Look at This: Contemporary Brochures, Catalogues and Documents (ENG)

Printed brochures, catalogues and multi-page documents form the bedrock of many graphic designers daily practice. Most printed literature is disposable: todays hot communication document is tomorrows landfill. But the best brochures, catalogues and documents have a permanence and organic completeness that has become important in the ephemeral, and increasingly electronic, world of instant communications. This book features the best of contemporary printed literature. It offers a critical survey of current graphic design, showing work by leading practitioners from the USA, Europe and Japan. Arranged in a designer-by-designer format and accompanied by interviews with some of the designers responsible for the featured work, this book offers a complete and informative picture of this popular subject. Adrian Shaughnessy is a self-taught graphic designer, writer and editor. Until recently he was creative director of Intro, the London-based music design company he co-founded in 1989. He left Intro in 2004 to pursue an interest in writing and consultancy. His previous books include How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul and Look at This: Contemporary Brochures, Catalogues & Documents.

MOJE KNIHOVNY