ADRIAN SHAUGHNESSY

Adrian Shaughnessy The album cover is a subject of perennial interest among graphic designers. Sleeve design remains a popular subject for college projects, and many young working designers aspire to design for the music industry. Revealing state-of-the-art contemporary music graphics, Cover Art By: is packed with more than 400 examples of sleeve art. As well as CD and album covers, the insides of CD booklets and the backs of vinyl sleeves are shown. The book opens with an in-depth essay reviewing the current scene, then focuses on the work of 30 international designers/labels who are the most influential in the field, making this a must-have for designers and students, as well as music industry professionals and fans.

Five years in the making Pentagram Living by Design is an in depth survey of the group from its beginnings in 1970s London to its current status as one of the powerhouses of international design Pentagram Living by Design two volumes is the definitive statement on 50 years of Pentagram This is an in depth survey of the group from its beginnings in 1970s London to its current status as one of the powerhouses of international design Book one The Biography offers a comprehensive analysis of the group its partners its achievements its multidisciplinary approach and its unique business model This is accompanied by a plethora of images some never published a visual essay of Pentagram s work across four main sectors a selection of partners writings a Pentagram family tree and much more Book two The Directory has profiles of 50 partners past and present accompanied by extensive coverage of their work It s a stellar roll call from the five famous founders to some of the most celebrated names in contemporary design It also includes a list of everyone who worked in the firm s various offices Both books are designed by Tony Brook and the Spin design team and use a range of paper stocks and special colours

The long awaited third monograph on the work of the most important British designer of his generation showcasing projects from the last thirty years of his career Neville Brody s work sits at the intersections between graphic design communication design and graphic art pushing boundaries and blurring lines between them as he fuses influences from art design fashion music low and high cultures Brody has been one of the most consistently innovative and shapeshifting graphic designers of the past fifty years He has produced a body of commercial work covering editorial brand identity typography systems information and interface design of unparalleled boldness and sophistication for global clients that include Shiseido Coca Cola Samsung Nikon LVMH Nike and Dom Perignon and UK clients such as the BBC Channel 4 Tate Modern and The Times The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3 also captures a body of one off creative works and site specific collaborations that are motivated by creativity political and cultural viewpoints provocation and expression The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3 brings almost thirty years of work together in thematic sections that address the key fields of his vibrant design projects including typographic experimentation cu

Introducing Manuals the most comprehensive study of corporate identity design manuals from the golden era of identity design The 41 manuals featured have been expertly photographed retaining all essential details and are presented in a spacious and functional layout allowing you to fully appreciate these wonderful examples of sophisticated information design These include manuals for Canadian National Railways 1965 New York City Transit Authority 1970 Olivetti 1971 NASA 1976 PTT Dutch postal telephone services 1989 RAC 1998 The photography is accompanied by a foreword by the late Massimo Vignelli an afterword by designer Lance Wyman and texts from Adrian Shaughnessy Richard Danne Martha Fleming Greg D Onofrio and Patricia Belen alongside interviews with branding and visual identity practitioners Armin Vit Sean Perkins John Lloyd Michael Burke Sean Wolcott Liza Enebeis and John Bateson

Available again a major monograph on the legendary US typographer and graphic designer Herb Lubalin One of the original Mad Men Herb Lubalin 1918 1981 was a giant of American design and typography whose passion for rebellion and innovation made him one of the most successful art directors of the 20th century and beyond He is perhaps most recognized for his typeface Avant Garde but his reach extended far and wide A constant boundary breaker on both a visual and social level he was a co creator of the culture shocking magazines Avant Garde Eros and Fact and founder of the equally influential U&lc Herb Lubalin American Graphic Designer features hundreds of examples of Lubalin s work and previously unseen photographs of him at work and play Divided into sections on his work in advertising typography and editorial it also features an extensive biographical text by Adrian Shaughnessy that includes interviews with George Lois Seymour Chwast Alan Peckolick Carl Fischer Steven Heller and members of the Lubalin family Produced in association with the Herb Lubalin Study Center at Cooper Union New York and with the active cooperation of the Lubalin family this monograph is the definitive work on one of America s most influential designers

Graphic designers constantly complain that there is no career manual to guide them through the profession Adrian Shaughnessy draws on a wealth of experience to provide just such a handbook Aimed at the independent minded it addresses the concerns of young designers who want to earn a living by doing expressive and meaningful work and avoid becoming a hired drone working on soulless projects It offers straight talking advice on how to establish your design career and suggestions that you won t have been taught at college for running a successful business This revised edition contains all new chapters covering professional skills design thinking and global trends including social responsibility ethics and the rise of digital culture Also included are interviews with leading designers Jonathan Barnbrook Sara De Bondt Stephen Doyle Ben Drury Paul Sahre Dmitri Siegel Sophie Thomas and Magnus Voll Mathiassen

Graphic designers constantly complain that there is no career manual to guide them through the profession. Adrian Shaughnessy draws on a wealth of experience to provide just such a handbook. Aimed at the independent-minded, it addresses the concerns of young designers who want to earn a living by doing expressive and meaningful work and avoid becoming a hired drone working on soulless projects. It offers straight-talking advice on how to establish your design career and suggestions - that you wont have been taught at college - for running a successful business. This revised edition contains all-new chapters covering professional skills; design thinking; and global trends, including social responsibility, ethics and the rise of digital culture. Also included are interviews with leading designers: Jonathan Barnbrook, Sara De Bondt, Stephen Doyle, Ben Drury, Paul Sahre, Dmitri Siegel, Sophie Thomas and Magnus Voll Mathiassen.