Design Books

A selection of beautiful design books you’ll want to stack on your coffee table (and actually read).

Irving Oaklander’s Legacy on the Block

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Paolo Soleri’s Visionary Book

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Ghosts on a Grand Scale

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Bag Art

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Post-Modern Storybook Illustrations

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The History of Graphic Design

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Hand Drawn Design from Cover to Cover

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Christian Acker Flips the Script on Graffiti

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Illustrated Aviation Books By Assen Jordanoff

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Branding & Identity Design

Li’l Abner’s Al Capp: A Monstrous Creature, a Masterful Cartoonist

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Long Live Illustrated Books!

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Mind Your Manners

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An Interview with Talking Covers Founder Sean Manning

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Eric Gill, Australian Mad Men, and the Ultimate Books on Typography and Printing

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“Things that Appeal to Me on a Personal Level”: A Visit to the E/AB

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The Heart of Heartfield’s Art Direction

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A Garland for Garland (Ken)

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Get Your Modernism Here! Get Your Modernism!

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When China Rules the World

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India, Designed

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Dwiggins on the Earth

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Pep’s Sketchbooks

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Micro Fiction

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The Key to a Good Book

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