Designers Books

I bought both Ekiguchi box books when they first came out - now they are too expensive. I wanted to buy more for my daughters wedding but not at these prices. The books are wonderful and the boxes are a delight. Inexpensive book of boxes is now taro gomi.

Nine pioneers of graphic design was the first complete attempt at defining those who set the standard in the developing profession of graphic design. Paul Rand, William Golden, Lester Beall and Saul Bass are all examined. Fairly complete bios begin at birth and explore the origins of these masters to desires to become graphic designers and what influences led them to develop their own unique theme as a designer.

A must have for any serious student of graphic design. Required reading for all others.

I used this book for my college graphic design class and it helped me tremendously! It's easy to read and follow along. Great tips tips to improving any kind of print. I love it!

Leave this on your coffee table and it will be picked up. Nudie's name gets their attention, but then his work keeps them looking. Some may label his work as kitsch. I contend Nudie was a great American artist.

This book is worthy of the man. Nicely laid out. Die-cut on the front. A great gift or addition to your library.

We spend a large block of our waking hours working, an investment that is often felt to be squandered. Yet this book catalogs some of the fine designers; who have managed to create a collection of peaceful, inspiring, yet unbelievably practical spaces for us to spend some of our finest days making value through whatever work we do.

I LOVE this stained glass book. It has hundreds of color photos of stained glass windows in countless styles, from prairie to etched to bevels to antique "factory" English, English muffle, and a lot more. This is an awesome reference tool for designs for making your own stained glass windows, and its just fun to look at. You can't go wrong with this book - it should be a "must-have" for every person who is seriously interested in the craft of stained glass.

The book is great; the price is NOT. It used to be $10 here on Amazon and now it costs the full cover price! I was just about to buy one as a gift and now I've changed my mind. So that's a bummer - I would look elsewhere to try and find a better deal. You might as well buy it in a regular bookstore and not have to deal with waiting for it to ship and stuff.

I got this book about an hour ago, it is really fantastic, better than I had hoped it would be.
It shows a diverse range of Olle's work from sketches and wonderful drawings to packaging, book jackets and posters, its a must for illustrators and graphic designers a true classic.
So glad I have a copy.
There is very little text in the book and what there is in Japanese, it is just a perfect visual delight.
By the way its being republished in November 2007.

I keep this book on my bedside table and will allow myself only one essay per night. I save them for when I am feeling down and in need of a friend. Bob Lively writes with such clarity that the reader is there with him.
I wish this book were not out of print because I have tried to buy it as a gift for friends.

THE BOOK IS VERY GOOD. THE UNEDITED VERSION MADE IT EASY MORE BELIEVABLE. IT TAKES TONS OF COURAGE TO DO WHAT THE AUTHOR HAS DONE WITH THIS TELL-ALL BOOK. I LOOK FORWARD TO CHECKING OUT THE SECOND OR PART TWO

Sometimes it seems as if there is never enough time for enrichment activities at school like art. I checked this book out from my local library hoping to find some inspiration for making some new art projects and later purchased it for my classroom. Since my elementary classroom has students with very disparate levels of English language ability, I needed a book that was written clearly enough to not discourage my ESL (English as a Second Language) students and yet not so simple that my more advanced English speakers would think of it as a "baby book."

This book was exactly what I needed with clear concise language and an abundance of beautiful color paintings and illustrations. There were also "look closer" sections for each topic, which gave useful prompts and questions to encourage further exploration by students. Suggested activities were also tremendously useful in translating learning about art into projects that my students could enjoy. Difficult words were also printed in bold so as to make vocabulary review easier for students. We ended up making a Van Gogh "The Starry Night" project and learned about foreground and background as well as color and light. The children loved it and that says a lot for often-difficult-to-please sixth graders.

I highly recommend this book as an introduction to art for third through sixth graders.

Review by: Maximillian Ben Hanan