Theory of Colours
MIT Press, March 1970. Paper Back. Octavo. Underlining, side notes & doobles in ink & pencil. Dust stains & foxing to textblock edges. Reading copy. [423 pages]. More
Design
Eternal Letter: Two Millennia of the Classical Roman Capital
Mit Press, February 2015. Oversized Hardcover. A generously illustrated examination of the enduring influence of and many variations on the classical Roman capital letter. The fiftieth anniversary of Helvetica, the most famous of all sans serif typefaces, was celebrated with an excitement unusual in the staid world of typography and..... More
Peacock & Vine
Knopf, August 2016. Hardcover. From the winner of the Booker Prize: A ravishing book that opens a window into the lives, designs, and passions of Mariano Fortuny and William Morris, two remarkable artists who themselves are passions of the writer A. S. Byatt. Born a generation apart in the mid-1800s..... More
Visions of Home: Timeless Design, Modern Sensibility
Rizzoli International Publications, March 2021. Hardcover. A new volume from the esteemed architecture firm Historical Concepts features extraordinary homes rooted in tradition and enriched with a modern sensibility. Known for designing welcoming Southern homes, Historical Concepts, one of today's leading traditional architecture firms, is now working on diverse projects across..... More
The Perfect Kitchen
Rizzoli, March 2020. Oversized Hardcover. A chic, polished guide to creating your dream kitchen from the cofounder of Waterworks, with hundreds of images and practical advice. The kitchen is the heart of the home, the destination of every party, everyone's favorite gathering spot, where style and functionality must go hand..... More
A-Z of Record Shop Bags: 1940s to 1990s
Fuel, May 2022. Paper Back. Featuring over 550 graphically arresting record-shop bags, plus informative, humorous histories of the stores and their famous staff, this book reveals a previously undocumented side of British popular culture This exhaustive collection of record-store bags provides a unique perspective on record shopping in the UK..... More
Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers
Princeton Architectural Press, May 2021. Paper Back. Extra Bold is the inclusive, practical, and informative (design) career guide for everyone! Part textbook and part comic book, zine, manifesto, survival guide, and self-help manual, Extra Bold is filled with stories and ideas that don't show up in other career books or..... More
Information Design Workbook: Graphic Approaches, Solutions, and Inspiration + 30 Case Studies
Rockport Publishers, February 2010. Oversize Softcover. New in paperback, this workbook is a methodical yet comprehensive approach to conveying the fundamentals of avant-garde, innovative, information design by examining history, theory, criticism, technology and media, process, method, and practice. Opening with a very brief history followed by an instructive breakdown of..... More
New Vintage Type: Classic Fonts for the Digital Age
Watson-Guptill Publications, October 2007. Oversized Hardcover. Choose, use, and understand great vintage type with this authoritative guide. Retro is the new modern. And nowhere is that fact more evident than in typography, which today uses vintage type in ads, book and magazine design, movies, and everywhere words convey meaning. Viewers..... More
Better Type
Watson-Guptill, January 1989. Hardcover. Following a brief review of basic terminology, this text for graphic designers concentrates on the decisions affecting type colour and texture and demonstrates how to get the best results. The author examines different ragged settings and explores the effects of altering typeface characters. Previous owner's name/phone..... More
Type and Typography
Watson-Guptill Publications, July 2002. Oversize Softcover. Defining typography as the mechanical notation and arrangement of language, this illustrated text offers a broad introduction to typography's history and evolution and addresses practical aspects such as legibility, scale, and formatting. Baines and Haslam (both Central Saint Martins College of Art. More
Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type (Design Briefs)
Princeton Architectural Press, August 2004. Oversize Softcover. Although grid systems are the foundation for almost all typographic design, they are often associated with rigid, formulaic solutions. However, the belief that all great design is nonetheless based on grid systems (even if only subverted ones) suggests that few designers truly understand..... More
Thinking With Type : A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students
Chronicle Books Llc, October 2004. Oversize Softcover. The organization of letters on a blank sheet--or screen--is the most basic challenge facing anyone who practices design. What type of font to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced, ordered, shaped, and otherwise manipulated? In this..... More
Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition
Princeton Architectural Press, August 2001. Oversize Softcover. At last, a mathematical explanation of how art works presented in a manner we can all understand. Kimberly Elam takes the reader on a geometrical journey, lending insight and coherence to the design process by exploring the visual relationships that have foundations in..... More
How to Zoom Your Room: Room Rater's Ultimate Style Guide
Voracious, June 2022. Hardcover. The ultimate users' guide to curating your Zoom background from Room Raters, Twitter's foremost experts in on-screen décor. From the virtual office aficionados and Twitter superstars who brought the world the dreaded embarrassment of "cord violations," comes a fun, informative guide for everyone who now finds..... More
Fantasy Furniture
Rizzoli International Publications, April 1993. Oversized Hardcover. Inked name and pencilled gift inscription on front free endpaper. More
Modern Retro: Living With Mid-Century Modern Style
Ryland Peters & Small, September 2000. Oversized Hardcover. In recent years, mid-20th-century modern furniture, ceramics, glass, and textiles have become hugely popular among people who appreciate the stylish contribution that these pieces make to today's home. Modern Retro will inspire you to create a look that combines classics by such..... More
Life Style
Phaidon Press, January 2000. Cloth. Since founding his Toronto-based studio in 1985, Bruce Mau has become one of the world's most sought-after designers and has collaborated with leading architects, artists and cultural institutions in North America and Europe. He became a cult figure following the 1995 publication of S, M...... More
Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits
Chronicle Books (CA), November 2006. First Edition. Flexible Boards. A chunky, distinctive object of brilliant design in and of itself, Stylepedia is the first handy, cross-referenced desk guide to the kaleidoscope that is modern design. In hundreds of illustrated entries, Heller and Fili, the award-winning authors of Euro Deco and..... More
In the Arts and Crafts Style
Aurum Press, January 2006. Oversized Hardcover. More
Arts & Crafts: The California Home
Schiffer Publishing, October 1998. Hardcover. The Arts & Crafts Movement had a profound effect on twentieth century design. It was a precursor to the minimalism of the day, yet imbued with a quiet eloquence based in careful, exquisite design. The natural materials, the subtlely organic forms began to shape living..... More
Visual Explanations : Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
Graphics Pr, February 1997. Oversized Hardcover. Riveting ideas on presenting better information design. Few would disagree: Life in the information age can be overwhelming. Through computers, the Internet, the media, and even our daily newspapers, we are awash in a seemingly endless stream of charts, maps, infographics, diagrams, and data..... More
Design for Ecological Democracy
The MIT Press, September 2006. Oversized Hardcover. Showing how to combine the forces of ecological science and participatory democracy to design urban landscapes that enable us to act as communities, this book outlines principles for urban design that allows us to forge connections with our fellow citizens and our natural..... More
Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books
Clarkson Potter, October 2019. Oversized Hardcover. A visual delight and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library, this dream-and-drool design book features some of the most jaw-dropping book collections of homeowners around the world. NAMED ONE OF JO'S FALL FAVORITES IN MAGNOLIA JOURNAL Interior designer Nina Freudenberger..... More
Flower Flash
The Monacelli Press, November 2021. Hardcover. From Lewis Miller, the celebrated floral designer and Flower Bandit himself, an intimate and joyous behind-the-scenes look at his signature Flower Flashes as they introduced bright moments of natural beauty into the city when they were needed most. Before dawn one morning in October..... More
