Fingerprint No. 2: The Evolution of Handmade Elements in Graphic Design

Chen Design Associates, Joshua C. Chen (Intro) , Debbie Millman (Foreword) and Collin Berry (Commentary) , Visual Essays by Stefan Bucher Et Al

ISBN 10: 1600618650 / ISBN 13: 9781600618659

Published by HOW Books, Cincinnati, OH, 2011

About this Item

No dust jacket as issued; Hardcover (yellow cloth spine/decorated boards). Color illustrations. Showcases examples of 133 handcrafted graphic design projects and visual essays by a number of design firms ; 4to ; 216 pages.

Seller Inventory # 61667

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fingerprint No. 2: The Evolution of Handmade Elements in Graphic Design
• Publisher: HOW Books, Cincinnati, OH
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600618650
• ISBN 13: 9781600618659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued

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Synopsis

For many designers, creating things by hand is a reaction to too much computer-based design. Since the first Fingerprint was published, ideas that were once on the fringe have begun to thrive in the mainstream. From typography and illustration to book-making and film titles, elements of handcraft have soaked into everyday life.

Fingerprint No. 2 reflects the evolution of those ideas. In this second volume, you’ll still find plenty of projects created entirely without the aid of computer technology. But you’ll also discover how designers are beginning to incorporate the two aesthetics—handmade and digital—in order to best communicate their message. A third, hybrid aesthetic is emerging, one that marries the technologies of the past and future into a vibrant, exciting present.

Look inside to discover 133 projects and exclusive visual essays from leading designers, including Robynne Raye, Stefan Bucher and Christian Helms. These pieces of work prove that handmade elements are not only vital to excellent design, but often result in exceptional design.

Listen for the pulse, which cannot be faked, forged, or falsified. Look for the finger print. It is the key to design’s success.

About the Author

Chen Design Associates is a place for collaboration, education and dynamic invention. Founded by principal and creative director Joshua C. Chen, the award-winning design studio partners with a wide range of clients, from start-up ventures to established corporations, local to global, artistic to analytic. For more than 20 years, CDA has been helping clients find a voice to express the genuine and the necessary, the illuminating and the unexpected. CDA engages clients in the process to foster respect and fuel invention -- and together, move people to explore, to wonder, to succeed. 

Follow the studio on Twitter @chen_design, or visit chendesign.com