Signage Systems and Information Graphics1 review Andreas Uebele Thames & Hudson, 2007 Inspirational This is a great book on signage systems and information graphics for environmental designers and graphic designers. It's full of great inspirations. If you're looking for a book to spark your ideas, this is the book to have.             Transit Maps of the World22 reviews Mark Ovenden Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Dream fulfilled! + Excellent map information + 1972 NYC Subway map by Vignelli had a 1976 revision + Fantastic book on mass transit + Love Maps and Travel?!!             Paper Engineering: 3D Techniques for a 2D Material1 review Natalie Avella RotoVision, 2006 Food for graphic designers This is not a cookbook. Yes, it has a couple of templates in the back, but it's designed for creative pros, not crafters. It examines how some of the smartest firms in the business break the ho-hum barrier for client pieces by merging print and clever folds. It shows deft creases that allow ...             How to Get Ideas55 reviews Jack Foster Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007 Thinking the Einstein way + Quality Piece for Producing Effective Ideas + A Skeptic Converted + The original book came out in 1996. This new version only has 1 review so far - so I wrote a second.             furi furi: what a happy life & death!1 review Furi Furi Company Die Gestalten Verlag, 2002 Insprational Bible of "Cute" Since 1998 when I first found furi furi on the internet, I was reborn as a designer because the amount of detail and amount of passion their illustrations and work held. The quality of work hasn't changed since. This book is a must if you love vector illustration and admire the spirit of Japanese ...             The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs15 reviews Robert Beer Shambhala, 1999 The 'Wonderful' Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs!!! + Very in depth, a must for anyone interested in Tibetan Buddhist iconography + The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs + Great book             Pen & Ink2 reviews Comikers, Various, ... Digital Manga Publishing, 2006 Pen and Ink Manga Start-up Guide + Don't pass this one up! this is an excellent instructional how to book not only for manga but for anything regarding pen and ink. it is jam packed with how to techniques, materials and supplies. must have for anyone interested in working with pen and ink!             Euro Deco: Graphic Design Between the Wars2 reviews Steven Heller, Louise Fili Chronicle Books, 2005 Graphic nostalgia + Amazing collection of deco graphic design The origins of this book were six from the Chronicle Deco series. They covered European commercial art (1920 to 1940) from Britain, France, Germany, Holland Italy and Spain and about half of each is reproduced in this excellent and beautiful looking book. Fili and Heller write in the ...             Style Deficit Disorder: Harajuku Street Fashion - Tokyo3 reviews Tiffany Godoy Chronicle Books, 2007 DEFINITIVE WORK ON HARAJUKU + Pure Fashion + Great account of Harajuku Rarely has a book been published with more insight and subject comprehension than "Style Deficit Disorder: Harajuku Street Fashion -- Tokyo" by Ms. Godoy. It is clear that Ms. Godoy has done a enormous amount of research and exploration in illuminating the complex and fascinating subject matter of ...             Lingua Universalis: Global Wordless Understanding3 reviews Johannes Plass, Mutabor Gestalten Verlag, 2004 inspiring again... + continued inspiration Lingua Universalis is the second book published by the german design firm MUTABOR, Hamburg. like their first book (Lingua Grafica) it is a collection of logos and symbols for various clients like audi or greenpeace magazine. a huge archive of modern, but sometimes also classic logotypes, fresh and ...             Mark Lombardi: Global Networks3 reviews Robert Hobbs, Mark Lombardi Independent Curators International, New York, 2003 The Aesthetics of Power + Essential for Information Designers + It's art at it's best What is so chilling about the front and back covers of MARK LOMBARDI: GLOBAL NETWORKS is not that "George W. Bush, Harken Energy, and Jackson Stephens, c. 1979-1990" (5th version, 1999) illustrates the nexus of big oil and terrorists, a notion we have become "used to," but that the direct nexus of ...             Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions From A Master Craftsman7 reviews Kojiro Ikegami Weatherhill, 1986 Lots of choices, clear directions + Beautiful illustrations and ideas for bookbinding + Brilliant! + At the Master's Feet             Alan Fletcher: Picturing and Poeting1 review Alan Fletcher Phaidon Press, 2006 the art of naivete This book exudes unrefinement- with its exposed cover boards, doodles, and hand-made collages of graphics, photos and rubbish. This is not accidental, and will make perfect sense to artists of all stripes who want a good art book that isn't about technique and isn't a collection of beautifully ...             Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design11 reviews Chris Lefteri Laurence King Publishers, 2007 Great book + Awesome, a top buy + great book!! + A good refererence catalog for manufacturing processes + An excellent book             Space: Japanese Design Solutions6 reviews Michael Freeman Universe Publishing, 2004 One of my Favorite Books! + you'll want one of these houses + Not a house plan in sight! + Zen in the modern world             The Art of Looking Sideways48 reviews Alan Fletcher Phaidon Press, 2001 Wow ... impossible to describe, yet obviously brilliant + Perfect condition! + One Page a day + Motivational & inspirational             Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan8 reviews Rem Koolhaas Monacelli, 1997 the culture of congestion + Brilliant despite some annoyances + What an interesting philosophical dissertation + best koolhaas ever, man             Freepaper Graphics (Graphic Design) P I E Books, 2006             I Am Plastic: The Designer Toy Explosion15 reviews Paul Budnitz "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 Great book + Great one for any collector + Strange and Fascinating + Great visual resource             Designing Design8 reviews Kenya Hara Lars Müller Publishers, 2008 The Philosophy of Design + YOU NEED THIS + Designing Design + Design Philosophy + Don't judge a book by its cover