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The rebus and the visual pun
“A single letter says more than a thousand words. The dual reading is what makes such images memorable. They amuse as they inform. The U symbol is an experiment in visual puns, as is the cover design...
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Félix Beltrán and Pepe Cruz Novillo
Confluencias (the in-production book) documents the main themes and ideas of contemporary design through the work and opinions of Cuban/Spanish designers Félix Beltrán and Pepe Cruz Novillo. “At a time...
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FireSigns: a semiotic theory for graphic design
FireSigns is a new book from MIT Press by semiotician, calligrapher, and type designer, Steven Skaggs. Semiotics is the study of signs and significations, and as graphic designers we create visual...
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Cruz Novillo: Logos
Although the focus is on Cruz Novillo’s logos, he found recognition in a varied career as an artist, sculptor, graphic designer, publisher, and illustrator. Born José María Cruz Novillo in Cuenca,...
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Identity: Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv, by Standards Manual
Standards Manual is an independent publishing imprint founded in 2014 by designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth. The talented duo are also partners at design consultancy Order, and Jesse kindly took...
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LogoArchive #1
“The difference between digital space and material artefact manifests itself in a number of ways. With the digital landscape being infinite, curation is open to anything with a compelling use of form...
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The World Symbol Festival, 1994
Leading designers from around the world submitted their strongest work for display in a variety of venues, and a number of designers gave talks about their work and the future of logo and identity...
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Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols
The book was first published as a hardcover by McGraw Hill Higher in 1972, the year of author Henry Dreyfuss’ death. Henry was an acclaimed industrial designer and native of Brooklyn, New York. His...
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Architectural Logos, from Counter-Print
Architectural Logos contains a selection of logos, trademarks, and symbols from around the world that are formed from architectural elements such as houses, buildings, windows, stairs, and doors, etc....
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The Logo Design Idea Book
Written by Steven Heller and Gail Anderson, The Logo Design Idea Book features 50 logos as examples of good ideas in the service of representation, reputation, and identification. Each logo is given a...
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