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Japanese translation
I was wondering when the Japanese translation would be released, and a quick Google search pointed me toward this Facebook album of Japanese publisher BNN. Underplaying the heart symbol, in contrast to...
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watching words move
This week jkr kindly sent me a book. Looks good great. I’ll read it soon. I can’t remember why I searched Twitter for ‘jkr’, but Jennie Spiller (a graphic designer at Turner Duckworth) appeared in the...
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14 Years 41 Logos
This nice little book landed on my doorstep today. “Although Mash Creative has only been a studio since 2009, I have actually worked as a graphic designer for more than 14 years. This book showcases 41...
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Logo Go/No Go
Logo Go/No Go features the overlooked craft of comic book logo and cover design. “More often than not, when comics folk talk about ‘cover design’ they focus on the art, whilst design and graphics are...
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Computer Arts Collection: Branding
“Computer Arts Collection is a new annual series of six in-depth guides, packed with insight and inspiration from the global design industry. With 224 stunning pages, it’s the definitive guide to the...
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Logotype to be released in September 2012
In September, design journalist, author, and copywriter Michael Evamy will release Logotype, a followup to his 2007 book Logo. Features more than 1,300 typographic logos by around 250 design studios,...
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Reader giveaway: 5 advance copies of Logotype
Last week I mentioned that Michael Evamy was releasing a followup to his successful 2007 book, Logo, with the new tome titled Logotype. Lewis at publisher Laurence King kindly got in touch with an...
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eBook $9.99 until Sunday
You can get the Logo Design Love eBook for $9.99 in Peachpit’s deal of the week. Original price $27.99. Image credit: iPhonearoid Watermarked eBook, includes EPUB, MOBI, and PDF. Go.
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Pirelli logo evolution
“The Italian tyre manufacturer was established in 1872. Without clear corporate guidelines on how to use the logo, it appeared in many variations according to what was popular at the time; the logos...
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Logo R.I.P.
Now in its second edition, Logo R.I.P. is a collection of lost design icons. “Icons that despite achieving ‘stylistic durability’ have been deemed defunct, consigned to the logo graveyard, no longer...
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Second edition?
Thanks to you, the Logo Design Love book has sold 32,949 copies in 10 languages, and I’m chatting to my publisher about a potential second edition for summer 2014. Judging by feedback from reviews, a...
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Jon Contino on designing his personal identity
The following is an excerpt from Build Your Own Brand, a new book by Robin Landa. The excerpt is Jon Contino sharing thoughts about designing for himself. Creating a personal identity has always been...
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Logo Creed
Bill Gardner and Cathy Fishel-Lane of LogoLounge have just released a new book, Logo Creed: The Mystery, Magic, and Method Behind Designing Great Logos. “In Logo Creed, identity design authority Bill...
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A Logo for London, by David Lawrence
A Logo for London by David Lawrence and published by Laurence King in October 2013 celebrates one of the most recognisable and iconic symbols in transport history. Beautifully illustrated with vintage...
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FHK Henrion
Unit Editions has published the first comprehensive monograph of the work of German-born designer FHK Henrion (1914-1990). “As a British citizen after WWII, he designed publications, exhibitions,...
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150,000
A special thanks to Ann Stupak who’s been on the cover of the Facebook page for quite a while now after uploading this photo to the timeline. If you’re reading, Ann, do get in touch. I’d love to send a...
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Signet Signal Symbol
Stephen told me about a 1976 book he found a few years back in a second-hand bookstore. It’s called Signet Signal Symbol, by typographer Walter Diethelm (1913-1986). I searched online and found this...
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Color Works
Color Works: An Essential Guide to Understanding and Applying Color Design Principles is a useful looking colour resource that was co-authored in 2013 by Eddie Opara and John Cantwell. Within each...
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Manuals 1. Design & Identity Guidelines.
This book is the first comprehensive study of corporate identity design manuals, and features 21 examples from the 1960s to early 1980s — the “golden era” of identity design. The book includes manuals...
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Tasty Stories
A new book on the market, currently available to pre-order. Tasty Stories presents 50 well-known food brands, describing them through the evolution of their packaging, logo, typeface and fonts. A brief...
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