The Graphic Artist and his Design Problems

When we go to visit designers of a certain age and ask them to show us the books they would never part with, inevitably this is one they pull from their shelves. First published in 1961, this one was intended to solve the problems of contemporary form-finding for the graphic artist and it became a standard work that still serves as a historical guide. It’s one the foundational books about modern graphic design practice and thought. And because it’s a trilingual book, you can ignore two thirds of it. You’re almost done reading it before you’ve even started. And it’s loaded with over 700 illustrations.