Steven Heller, Lita Talarico

Synopsis: This is a treasure trove of design inspiration for professionals, students, or anyone engaged in the visual industries.
Almost all books on design present the finished article. Rarely do we gain an insight into how visual solutions have been reached or the exploration, experimentation, and embryonic ideas behind them.
In this ambitious publication, some one hundred of the world’s leading graphic designers and illustrators open up their private sketchbooks to offer a privileged glimpse into their creative process. The result is a visual tour de force.

Samples range from small, discrete typographical explorations to fully fledged illustration ideas, from a few scrappy scribbles and eccentric handwriting to photographic collages and other wacky forms of visual inspiration.

Concise and informative texts by the world authority on graphic design provide invaluable commentary on the artists’ creative development, their design philosophies, sketchbooking techniques, and visual influences.

Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author Department at New York’s School of Visual Arts. He is the author of many books on graphic design, most recently Handwritten, New Vintage Type and New Ornamental Type, all published by ?Thames & Hudson.?Lita Talarico is co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author Department at New York’s School of Visual Arts, formerly the founding managing editor of American Illustration & Photography, and a founding associate of Bill Lacy Design.

Published by Thames & Hudson
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If you are at all interested in graphic design you will love this book, it is an absolutely fabulous source of inspiration. It presents an intimate look inside the sketchbooks of some of the world’s greatest graphic designers. Within the collection there is rich selection of different styles and approaches, giving privileged access to the thought process behind different designs. From the bold to the more private and intimate, examples of every style are included.
It is a wonderful and creative source of inspiration! Highly Recommended!