The anatomy of design : uncovering the influences and inspirations in modern graphic design /
Heller, Steven.
The anatomy of design : uncovering the influences and inspirations in modern graphic design / [Book] Steven Heller and Mirko Ili♯?. - Gloucester, Mass. : Rockport, c2009. - approximately 208 pages. (folded pages) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index. Includes index.
Anatomy of Design dissects fifty examples of graphic design piece by piece, revealing an array of influences and inspirations. These pieces represent contemporary artifacts that are well conceived, finely crafted, and filled with hidden treasures. Some are overtly complex. Others are so simple that it is hard to believe there’s a storehouse of inspiration hidden underneath. The selections include all kinds of design work including posters, packages, and more. Each exhibit is selected for its ubiquity, thematic import, and aesthetic significance, and every page shows how great work is derived from various inspirational and physical sources, some well-known, some unknown. Each design is presented on a gate-fold showing the featured design and and other works that share the key influences with extended captions explaining the whys and wherefores.
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9781592535545 (paperback) 1592535542 (paperback)
GBB044884 bnb
014918210 Uk
Commercial art--History--20th century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Commercial art--History--21st century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Graphic arts--History--20th century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Graphic arts--History--21st century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Graphic artists.
741.60922
The anatomy of design : uncovering the influences and inspirations in modern graphic design / [Book] Steven Heller and Mirko Ili♯?. - Gloucester, Mass. : Rockport, c2009. - approximately 208 pages. (folded pages) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index. Includes index.
Anatomy of Design dissects fifty examples of graphic design piece by piece, revealing an array of influences and inspirations. These pieces represent contemporary artifacts that are well conceived, finely crafted, and filled with hidden treasures. Some are overtly complex. Others are so simple that it is hard to believe there’s a storehouse of inspiration hidden underneath. The selections include all kinds of design work including posters, packages, and more. Each exhibit is selected for its ubiquity, thematic import, and aesthetic significance, and every page shows how great work is derived from various inspirational and physical sources, some well-known, some unknown. Each design is presented on a gate-fold showing the featured design and and other works that share the key influences with extended captions explaining the whys and wherefores.
All
9781592535545 (paperback) 1592535542 (paperback)
GBB044884 bnb
014918210 Uk
Commercial art--History--20th century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Commercial art--History--21st century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Graphic arts--History--20th century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Graphic arts--History--21st century.--ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera.
Graphic artists.
741.60922