Books | Type Desk - Part 5

The Story of Eames Furniture

The Story of Eames Furniture →

In this video with Gestalten.tv, Marilyn and John Neuhart reflect on the 30 years they have worked at the Eames Office, its designers, products, and work culture.

Colours in Culture by AWH

Colours in Culture by AWH →

Always With Honor maps various cultures’ perceptions of color.

Beware of the Dogma

Beware of the Dogma →

“Beware of the Dogma is a booklet for graphic designers wishing to reflect on and question notions of design as a discipline. It explores the theoretical nature of rules and obedience to them using extracts from an interview with a legal philosopher and the theories of Hart and Kemp. The aim of the book is to encourage designers to understand the goal a rule serves instead of dogmatically following certain rules of typography.”

A Battle of Wills

A Battle of Wills →

“A response to the 2010 International Society of Typographic Designers’ ‘Imbalance’ brief. A Battle of Wills explores tensions between the government and British citizens. The book was awarded a merit and also is shortlisted for the British Book Design & Production Awards 2010.”

8 Faces by Elliot Jay Stocks

8 Faces by Elliot Jay Stocks →

“Printed on heavy stock, with a foil-blocked cover, and pressed at just 2500 limited editions, each issue is a true collector’s item. 8 Faces will be more at home on your bookshelf than in your magazine rack. Who said print is dead?”

50 Reading Lists for Designers

50 Reading Lists for Designers →

“Spin/2 – 50 Reading Lists, a paper based on asking major figures in graphic design the question: what are the top ten books that you believe designers should read?”

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