The Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design

by Mirko Ilić and Steven Heller

Book Overview

An iconic collection of design work presented in fresh and useful format.Designers are conceptual pack rats. They pack as much raw material in their brains as possible and then use that to build their own unique designs. The Anatomy of Design is what, in the butcher business, they call a "side of beef." The authors selected fifty examples of graphic design that will be dissected, piece by piece, tissue by tissue, revealing an array of influences and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592532128
• ISBN13: 9781592532124
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.3" x 10.2"