BOOKS Counter-Print contacted to let us know about the release of their first book, Robert Samuel Hanson: 140 Colour Images. Looks like a great book filled with lots of inspiration.
Category: Books
Subversion in Typography
BOOKS Function, Restraint, and Subversion in Typography is a new book released by Princeton Architectural Press that explores the innovative posters, books, signage, and other forms of print design by such well-known designers as Daniel Eatock, Experimental Jetset, and Spin to name a few.
Vintage beer book
BOOKS Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans, offers a peek into the last century of beer culture, exploring what we drank, how we drank it, and why we picked it off the shelf.
Naive
BOOKS Naive: Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design looks like a great book with some awesome inspiration.
McGraw-Hill Covers
The Story of Eames
Packaging Design Book
BOOKS Taschen’s Packaging Design Book is coming out soon. I love the bright yellow cover!
From here to there
BOOKS Just got sent a copy of From Here to There. It’s a rather nice collection of detailed hand drawn maps. If you’re in town, there will be an event 9/15 at the NY Public Library to celebrate the release.
Lists
BOOKS I just got this book titled, Lists, in the mail the other day. It’s a unique firsthand account of American cultural history that augments the personal biographies of some of the most celebrated artists of the last two centuries.
Obsessive Consumption
BOOKS I’m excited to get a hold of a copy of Kate Bingaman-Burt’s new book, Obsessive Consumption: What Did you Buy Today?. This book contains a selection of drawings of things that she’s purchased throughout the past 3 years. It documents a celebration of beauty in everyday things. From the illustrations, you really get a personal sense of who Kate is.