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viction:ary’s original PALETTE colour-themed series has been one of the most sought-after references for designers around the world. Each edition has formed the basis of a classic collection that continues to be relevant and reliable through the variety of compelling concepts and visuals featured. In keeping with the ever-changing demands of creative practitioners today, we are introducing the PALETTE mini-series – redesigned in a convenient size for instant inspiration. Packed with style and substance like their predecessors with the addition of several new projects, they serve as instrumental and timeless sources of inspiration.

Manifesting a distinct simplicity, monochromatic hues can make a statement in the midst of all the surrounding visual noise. By consciously capitalising on a sole colour or a tonal palette, the designers in PALETTE mini 07 – Monotone have created variety out of singularity without rigour or restraint, as seen through the thoughtful formulations, materials, and techniques that bring their branding, packaging, and interior projects to life.

Since it was first released, the original PALETTE series has been an instrumental source of colour-themed references for designers around the world. 8 editions later, in keeping with the demands of creative practitioners today, the PALETTE mini series was introduced at the end of 2019 as flip-friendly versions of the originals – redesigned into a more compact size with minimal layouts for instant inspiration.

Palette Mini Series 08: Iridescent explores the myriad of possibilities that result from multi-coloured illusions that shift with the viewer’s vantage point through projects from all around the world. Whether its kaleidoscopic nature is utilised to create depth and dimension or to transform physical attributes and perspectives, discover how some of the best designers are experimenting with holographic hues to generate visuals and objects that intrigue.

To keep up with the demands of creative practitioners of today, the original PALETTE books have been redesigned into the PALETTE mini series, a flip-friendly, compact source of colour-themed inspiration and references for designers.

Whether it is the warm brown tones of soil and bark or the lively shades of green, red and gold as leaves cycle through the seasons, we will always be drawn to the distinct hues of our planet on an instinctive level no matter what our tastes in colour may be. 

Palette Mini Series 09: Nature is a compelling compilation of projects from around the world that were brought to life by the rich spectra of Earth. From brand identities and packaging design to one-of-a-kind art pieces and visual experiments, it features a variety of impactful ways where colours from our natural environment can be applied to leave meaningful and lasting impressions.

Five years in the making, an in-depth survey of Pentagram 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.

About the Authors:

Adrian Shaughnessy is a graphic designer, writer and senior tutor at the Royal College of Art, London. He has written numerous books, including a recently published compendium of his design journalism, Scratching the Surface, and monographs devoted to legendary designers Herb Lubalin and Ken Garland. He regularly contributes to design publications and blogs such as Design Observer, Eye, Creative Review and Design Week. In 1988, Shaughnessy co-founded design studio Intro; today he runs ShaughnessyWorks, a consultancy combining art direction, writing, editing and lecturing, and is a co-director of Unit Editions. He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale. Tony Brook is primarily a designer, but also a publisher, collector and curator. Brook founded SPIN, his south London-based studio, in 1992, and is a co-director of Unit Editions. He is currently a visiting professor in Graphic Design at the University for the Arts, a specialist arts university in the South East of England.

Adapted from jewelry, textiles, hardware, ceramic, inlays, carvings, and more, 852 full-color designs, collected by famed French artist Racinet, offer decorative ornamentation from every major culture of the world. Highlighting the achievements of artisans from ancient Egypt to 18th-century France, this treasury of historic motifs is an unparalleled source of beauty and inspiration.

The exquisite creations embody our best artistic endeavors, and offer a glimpse of the greatness of the civilizations that produced them. Their sheer beauty and charm are enough for us to marvel at, let alone the large sum of resources, efforts and time poured into making them. In this book, we hope to follow our predecessors’ footprints in the endless pursuit of exquisite beauty, and to explore the possibilities of how this style might blaze new trails in today’s graphic design world.

“Rough” could be naive, crude, intuitive, or raw. In art and design, “rough” approaches to creation tend to touch viewer’s heart with its naturalness, honest and boldness. Looking back at our rough art heritage and focusing on the rough graphic design of our time, this book presents and concludes the different approaches of rough expression. In it we could find out why and how artists created childlike lines and colors, torn and rubbed the paper, or collected trash from streets. Through interviews with the designers, we could also explore how they make a rough image “awfully” good. After reading this book, we might become more fascinated by such visual roughness.

What is Void? It is an oriental aesthetic tradition. Also it is a modern style popular in art and design since the 1960s, namely minimalism. The aesthetics of void helps extract the essentials, maximize functionality, and more importantly, achieve a peaceful harmony. This book will lead readers to explore the distinctive style of “void” in graphic design world, to look closely at its history and development and to discuss its characteristics. The rich coverage of graphic designs of this style by outstanding designers worldwide in this book provide valuable perspectives and inspirations for anyone interested in this unique style.

Just as film, art, music, and literature have the power to move people, Stefan Sagmeister's innovative work shows that graphic design, too, can cut to the emotional quick. His desire is to transform stale thinking, and Sagmeister: Made You Look does just that.

Compelling, honest, and intensely personal, Made You Look covers 20 years of Sagmeister's graphic design. With a text by design historian Peter Hall and annotated with Sagmeister's own writing, the book features images from the studio archive, as well as specific influences and reference points for his projects and ideas. Fully illustrated with a red PVC slipcase and silver-gilded pages, this monograph is a compilation of practically all the work Sagmeister and his studio ever designed up to 2001, even the bad stuff

About the Authors:

Stefan Sagmeister, born in Austria, received his MFA in graphic design from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and, as a Fulbright scholar, a master's degree from the Pratt Institute in New York. Following stints at M&Co. in New York with Tibor Kalman and as creative director at the Hong Kong office of the advertising agency Leo Burnett, Sagmeister formed the New York-based Sagmeister Inc. in 1993. Peter Hall is a design critic and educator who has written widely about design in publications including Metropolis, Print, I.D. Magazine, The New York Times and The Guardian. He has previously served as the Senior Editor for the University of Minnesota Design Institute, written several books on design and currently teaches design at the University of Texas in Austin.

The multidimensional nature and simplicity of geometric shapes have fascinated designers since design's early days

The creative possibilities that they offer are unlimited, and we interpret them constantly. Whereas the rectangle represents symmetry and order, the square, with its equal faces and angles, denotes calm and neutrality, and the circle evokes perfection and infinity.

Shapes: Geometric Forms in Graphic Design reveals how the most innovative studios and agencies continue to reinvent geometric shapes to create new design philosophies.

This is an essential guide for those who wish to incorporate new insights into their creative repertoire.

Symbols play an integral role in almost all branding programs. This book explores the visual language of symbols according to their most basic element: form.

Over 1,300 symbols from all over the world are included and have been organised into groups and sub-groups according to their visual characteristics. Presented in this unique way, the reader can enjoy them as a pictorial language in their own right, making this an indispensable archive of identity systems for designers and researchers.

About the Authors:

Steven Bateman is a freelance writer who has worked with some of the UK's leading design agencies. A regular contributor to Grafik magazine, he also writes for ISTD Condensed, Nico and Varoom.
Angus Hyland is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and a partner at Pentagram Design London. His work for LKP includes The Picture Book (2010) with Roanne Bell and, with Angharad Lewis, The Purple Book (2013).

As the greatest visual invention, symbols are essential and universal in human communication. In modern graphic design, other than the prominent logos and the highly functional icons, additional graphic symbols are acquiring special attention as it simplifies and enriches creative expression.

In the belief that these graphic symbols reflect a bigger world of imagination, this book aims to decode the messages that they carry and expose the thoughts and design thinking behind the motif.

Food meets fashion in these playful fashion illustrations of stylish ladies creatively garbed in fresh produce.

Gretchen Roehrs’s art uses line drawings along with perfectly placed foods to represent the forms, colors, and textures of fashionable clothing: the result is stylish ensembles that would not be out of place in fashion magazines and look good enough to eat!

From oyster shell dresses and pea pod pants to radicchio frocks and tomato handbags, Roehrs’s charming drawings delight with their inventiveness. The illustrations are paired with humorous captions and quotes commenting on the whimsy of fashion. A cornucopia of color and flavor, The Edible Ensemble is a tantalizing treat for the senses, a perfect gift for anyone who loves food and fashion as well as those who like to play with their food.

About the Author:

Gretchen Röehrs is an artist, designer, and art director. Her illustrations have been featured in The New York Times,  Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, San Francisco Chronicle, Refinery 29, and WhoWhatWear, among others.

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Пролистать книгу  The Edible Ensembles: A Fashion Feast for the Eyes, From Banana Peel Jumpsuits to Kale Frocks

Discover the history and theory of graphic design from the past 150 years, and how that comes to bear on contemporary design.

Designer, writer and lecturer Theo Inglis takes readers through the core building blocks of graphic design such as composition, colour, medium and typography, and explores how each has been utilized and revolutionized by designers through history, and up to the present day.

This book will expand your knowledge of the world of design and provide you with practical take-aways to inform your own creative practice.

About the Author:

Theo Inglis is the author of Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design, and was a contributor to the Type Directory. He has written for AIGA’s “Eye on Design,” Communication Arts magazine, Creative Review, The Financial Times, Computer Arts and The Recorder and has done work for a variety of organizations including Pentagram, Penguin Random House, the Poetry School, openDemocracy and numerous literary publishers.

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Пролистать книгу The Graphic Design Bible: The Definitive Guide to Contemporary and Historical Graphic Design for Designers and Creatives на Google Books.

This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good design.

Broken into sections covering the fundamental elements of design, key works by acclaimed designers serve to illustrate technical points and encourage readers to try out new ideas. Themes covered include narrative, colour, illusion, ornament, simplicity, and wit and humour.

The result is an instantly accessible and easy to understand guide to graphic design using professional techniques.

About the Authors:

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Design/Designer as Author+Entrepreneur program at SVA, New York. For 33 years he was an art director at the New York Times. He is editor of AIGA VOICE and contributing editor to Print, Eye, Baseline and I.D. magazines. He is the author of more than 170 books on design and popular culture, including Design Literacy, Paul Rand, and Stylepedia. He is the recipient of the 1999 AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement and the 2011 Smithsonian National Design Award.

Gail Anderson is a designer, writer and educator, and director of design and digital media at the School of Visual Arts Press. Anderson is the recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA and the 2009 Richard Gangel art direction award from the Society of Illustrators, and has lectured about design at organizations and conferences around the world.