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Monographs

Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art by Modern Dog

Massin by Laetitia Wolff

Vignelli From A to Z by Massimo and Leila Vignelli

AGI: Graphic Design Since 1950 by Ben and Elly Bos

Paul Rand: Conversations with Students by Michael Kroeger

Alan Fletcher: Picturing and Poeting by Alan Fletcher

Otl Aicher by Markus Rathgeb

Alphabet Stories: A Chronicle of Technical Development by Hermann Zapf

Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album by Matthew Robertson

Come Alive! The Spirited Art of Sister Corita by Julie Ault

Josef Muller-Brockmann by Kerry William Purcell

Soak Wash Rinse Spin by Tolleson Design

It Is Beautiful… Then Gone by Martin Venezky

The Push Pin Graphic: A Quarter Century of Innovative Design and Illustration by Steven Heller, Martin Venezky, Seymour Chwast

Paul Rand by Steve Heller

Robert Brownjohn: Sex And Typography By Emily King

House Industries by House Industries

Profile: Pentagram Design by the Editors of Phaidon Press

Typographically Speaking: The Art of Matthew Carter by Margaret Re, Johanna Drucker, James Mosley

karlssonwilker inc.’s tellmewhy: The First 24 Months of a New York Design Company by Clare Jacobson, Hjalti Karlsson, Jan Wilker

The Illustrated Voice by Craig Fraizer

Kyle Cooper by Andrea Codrington

Emotion as Promotion by Rick Valicenti

Make It Bigger (Paperback) by Paula Scher

Specialty

Soviet Posters: The Sergo Grigorian Collection by Maria Lafont

Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden and Jill Butler

New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century by John Foster

Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005 by Phil Baines

Design Anarchy by Kalle Lasn

By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design by Ned Drew, Paul Sternberger

This Ain’t No Disco: New Wave Album Covers by Jennifer McKnight-Trontz

Evil Doesn’t Live Here: Posters of the Bosnian War by Daoud Sarhandi and Alina Boboc

Graphic Agitation by Liz McQuiston

Graphic Agitation 2: Social and Political Graphics in the Digital Age by Liz McQuiston

False Flat: Why Dutch Design is So Good by Aaron Betsky

They Say They Want a Revolution: What Marketers Need to Know as Consumers Take Control by Paul Matthaeus

Colossal Design by Clare Warmke

The Power Of Paper In Graphic Design by Catharine Fishel

More Paperwork (Hardcover) by Nancy Williams

Eat Me: delicious, desirable, successful food packaging design by Ben Hargreaves

Business

Ballsy: 99 Ways to Grow a Bigger Pair and Score Extreme Business Success by Karen Salmansohn

Creating the Perfect Design Brief by Peter L. Phillips

Visual Research: An Introduction to Research Methodologies in Graphic Design (AVA Academia S.) by Ian Noble, Russell Bestley

Inside the Business of Graphic Design: 60 Leaders Share Their Secrets of Success (Paperback) by Catharine Fishel

Career

All Access: The Making of Thirty Extraordinary Graphic Designers by Stefan G. Bucher

How To Be A Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul by Adrian Shaughnessy

How to Grow as a Graphic Designer by Catharine Fishel

Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design, 2nd Edition by Steven D. Heller, et al

Inspirability: 40 Top Designers Speak Out About What Inspires by Matt Pashkow

100 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers: Insider Secrets on Working Smart and Staying Creative by Plazm, Sarah Dougher, Joshua Berger

401 Design Meditations: Wisdom, Insights, And Intriguing Thoughts From 244 Leading Designers by Catharine Fishel

How-to

How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer by Debbie Millman

Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton

Fingerprint: The Art of Using Handmade Elements in Graphic Design by Chen Design Associates

D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself by Ellen Lupton

Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type by Kimberly Elam

The Designer’s Guide to Astounding Photoshop Effects by Steven Heller, Gail Anderson

Logo, Font & Lettering Bible by Leslie Cabarga

Designing Books: Practice and Theory by Jost Hochuli, Robin Kinross

Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition by Kimberly Elam

Graphic Design Cookbook: Mix & Match Recipes for Faster, Better Layouts by Leonard Koren, R. Wippo Meckler

Forms Folds and Sizes: All the Details You Can Never Find but Need to Know (Turtleback) by Poppy Evans

Typography

Type Addicted (The New Trend of a to Z Typo-Graphics) by Victionary

Hand Job: A Catalog of Type by Michael Perry

New Vintage Type: Classic Fonts for the Digital Age by Steven Heller and Gail Anderson

Mexican Blackletter by Cristina Paoli

U&lc : Influencing Design & Typography by John D. Berry

Handwritten: Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilic

The Education of a Typographer by Steve Heller

Twentieth-Century Type, New and Revised Edition by Lewis Blackwell

Thinking With Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) by Ellen Lupton

Radical Type Design by Teal Triggs

Annuals/Compendiums

Look at This: Contemporary Brochures, Catalogues & Documents by Adrian Shaughnessy

Logo by Michael Evamy

The Word It Book: Speak Up presents a gallery of interpreted words by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit

Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006 by Barbara Bloemink, Ellen Lupton, et al

C/ID: Visual Identity and Branding for the Arts by Angus Hyland, Emily King

SPD Solid Gold: 40 Years of Award-Wining Magazine Design by ociety of Publication Designers

1,000 Bags, Tags, And Labels: Distinctive Designs For Every Industry by Cheryl Dangel Cullen

Marks of Excellence by Per Mollerup

History

Graphic Design: A New History Stephen J. Eskilson

Graphic Design History: A Critical Guide by Johanna Drucker and Emily McVarish

The Bauhaus Ideal: Then and Now by William Smock

No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism by Rick Poynor

Merz to Emigre and Beyond: Progressive Magazine Design of the Twentieth Century by Steve Heller

A History of Graphic Design by Philip Meggs

Graphic Design: A History (Discoveries) by Alain Weill

Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design by Steven Heller

The Design Of Dissent by Milton Glaser, et al

Writing

79 Short Essays on Design by Michael Bierut

Looking Closer 5: Critical Writings on Graphic Design by Michael Beirut, William Drenttel, Steven Heller

Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media, and Visual Culture by Jessica Helfand

Designing Pornotopia: Travels in Visual Culture by Rick Poynor

Emigre 69: The End by Rudy VanderLans

Design Research by Brenda Laurel

Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility Edited by Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne

Dot Dot Dot #7 by Stuart Bailey, Peter Bilak

Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, et al

The Idea of Design by Victor Margolin (Editor), Richard Buchanan (Editor)

Branding

Logo Savvy: Top Brand Design Firms Share their Naming and Identity Strategies by WOW Branding

TM, Trademarks Designed by Chermayeff & Geismar by Chermayeff Geismer Inc

The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design (Paperback) by Marty Neumeier

Lovemarks: The Future Beyond Brands (Hardcover) by A. G. Lafley (Foreword), Kevin Roberts

The Culting of Brands : Turn Your Customers into True Believers (Paperback) by Douglas Atkins

Citizen Brand: 10 Commandments for Transforming Brands in a Consumer Democracy (Hardcover) by Marc Gobé

Emotional Branding: The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People (Hardcover) by Marc Gobé, Sergio Zyman

Miscellaneous

The Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design by Mirko Ilic, Steven Heller

The Pentagram Papers: A collection of 36 papers containing curious, entertaining, stimulating, provocative, and occasionally controversial points of view by Pentagram

New Orleans as It Was: Sketchbook Drawings 1988 - Hurricane Katrina by Mark Andresen

On Air: The Visual Messages And Global Language Of MTV by MTV

Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits by Steven Heller, Louise Fili

100% Evil by Nicholas Blechman, Christoph Niemann

Freitag: Individual Recycled Freeway Bags by Lars Müller

Fresh Dialogue Five

Rethink Redesign Reconstruct: How Top Designers Create Bold New Work by Re:Interpreting Original Designs by Mark Wasserman

Changing Faces by George Tscherny

Designing for People by Henry Dreyfuss

Empire: Nozone IX by Nicholas Blechman

The Substance of Style by Virginia Postrel

Visual Literacy: A Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem Solving (Paperback) by Judith Wilde, Richard Wilde

A Smile in the Mind by Beryl McAlhone

Creative Code: Aesthetics + Computation by John Maeda

Design By Numbers by John Maeda

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I've looked it up and down, and am amazed that Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style isn't here! What gives?