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Jimmy Corrigan - The smartest kid on earth
Jonathan Cape / Mr F C Ware
A stunningly illustrated comic book for grownups. Very very nice colours! Kinda depressing story.
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Olivia
Ian Falconer
Kids book.
The New Yorker artist Ian Falconer's endearing charcoal portraits of his porcine heroine are spotted with fire-engine red gouache in all the right places.
Cute wee story that kids can relate to and even cameos by Jackson Pollock and Dega!
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Magnum Degrees
M. Ignatieff
A 1947 lunch meeting of four friends proved to be one of the most auspicious dates in the history of photojournalism. It was around a lunch table that day that Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David Seymour formed the Magnum photo agency.
Magnum Degrees is a selection of agency photos that illustrates the range of subject matter and imagery the photographers have captured over the last half century.
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The art of looking sideways
Alan Fletcher
Words and pictures on how to make twinkles in the eye an d colours agree in the dark. Thoughts on mindscaping and daydreams.
Open your mind. See how others have opened theirs and what jumped in when they did.
Basicilly a collection of anecdotes, quotes, images, and bizarre facts.
Recommended by: amoeba
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Paul Rand
Steven Heller
A beautifully presented monograph of one of the true greats of modern Graphic Design, Paul Rand. This book gives an excellent insight into Paul Rand's methodology, along with extensive samples of his work. With work of such timeless elegance, it is easy to see why he is regarded as one of the most influential designers of last century.
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My Many Coloured Days
Dr Seuss
This is not your average Dr Seuss book. In fact if it wasn't for his name on the cover you would never know the old cactus juice drinker was involved. Visually rich, this book explores the relationship between colour and emotion (critics say it tells children how they should react to colour rather than them develop their own reactions - I say chill out). The good Dr wrote the words ages ago but thought his illustrion style was not up to it so put the script aside with strict instructions that, after his death, some noted artist should illustrate it - and that is what happened (although I don't know the artists - Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher)
Recommended by: Ruben
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Mr Lunch Takes a Plane Ride
J. Otto Seibold and Vivan Walsh
Although this is a classic example of a designer children's book, it does actually appeal to kids. This is the first of a series of books by J. Otto whose illustration style (done totally on the Mac) has been ripped off countless times - visually totally rich.
Recommended by: Ruben
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Taxi Driver Wisdom
Risa Mickenberg
This is another one of those totally useless books that you get in designer gift shops - a collection of wit, pearls of wisdom, and observations on life from New York cab drivers - with stylie black and white photos of meaningful nothings - very well done but totally shallow (I can think of four people to give it to instantly!)
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Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Gordon MacKenzie
The book for all those feeling trapped by 'corporate normality' - the giant hairball is the tangled, impenetrable mass of rules and systems that defy logic. Written by a 'ex-creative' for a huge US greeting card company, it is a very funny guide to finding your creativity and keeping your head above the water of the business machine. Very loose illustrations.
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Marks of Excellence
Per Mollerup
If I had to recommend one book on logo/brand design it would be this. It presents a thorough exploration of the trademark, its history, development, style, classification and relevance in today's world - essential reading for any brand designer.
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Tibor Kalman - Perverse Optimist
Peter Hall, Michael Bierut, Chee Pearlman
Think Tibor Kalman. Think design rebel. Think Bennetton's controversal advertising. Think COLORS Magazine .
Includes a biography of Tibor, some of his writing about design, countless visuals -- spreads from COLORS magazine, Tibor's ads, clock designs, promotional campaigns, etc. - This book makes designers question what they do!
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Soul of the Game
John Huet
All right - I admit it! I am a basketball nut from way back. But this book goes way beyond that. Stunning photograpy and design - it documents some of the street basketball legends of the States.
Recommended by: Jase
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A smile in the mind
Beryl McAlhone and David Stuart
Have designers forgotten how to laugh?... Have they forgotten to think? ... to be witty ? At this year's Best Awards the judges were actively looking for good ideas - and found few. This book rekindles that spark as it explores humour and good ideas in design.
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Echoes of the Elders
Chief Lelooska
Another designer children's book - A collection of fables of the Kwakiutl tribe of Vancouver were once nearly lost. Now retold in this lushly illutrated volume and its accompanying audio CD, they are more vibrant than ever. Chief Lelooska was a celebrated painter and carver and a storyteller although he sounds like a bit of an old fart on the CD. Great type.
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States
Christopher Griffith
Canadian photographer Christopher Griffith gave up a successful career in fashion photography to travel across America for four months to document the lost, forgotten and deserted icons of the twentieth century. The results are stark and eerie but utterly magnificent. Everyday objects take on an architectural significance and become captivating.
Recommended by: Ryan
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(un)Fashion
Tibor & Maria Kalman
(un)Fashion is a personal and loosely anthropological photo essay by the late Tibor & Maria Kalman. (un)Fashion contains a vibrant collection of pictures that capture the expressive qualities of human dressing. Fascinating and entertaining.
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Face to Face
Francois Robert & Jean Robert
With thoughtful whimsy, this book collects a series of photographs of the fanciful, sad, laughing, and shouting faces that can be found in functional everyday objects such as light switches, old-fashioned cameras, doorknobs, and bottle openers.
Warning: this book is infectious, one look and you'll be seeing faces everywhere.
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