Every month hundreds of books are released on design-related topics. In this post you can find the books released in May that I found worth sharing.
Lettering Large
A selection of dramating and telling examples of huge lettering. A book by Steven Heller and Mirko Ilic.
Manifesti posters
A book that collects advertising and Italian Fashion posters of the 1890-1950 period.
Twentieth Century type
This substantially revised edition of Lewis Blackwell’s classic study provides an up-to-date, decade-by-decade analysis of the issues that have shaped the history and development of typographic design.
The infographic history of the world
A very informative book, and, most important, an amazing inspiration source for infography afficionados.
Type rules!
The Designer’s Guide to Professional Typography, an up-to-date, thorough introduction to the principles and practices of typography.