Architecture

Herman Miller: A Way of Living

For more than 100 years, Michigan-based Herman Miller has played a central role in the evolution of ...

You Had Better Make Some Noise: Words to Change the World

A timeless collection of quotations by visionaries who have been catalysts for change - through the ...

The Art of Graphic Design

Bradbury Thompson: The Art of Graphic Design is a landmark in the history of fine bookmaking. First ...

A Designers Eye: Paul Rand

Back by popular demand, a new edition of this photo essay of items from the personal archive of lege...

Graphic Classics

This deep dive into graphic design history presents the work of more than 400 designers across 33 co...

Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

As head of design at Braun from 1961 to 1995, Dieter Rams created some of the twentieth century’s mo...

Alexander Girard: Let the Sun In

Alexander Girard was a leading figure in mid-century American design, bringing sensational color and...

The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. ...

Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd

Bizarre imagination, originality, trickiness, and whimsy characterize puzzles of Sam Loyd, America's...

Perspective Made Easy

Perspective, the author tells us, is easy; yet surprisingly few artists are aware of the simple rule...

Stillness: An Exploration of Japanese Aesthetics in Architecture and Design

The book features richly illustrated dispatches from visits to Japanese landscapes, architecture and...

The Touch: Spaces Designed for the Senses

The Touch presents five essential building blocks of human-centric design—light, materiality, color,...

Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things

Emotions are inseparable from how we humans think, choose, and act. In Emotional Design, cognitive s...

The Design of Everyday Things

One of the world’s great designers shares his vision of “the fundamental principles of great and mea...

Bruno Munari

While it is true that everyone knows a different Munari, Aldo Tanchis's essay sets out to outline th...

One & Other Numbers: with Alexander Calder

One & Other Numbers features sculptures by master sculptor Alexander Calder. Calder’s playful an...

Which "Aesthetics" Do You Mean? Ten Definitions

Aesthetics, in its totality of meanings, is about where your mind goes--conceptually, analytically, ...

The Flower Shop: Charm, Grace, Beauty, Tenderness in a Commercial Context

If beauty is defined as a quality encompassing both extraordinary sensoriality and exemplary human b...

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses

First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin is a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-...

The Rules We Break

Whether you’re a game player, a designer of any kind, or someone who wants to know more about design...

Pierre the Maze Detective: The Hunt for the Maze Pyramid

Phantom thief Mr X has escaped Lockmaze Prison, announcing his intention to steal the precious Maze ...

What is Art?

This profound analysis of the nature of art is the culmination of a series of essays and polemics on...

Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder

*** Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction *** *** Finalist for National Book Critics Ci...

Tips from the Top: Architects Share Their Advice for Success

This book compiles more than sixty tips from a broad range of successful architects and design profe...