Alex Steinweiss, inventor of the record album cover, created thousands of original artworks for jazz, classical, and popular record covers for Columbia, Decca, London, and others, as well as design logos, labels, and adverting material. This title contains the range of Steinweiss' output including many sketches, mock-ups, and comps.

Features the poster art of the Obama '08 electoral campaign. This collection showcases 250 posters.

Offers an introduction to what art direction is and what art directors do. This book covers the role of art director in numerous environments, including magazines and newspapers, advertising, corporate identity, museums and publishing. It also provides perspectives on typography, illustration and photography.

A collection of Valentine's Day ephemera. From cards to candy boxes, party favors to ads and more, these graphics aim to celebrate the holiday of love during the period of 1900 to the 1960s. The author's introductory essay traces the history of Valentine's Day.

Rumba and Romance from 'The Paris of the Caribbean'. 20 notecards and envelopes, two each of ten images.

And Other Romance Book Jackets from the 1920s and '30s. 20 notecards and envelopes, two each of ten images.

A compilation of some of the best design books of the last 100 years. It provides a different insight into the evolution of graphic design in the twentieth century.

Award-winning artist and illustrator Sara Fanelli's inspiration lies not only in the visual arts but also in literature and the theatre. Sometimes I Think, Sometimes I Am is a remarkable creation, in which Fanelli takes the quotations and aphorisms that inspire her work. This book contains five 'chapters' that make up this unique work.

A collection of hand-illustrated shop window designs from 1938 to 1950, which reveal the mindset of a unique period in history. In addition to a selection of drawings, this book includes historical black and white photographs of actual shops built in a similar style.

Contains projects that began as a list that the author found in his diary under the title 'Things I have learned in my life so far'. This collection is part design project, part work of art, part examination of the pursuit of happiness.

Presents the history of graphic design. This book highlights the manner in which graphic styles and artistic devices flow with times.

This guide to the ins and outs of today's dynamic illustration business tells budding illustrators everything that their teacher didn't tell them. This book covers finding one's unique style and establishing a balance between art and commerce; tackling issues of authorship and promotion; and more.

This manual discusses the art of illustration. The editors interview professionals and educators in the field to discover how they acquired their knowledge of illustration and how they have translated it into practice in their careers. They also present model illustration education curricula.

Offers an overview of handwritten typographics, drawing on an array of examples from around the world. Packed with examples of hand-drawn lettering from mainstream culture, advertising campaigns, record covers and branding, this collection of designs is a sourcebook and inspiration for students and graphic artists.

Surveys the entrepreneurial options a group of graphic designers, while also addressing the creative, fabrication and promotional issues necessary to bring unique products to the marketplace.

The mysteries and misunderstandings of the symbol of the swastika are explained in this book. It analyzes the swastika's beginnings in antiquity, its pre-Nazi religious use, the Nazi appropriation and misuse of the form and its applications as a racist icon.

A wide-ranging compilation of Art Deco graphics from six European countries, Euro Deco assembles a wealth of alluring and sophisticated design from an extraordinary period of creative vitality and political turmoil.