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The Education of a Photographer
Charles H. Traub, Steven Heller, ...

Allworth Press, 2006

Essential in a photographer's library
I'm only halfway through and can only ask why such a book only surfaces now. Previous concise compilations of writings on photography concentrated on the mediums origins and historical figures. This one gives us a more contemporary context (ie the 50ies) and goes on ...
  
  











  



  
Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-Century Totalitarian State
Steven Heller

Phaidon Press Inc., 2008

an eye opener, coca cola and nazi germany: two strong brands
Steven Heller's "Iron Fists" makes a sophisticated and visually arresting comparison between modern corporate-branding strategies - slogans, mascots, jingles and the rest - and those adopted by "four of the most destructive 20th-century totalitarian regimes": Nazi ...
  
  











  



  
Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design
Steven Heller, Teresa Fernandes

Wiley, 2005

Informative and well written, recommended for young designers
I'm currently in college and my professor recommended this book for class. I'm glad she did. It taught a lot about design that I did not get from classes and the interview give insight to the current world of design.
  
  











  



  
The Design Entrepreneur: Turning Graphic Design Into Goods That Sell (Design Field Guide)
Steven Heller, Lita Talarico

Rockport Publishers, 2008

This book is for a very targeted audience
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R18XMT61G6502A This is red softcover book that's housed in a black die-cut cardboard case. I wonder why the designer included the case, which has no particular use. This book is for graphic designers, specifically ...
  
  











  



  
Inside the Business of Illustration
Steven Heller, Marshall Arisman

Allworth Press, 2004

THE NEW BIBLE FOR ILLUSTRATORS - A MUST HAVE FOR YOUR LIBRARY!!!!
Steven Heller & Marshall Arisman's guidance is invaluable in today's market, this book is a must have for the struggling professional or for the newly graduate seeking to stake their claim. In fact I'd go so far as to say this book SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING at every ...
  
  











  



  
Men's Adventure Magazines: In Postwar America
Rich Oberg, Max Allan Collins, ...

Taschen, 2008

It's Like a Miniature Museum of Manliness!
Appearantly Taschen publishes art books. I wasn't familiar with this particular company before recieving this book as a gift, but I found it to be a great little book of... well pulp men's magazine art from the old days. You know, the type where some adventuring ...
  
  











  



  
New Vintage Type: Classic Fonts for the Digital Age
Steven Heller, Gail Anderson

Watson-Guptill, 2007

Great range of type ideas
This book is all I could have asked for and more. As a type/graphic design student, I recommend this book for any designer looking for new ideas and inspiration.
  
  











  



  
Things I have learned in my life so far
Stefan Sagmeister

Abrams, 2008

Inspirational!
"There is always someone who has done something cooler than what I am doing at the moment." This aphorism won't be found in Stefan Sagmeister's new book since I coined it myself, but it neatly summarizes the wonder and awe I felt when looking through these 15 booklets ...
  
  











  



  
Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits
Steven Heller, Louise Fili

Chronicle Books, 2006

this is a great book
this book gives uncommon histories of graphic elements such as "screaming type" and "show-card". very helpful in terms of usage and idea generation. I highly recommend this book.
  
  











  



  
Monsters and Magical Sticks: Or, There's No Such Thing As Hypnosis
Steven Heller

New Falcon Publications, 1994

Monsters and Magical Sticks
This is a very cool book about inducing Hypnosis where "traditional" inductions fail. It is directed at hypnosis professionals, but certainly an interesting read to anybody interested in the phenomenon it is to many. First, Steve wrote it in a very relaxed and ...
  
  











  



  
Handwritten: Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age
Steven Heller, Mirko Ilic

Thames & Hudson, 2006

a diverse and complete collection of graphic design that merges the handwritten with the computer
Heller and Ilic's book is a collection of exemplary work in the world of graphic design in which the "handwritten" has been implemented in the artists' works. Examples range from magazine covers, traditional advertisements, film festival posters, album covers, book ...
  
  











  



  
Icons of Graphic Design, Second Edition
Steven Heller, Mirko Ilic

Thames & Hudson, 2008

Documents the impact of more than one hundred years of aesthetics, form, and content on developments in graphic communications. This unique history of design, documenting over a century of creative brilliance, has now been brought into the twenty-first century. Showcasing the most influential designs and designers from 1900 to the present, this ...
  
  











  



  
Shop America: Mid-Century Storefront Design, 1938-1950

Taschen, 2007

American Business Embraces Modernism
In the midst of the Great Depression, American Business adopted an American form of modernism that heralded a new age of technology and progress. This period of design history is sometimes called, "Machine Age", "Streamline Modern" or "Midcentury Modern." This belief ...
  
  











  



  
All American Ads of the 80's (Midi S.)

Taschen, 2005

The wallpaper of capitalism
The seventh book in the fascinating Taschen 'All-American Ads' series and as editor Jim Heimann says in his short introduction, print creativity wasn't exactly sparkling in the Eighties. Television took most of the ad budget leaving print to soak up what was left with ...
  
  











  



  
Illustration: A Visual History
Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast

Abrams, 2008

This unique visual history of the art of illustration, by the foremost historian of graphic design and a well-known illustrator and designer, joins the authors? previous Graphic Style as an indispensable resource for anyone interested in art, design, and popular culture.   Illustration has long been a significant popular art?and is often more ...
  
  











  



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