CORNERS BOOKS  Hbk, 9 x 11 in. / 272 pgs / 200 color / 100 b&w. | 8/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9780956192837 | $40.00 WALKER ART CENTER  Pbk, 9 x 12 in. / 240 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 11/30/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9780935640984 | $40.00 NAI010 PUBLISHERS  Pbk, 5.5 x 8.25 in. / 276 pgs. | 1/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9789056627706 | $30.00 IDPURE EDITIONS  Clth, 9.5 x 12 in. / 240 pgs / 200 color / 200 b&w. | 3/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9782839905992 | $65.00 KANT  Hbk, 9 x 11 in. / 208 pgs / 211 color. | 8/31/2011 | Not available
ISBN 9788086217673 | $50.00 KANT  Hbk, 9 x 11 in. / 328 pgs / 790 color. | 8/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9788074370144 | $80.00 ADELITA  Hbk, 9 x 11 in. / 224 pgs / 550 color / 70 b&w. | 2/28/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9780955201745 | $49.95 HATJE CANTZ  Hbk, 9.25 x 11.25 in. / 336 pgs / 1,115 color. | 1/31/2011 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9783775727518 | $75.00 NAI/D.A.P. DISTRIBUTED ART PUBLISHERS  Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 176 pgs / 89 color. | 5/31/2011 | In stock
ISBN 9789056627980 | $35.00 RM/MUSEO VALENCIANO DE LA ILUSTRACIóN Y LA MODERNIDAD  Hbk, 9.75 x 12 in. / 288 pgs / 240 color / 47 b&w. | 2/28/2011 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9788492480876 | $65.00 METROPOLIS BOOKS  Pbk, 9.5 x 12.5 in. / 128 pgs / 100 color / 50 tear-out posters. | 11/30/2010 | In stock
ISBN 9781935202240 | $30.00 SOUNDSCREEN DESIGN  Hbk, 9.5 x 12.5 in. / 312 pgs / 566 color. | 3/31/2011 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780984302802 | $59.99 NAI010 PUBLISHERS  Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 256 pgs / 250 color. | 6/30/2013 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9789056627447 | $50.00 IDN  Hbk, 9.5 x 7.75 in. / 452 pgs / illustrated throughout / DVD (NTSC only). | 7/31/2010 | In stock
ISBN 9789889959197 | $59.95 ACADIA SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM  Clth, 7 x 9.25 in. / 184 pgs / 100 color. | 6/30/2010 | In stock
ISBN 9780979764233 | $30.00 KERBER  Pbk, 9.75 x 13.5 in. / 160 pgs / 163 color / 90 b&w. | 1/31/2010 | In stock
ISBN 9783866782822 | $46.50 BONGOUT  Hbk, 6.75 x 9.25 in. / 68 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 8/31/2009 | In stock
ISBN 9783940907059 | $25.00 JRP|RINGIER  Pbk, 10.75 x 10.75 in. / 244 pgs / 194 color / 107 b&w / Vinyl Record. | 8/31/2009 | In stock
ISBN 9783037640111 | $55.00 DAMIANI  Hbk, 9.75 x 12.75 in. / 176 pgs / 100 color. | 2/1/2009 | In stock
ISBN 9788862080750 | $49.95 EDIZIONI CORRAINI  Pbk, 9.5 x 11.75 in. / 248 pgs / 514 color. | 3/1/2009 | In stock
ISBN 9788875701604 | $65.00 EDIZIONI CORRAINI  Pbk, 4.5 x 6.5 in. / 88 pgs / 33 b&w. | 3/1/2009 | In stock
ISBN 9788875701642 | $15.00 VALIZ  Hardback, 6 x 8.5 in. / 480 pgs / 800 color / 50 b&w. | 11/1/2008 | In stock
ISBN 9789078088219 | $45.00 JRP|RINGIER  Clothbound, 6.75 x 9 in. / 244 pgs / 717 color. | 8/1/2008 | In stock
ISBN 9783905829549 | $89.00 EIGHT BOOKS  Paperback, 8.75 x 8.75 in. / 144 pgs / 250 color. | 8/1/2008 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780955432224 | $35.00 PICTUREBOX  Hardback, 9.25 x 12.25 in. / 224 pgs / 450 color. | 12/1/2008 | In stock
ISBN 9780981562216 | $45.00 JRP|RINGIER  Paperback, 8 x 10.5 in. / 272 pgs./ 240 color | 10/1/2007 | In stock
ISBN 9783905701661 | $50.00 FUEL PUBLISHING  Hardcover, 5 x 8 in. / 192 pgs / 64 color / 125 b&w. | 10/1/2007 | In stock
ISBN 9780955006173 | $32.95 LA MARCA EDITORA  Paperback, 6 x 6 in. / 240 pgs / 500 color. | 3/1/2007 | In stock
ISBN 9789508891501 | $25.00 FUEL PUBLISHING  Paperback, 8.75 x 12.75 in. / 208 pgs / 360 color. | 10/15/2006 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9780955006142 | $55.00 MFA PUBLICATIONS  Hbk, 8.5 x 9.5 in. / 288 pgs / 350 color / 20 b&w. | 4/2/2004 | In stock
ISBN 9780878466689 | $45.00 THE CENTER FOR ART, DESIGN AND VISUAL CULTURE  Paperback, 6 x 9 in. / 334 pgs / 200 color. | 11/2/2003 | Awaiting stock
ISBN 9781890761035 | $45.00 |
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