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Overwhelming amounts of information are available for readers and consumers in modern times, but how can it be made understandable, and given context and importance? The designers and creatives whose works are featured in Information Made Beautiful address these issues with projects that dont just make data easy to understand, but make it understanding it an appealing experience. Work from over 100 designers and studios features projects for clients such as Wired Italy, the Royal Mail, Money Today, Lionsgate Entertainment, Ronald McDonald House, and the UN, as well as universities, research facilities, and private clients. These pieces range from abstract to hands-on, and break down information ranging from status of female children in India and global water usage to coffee bean maps covering the amount of caffeine consumed in the US and crocheted diagrams of time spent crafting on German public transportation. The bright colors, eye-catching graphics, and specialty typographies of Information Made Beautiful make it easy to understand how designers are translating this new form of visual language to create information that is also inspiration.

Infographic Design

Information Made Beautiful

Shijian Lin

A historical as well as design-oriented perusal of brand logos, Logo Style gives context to the rapidly growing field of logotype design. Chapters within are organized by style as well as the eras that influence them; decorative, which takes inspiration from vintage styles and trends, modern, drawing from the minimalism of the modernist movement, postmodern, with its namesake's irreverent slant, and digital, featuring designs heavily influenced by the pixelated, slick, and colorful trends that sprang out of the Information Age. All include a broad survey of individual logos, as well as case studies of designers and projects rendered in each of the distinctive styles. Logo Style demonstrates how timeless logos influenced by centuries of design history are applied over entire identities to create a unified brand image, while still standing uniquely on their own.

Decorative, Modern, Postmodern, Digital

Logo Style

The antidote to mass production and the infiltration of technological media into our daily lives, handmade arts continue to grow in appeal and artists' practices, providing a one-of-a-kind feel to their creative output. Designers who have the skills to harness their talents in this arena are able to create unique and sought after designs while responding to current market or product trends. This book explores the work of groundbreaking designers who are applying the personal touch to their work in a variety of media and materials. From typography and visual identity to posters, packaging design and installation art prepare to be inspired!

Handmaking in Design

Printing and graphic design often go hand-in-hand, and a masterful print job can transform a good design into a compelling physical asset. Deluxe offers readers a full understanding of some of the most widely-used printing embellishments: foil stamping, embossing, and debossing. It accomplishes its goal with surveys of printing houses, detailed explanations of printing methods, and immersive behind the scenes glimpses at how these methods are used. These constructive elements are complemented by a broad selection of projects that demonstrate how ultra-lux printing can elevate a variety of designs, including restaurant branding, food packaging, event invitations, book design, business cards, hotel identities, and more.

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