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| Data Flow |
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Gestalten |
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 problem exists between large ideas being born from studying data and finding intelligible ways to present those ideas. Data Flow is a book which presents hundreds of possibilities for visualizing data in a thoughtful and effective way.
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Comedy |
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Jessica Hagy |
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 essica Hagy's quirky little drawings explain our often complicated world with pretty simple diagrams, charts, and graphs. There's nothing better than Jessica's explanation of "How Mommy and Daddy met"
Stranger + 1 beer = Friend
Stranger + 8 Beers = Lover
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| Shapes for sounds |
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2008 |
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Timothy Donaldson |
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 his is a subject we may not often think about. The little symbols that make up this sentence are so deeply etched into our minds it's almost impossible not to hear them. But how did these form come to be and how has technology changed and evolved them? From the book..."There could not have been a Reformation, an Enlightenment, and an Industrial Revolution if there had not been this revolutionary technologising of the alphabet… Nevertheless, though this technology gave, it also took. The alphabet is frozen in the Roman and Carolingian shapes it was in when type came along. Our orthography is so deeply embedded into our systems that although we will not lose it, we cannot change it."
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 03|Jan|2009 |
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| All Gone |
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ll Gone features a comprehensive overview of street art from around the world each year. Products are presented in chronological order with an accompanying description and supporting art. This year's edition comes in a bright red cover, and runs 256 pages. All Gone is a limited edition, only being produced in 1000 copies. So they are (you guessed it) - all gone.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 22|Dec|2008 |
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| Wonderwall |
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Staoko Suzuki |
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 f you find yourself in a retail environment that stunning, theatrical, and innovative - chances are the interior design is by Masamichi Katayama.
Katayama’s company, Wonderwall, has been responsible for some of the coolest interiors for the hottest retailers, including Bape, APC, and collette.
The book includes articles by Tyler Brulé, the Editor in Chief of Monocle
and John C. Jay, Wieden+Kennedy's Creative Director.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 21|Dec|2008 |
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| For the Love of Vinyl |
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2008 |
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Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell |
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 oly Houses of the Holy! Storm and Po are back with a re-telling of the high times at Hypgnosis. For those of you unfamiliar with those references, pretty much all the wacky, surreal, trippy album covers from the concept bands in the 70's were produced by Hypgnosis - all done with a high level of technical ecstasy (hint: read the book and you'll understand the last reference).
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 14|Dec|2008 |
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| Do you matter? |
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2008 |
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Robert Brunner and Stewart Emery |
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he title says it all. Want proof? Would the Big 3 auto makers be begging for a bail out if people cared about their products? Which brand do you like better, Apple or Microsoft? Is there really a difference between Pepsi and Coke?
In a world where the difference between products sometimes comes down to branding and packaging how people feel about your product is the point of differentiation. Even if you are not in the business of creating products and services per se, this is a book everyone can enjoy. In addition to expanding the way you think about the role of design in your life, it will help you to be a delighted consumer.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 14|Dec|2008 |
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| SKULLS |
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2008 |
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Noah Scalin |
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rtist and photographer Noah Scalin created the Skull-A-Day project on June 4th 2007, posting a photograph of a different skull of his creation every day on his blog until June 2nd, 2008 (it was a leap year, after all.) SKULLS is the compiled book of every picture Scalin took for the project.
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| posted by Alex Wernquest - 14|Dec|2008 |
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| Marmol Radziner + Associates |
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Architecture |
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2008 |
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Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner |
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f you design some of the most stylish and beautiful modern houses in the Los Angeles area, including many for celebrity clients, how do you ensure that the projects are built to the standards you, and your patrons, demand? If you’re the highly sought-after firm of Marmol Radziner + Associates, you do what an increasing number of practices are doing: become your own contractor and build your projects with the same rigor and beauty with which they were designed, and in the process, remake your firm into one of the most visible and successful design-build firms in the country.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 13|Dec|2008 |
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| How do you design? |
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2009 |
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Hugh Dubberly |
 ubberly has made a career out of designing design. This book examines design processes that the Dubberly Design Studio has collected over the years. The premise? "Everyone designs. The teacher arranging desks for a discussion. The entrepreneur planning a business. The team building a rocket."
Although the book is unfinished you can download a PDF for free, and also add to the book by submitting your own design processes.
This book is highly recommended - we had the privilege of attending a Hugh Dubberly lecture a few years ago and the clarity and depth of thought were astounding. We keep his Map of a Brand on the studio wall at all times.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 12|Dec|2008 |
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| The Music Book |
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2008 |
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Mark Seliger |
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 ike a great piece of rock music, an artful photograph is part harmony and part unexpected chaos. Mark Seliger is an artist who chronicles the music world and transposes its idioms to the photographic medium.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 12|Dec|2008 |
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| Things I Have Learned in my Life So Far |
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Stefan Sagmeister |
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his is a companion book to Stefan Sagmeister's exhibition of the same name. You'd expect a beautiful book from Sagmeister, his graphic work is sensational and adventurous. He's a inspiration to a entire legion of graphic designers and now he has some inspirational words for you...
Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid, I have to live now.
Being not truthful works against me.
Helping other people helps me.
Organizing a charity group is surprisingly easy.
Everything I do always comes back to me.
Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
Over time I get used to everything and start taking it for granted.
Money does not make me happy.
Traveling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life.
Assuming is stifling.
Keeping a diary supports my personal development.
Trying to look good limits my life.
Worrying solves nothing.
Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
Having guts always works out for me.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 08|Dec|2008 |
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| Area 2 |
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Ellen Lupton |
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 eatures the work of 100 leading graphic designers selected by 10 design curators. Each curator also chooses a design classic for consideration.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 07|Dec|2008 |
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| Watercube: The Book |
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Architecture |
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2008 |
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Ethel Baraona Pohl |
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comprehensive overview of the Beijing National Aquatics Center project by Ethel Baraona Pohl. Detailed descriptions of every stage of this spectacular building’s development, from concept and the design competition through construction to completion in time for the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008, are illustrated by cool graphics, images and drawings.
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| posted by Jane Gifford - 04|Dec|2008 |
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| Uncredited: Graphic Design & Opening Titles in Movies |
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Cinema |
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2008 |
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Gemma Solana & Antonio Boneu |
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his compilation of great opening sequences highlights a specialized area in filmmaking where so much outstanding work is done. Titles do more than list the credits - they get the attention of the audience and set expectations and the context before any highly paid actor utters a word.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 02|Dec|2008 |
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| Wool |
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Hans Werner Holzwarth |
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n-your-face, achingly simple, deceptively frank, the work of Christopher Wool is so very New York. Though he owes a debt to abstract expressionism and pop art, he completely transcends—even demolishes—these genres. Whether it’s a text-based painting or an abstract spray-painted piece, his work is immediately engaging. Wool questions painting, like many other artists in his generation, but he doesn’t provide any easy answers. “The harder you look the harder you look,” as he titled one of his word paintings, is an excellent example of how he states the obvious whilst provoking us to think deeper about what seems obvious.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 02|Dec|2008 |
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| Jean Nouvel: Complete Works 1970-2008 |
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2008 |
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Jean Nouvel |
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he work of France's most unique and internationally celebrated contemporary architect in a book designed by the master himself. Limited to 1,000 signed and numbered copies packaged in a translucent plexiglass slipcase reminiscent of the translucent facades often seen in Jean Nouvel designs.
Recipient of the 2008 Pritzker Prize, Jean Nouvel is without any doubt France's most original and important contemporary architect.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 30|Nov|2008 |
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| Modern Shoestring: Contemporary Architecture on a Budget |
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2008 |
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Susanna Sirefman |
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he timing of this book could not have been better. We may all be looking for cheap housing. That doesn't mean the homes have to be plain and basic. In this book collections determine floor plans, observatories are built for starry rural nights, and found and industrial materials such as highway construction remnants, laboratory counters, plastic water bottles, and discarded chalkboards keep costs low while imbuing structures with character. These ingenious designs range in cost from $50 to $220 per square foot.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 27|Nov|2008 |
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Fashion |
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2008 |
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Various |
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meta-magazine about fashion magazines. Founded by interior/furniture designer Tom Dixon it does what it says on the cover - distill all the other fashion magazines and gives to a global overview.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 21|Nov|2008 |
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| Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture |
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Architecture |
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2008 |
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Editors at Phaidon |
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he title is not ironic - this is a comprehensive guide to world architecture. Incredible in it's scope, enormous in it's scale.
Comes with it's own carry case - because this book is monumental as anything.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 18|Nov|2008 |
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| Arts & Architecture, 1945-54 |
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Architecture |
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2008 |
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David Travers |
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fter discovering that photographer Julius Schulman possessed an almost complete collection of Arts & Architecture magazines from the 1940s, 50's and 60's, innovative art book publisher Benedikt Taschen, was inspired to produce a facsimile edition.
A&A is, after all, widely credited for putting American architecture - and in particular, California Modernism - on the map, so to speak. John Entenza, the magazine’s editor back in those heady post World War II days, filled the pages with projects by the era’s architectural stars, including Neutra, Schindler, Saarinen, Ellwood, Lautner, Eames, and Koenig. The magazine initiated the now legendary Case Study House Program which showcased designers using new technologies and materials. It is interesting also, to look at the issues that feature the early works of today’s starchitects such Frank Gehry and Richard Meier. This month, the first 10-box set, which includes every issue from 1945 through 1954 reprinted in its entirety, goes on sale. A second set, 1955 through 1967, is scheduled for release next fall.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 12|Nov|2008 |
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| The History of the Saatchi Gallery |
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2008 |
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Kraken Opus |
 eighing in at a staggering 17.5 pounds, this compendium of art from the Saatchi Gallery's exhibitions contains work from 150 artists on its 850 pages. It's $4,200 price tag equates to a cost of about $5 a page.
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| posted by Geoffrey Gifford - 31|Oct|2008 |
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