We are constantly surrounded by design—in advertisements, in books and magazines, on the Internet, on television—and each graphic element we see was carefully constructed through a designer’s very personal process. Yet only the finished article is presented. Rarely do we gain insight into how visual solutions have been reached or the exploration, experimentation, and ideas behi...(展开全部)

(Preface) 'Avant garde graphics from around the globe - We are now at one of the most important turning points in the history of graphic design; the influence of art, film, and music has never been stronger, and the advent of new computer technologies has catapulted graphic design into a whole new dimension. Covering a vast range of cutting-edge graphic design, this book presen...(展开全部)

(Preface) 'Avant garde graphics from around the globe - We are now at one of the most important turning points in the history of graphic design; the influence of art, film, and music has never been stronger, and the advent of new computer technologies has catapulted graphic design into a whole new dimension. Covering a vast range of cutting-edge graphic design, this book presen...(展开全部)

Joel Meadows is a journalist and writer with over three decades of experience in newspapers, magazines, and books. His CV includes some of the most renowned publications in the world, including Time magazine, the Times, the Telegraph, the Guardian, and the Observer. He has also written extensively about comics, film, TV, and culture for publications such as Variety, Empire, Big...(展开全部)

蒂莫西•萨马拉（Timothy Samara）是一名来自纽约的平面设计师。他在纽约从事教学、写作工作，同时也是STIM视觉传播公司的顾问。在他二十年的品牌和信息设计生涯中，他从事的工作包括印刷、包装、环境、用户界面设计和动画制作。 萨马拉先生目前是视觉艺术学院（School of Visual Arts）、纽约州立大学帕切斯学院（New York University, Purchase College）和帕森设计学院（ Parsons）的教师。至今，他共出版了六本书，都是由洛克波特出版社（Rockport Publisher）出版的。萨马拉和他的合伙人居住在布鲁克林威廉斯堡街区。

A graphical representation of the alphabet gives a new view of the letters, from the A that crumbles as an avalanche approaches to the D that glows with the light of the devil.