Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspiration in Modern Graphic Design
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Decorative Arts & Design
Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspiration in Modern Graphic Design Details
About the Author Steven Heller wears many hats (in addition to the New York Yankees): For 33 years he was an art director at the New York Times, originally on the OpEd Page and for almost 30 of those years with the New York Times Book Review. Currently, he is co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author Department, Special Consultant to the President of SVA for New Programs, and writes the Visuals column for the New York Times Book Review.Mirko Ilic is founder of Mirko Ilic Corp., in New York City. He has received medals from Society of Illustrators, Society of Publication Designers, Art Directors Club, I.D. Magazine, and Society of Newspaper Design. Ilic is co-author of The Anatomy of Design with Steven Heller and co-author of The Design of Dissent with Milton Glaser. http://www.mirkoilic.com Read more
Reviews
I give this 3 stars, but it's probably 3.5 or possibly 4. For me personally it's a 3. There's about 20 or 30 designs here that they dissect into trends or compare it to other similiar design works. A lot of it is political in nature and the rest of it is pretty average design stuff. I found myself glancing over the pages, reading a few paragraphs on some of the more interesting designs, but hardly reading it cover to cover. It probably isn't worth the 40 dollar asking price in my opinion.I notice I have a lot of "probablys" in my review. I guess that is a testament in itself on the averageness of this book. It has some nice designs and it's neat to see it dissected and to learn more about trends that go behind it, but I could easily find that stuff online.At the price you could get 2 design books and be better off. If I had to purchase again I'd probably pass. Probably.
