Poyner Rick Editor (3 results)

stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 223+(1) pages. Fourth printing paperback edition. A fine copy. Designed by Why Not Associates with a commentary by Rick Poynor, this book remains the most significant survey of the trends in typographic thinking at the beginning of the 1990s. From the hand drawn to the digital, it explores the work of Emigre, Tibor Kalman, Zuzana Licko and many, many others. Includes index of designers.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Chip Kidd (Archival Illustrations) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Text/NEW & Bright. 2003, First Edition, First Thus. Softcover/Fine. Cover Art: Detail from Chip Kidd, "Batman Collected". In depth review of the life & work of graphic designer, and novelist, Chip Kidd (1964 -), known for designing engaging & memorable, one-of-a-kind book jackets including the iconic T-Rex image that he created for Jurassic Park. Native of Pennsylvania, Kidd graduated from Pennsylvania State Univ. in 1986 w/a degree in graphic design, immediately joining the Alfred A. Knopf design team, to design some 2,000 book covers over the years. 112 pgs w/105 color illustrations of book jackets, in 2 parts: 1, The Art of the Jester (a biography); 2, Selected Work (noted book jackets augmented with commentary), followed by Notes & Selected Bibliography. An ode to art & creativity.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!