Debbie Millman: Look Both Ways

A design veteran depicts her life's defining moments in a quirky collection of short stories

Illustrating the outstanding moments of when design connected with her everyday life, Debbie Millman‘s quirky book “Look Both Ways” offers readers a lighthearted look at the design aficionado’s past. An industry veteran, Millman’s extensive career spans hosting the weekly radio show “Design Matters” to presiding over the AIGA and the Masters Program in Branding Arts at the School of Visual Arts. Organized as a series …

Around the World With the Bodoni Family

Written by graphic designer Teresa Monachino and printed by The Society of Revisionist Typographers, the 60-page limited edition book "Around The World With The Bodoni Family" cleverly takes a look at the centuries-old font by associating letters with places. Using the Bodoni typeface, Monachino illustrates a geographic location with each letter of the alphabet—such as the letter A designed to represent the Alps (pictured above) …

Best of CH 2009: Top Five Design Books

Like most years, 2009 saw a plethora of design and culture books. But in this case, the abundance persisted in spite of a crippling recession and a publishing industry fighting to adapt to an increasingly digital society. Whether the trend has to do with the ongoing tendency to conceive and market books as collectible objects or the tenacity of book lovers, below we highlight a …