Most Popular Books by Steven Heller

Elegant, quirky, fluid, brutish, ostentatious-- a visual resource of cursives and other typefaces that resemble handwriting.

Collection de dessins, cartes postales et affiches, extraits de magazines américains, sur le thème de Noël.

Graphic design artifacts compose this unusual collection culled from the pages of type and typography books dating from 1900 to 1940. There are rare specimens, vintage layouts, marks and decorations that should serve as a resource for practising graphic designers. The black and white reproductions will allow designers to scan and use the designs in their own work.

A wide-ranging compilation of Art Deco graphics from six European countries, Euro Deco assembles a wealth of alluring and sophisticated design from an extraordinary period of creative vitality and political turmoil. An essential reference for graphic artists, designers and anyone with an interest in advertising or art history, this book assembles a wealth of original artefacts from the 1920s to the 1940s, including samples of design and illustration from posters, packaging, magazines, advertisements and many other sources. With sections featuring more than 2,000 samples of graphic ephemera from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and the Netherlands, Euro Deco offers inspiration for the designer and an engaging and original portrait of the time and place in which these works were created.

Each pack is limited to just 1000 issues and comes housed in a round-edged tin which is personalised by the contributing designer''s own hand drawn rendering of ''100+'' on the front and then their hand drawn question mark on the back.

This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good typographic design. Broken into sections covering the fundamentals of typography, the book features inspiring works by acclaimed typographic designers from across the world. Each section illustrates technical points and encourages readers to try out new ideas of their own. The subjects covered include typographic rebus, abstract form, overlapping, using grids, metaphoric construction and illumination. The result is an instantly accessible, jargon-free guide to typographic design using professional techniques.

Steinweiss launched the golden age of album cover design and influenced generations of designers to follow. Less well known--but included here--are his posters for the U.S. Navy; packaging and label design for liquor companies; film title sequences; as well as his fine art.