The NASA Graphics Standards Manual by Richard Danne and Bruce Blackburn is a futuristic vision for an agency at the cutting edge of science and exploration.The book features a foreword by Richard Danne, an essay by Christopher Bonanos, scans of the original manual (from Danne’s personal copy), reproductions of the original NASA 35mm slide presentation, and scans of the ‘Managers Guide’, a follow up booklet distributed by NASA.

The Bauhaus was distinguished neither by function nor by use but rather by symbolism. Whether the work was a square, triangle, or circle, or Wilhelm Wagenfeld’s lamp, Oskar Schlemmer’s Kopf, or white cubes with flat roofs, the Bauhaus created iconic visual symbols and a style that is neither functional nor social but visually striking. Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, from the outset sought to develop the school into a brand—and he succeeded. More than eight decades after its forced closure, the Bauhaus is more present than ever in consumer life, politics, and culture alike. It has become a participative brand that escapes centralized control entirely, forged collectively by countless designers, manufacturers, and consumers. Yet its founders’ initial pledge for functionality and social commitment remains unfulfilled.In this stunning and pugnacious book, Philipp Oswalt, former director of Foundation Bauhaus Dessau, explores the development of the Bauhaus brand and its use around the world, illustrated with some 950 images that highlight the vast range of Bauhaus appearances across the past century.

     瑞士平面设计先驱约瑟夫·米勒–布罗克曼 (Josef Müller-Brockmann) (1914.5.9 - 1996.8.30) 是瑞士的一位平面设计师和教师，曾于苏黎世的大学与艺术工商学校修习建筑、设计与艺术史专业。1936年，他在苏黎世开了一家专门从事 平面设计、展会 设计与摄影的工作室。1951年起，他开始为苏黎世的音乐厅设计音乐会海报。1958年，他成为了《新平面设计》(New Graphic Design) 的主编，与 R.P. Lohse、C. Vivarelli、H. Neuburg 共事。1966年，他被任命为IBM的欧洲设计顾问。布罗克曼因他的极简主义设计与简洁的排版、图形和色彩而闻名，他的设计对21世纪的众多平面设计师都产生了重大影响。他还出版了多本视觉传达与设计类书籍。     监修 杨林青，1999年毕业于清华大学美术学院视觉传...

由 MuirMcNeil工作室的 Paul McNeil 编写，Laurence King 出版的《字型的视觉史（The Visual History of Type）》,《字体视觉历史》是对十五世纪中叶到至今的印刷活动中出现的主要字体进行了全面详细的调查。按时间顺序排列提供背景资料，超过320个字体以其原始类型样本或最早的印刷字体显示。每个条目都由简短的历史和字体的关键特征的描述组合。这本书将是其领域中的最好的出版物，吸引了平面设计师、教育家、历史学家和设计学生。它也是专业字体设计师和学生的重要资源。