Books on graphic design (&and typography)

Mapping graphic design history in Switzerland Robert Lzicar, Davide Fornari Triest
Unjustified texts: perspectives on typography Robin Kinross Hyphen Press
The visual history
of type
Paul McNeil Laurence King
The eternal letter: two millennia of the classical roman capital Paul Shaw The MIT Press
Schrofer Sketches Frederike Huygen Lecturis
How to create typefaces Cristóbal Henestrosa, Laura Meseguer, José Scaglione Tipo e
Can jokes bring down governments? Metahaven Strelka Press
The anatomy of type Stephen Coles Harper Design
The triumph of typography Henk Hoeks, Ewan Lentjes Terra
The graphic artist and his design problems Josef Müller-Brockmann Niggli
What is a designer: things, places, messages Norman Potter Hyphen Press
Logo modernism Jens Muller, R. Roger Remington Taschen
A small conversation about things we’ve always wondered about but never understood Lorenzo Mason, Marco Campardo Tankboys
The elements of typographic style Robert Bringhurst Hartley & Marks
Essential type Tony Seddon Yale University Press
Detailtypografie Friedrich Forssman, Ralf de Jong Hermann Schmidt
Otl Aicher Markus Rathgeb Phaidon
Lesetypografie Friedrich Forssman,
Hans Peter Willberg
Hermann Schmidt
De vorm van tekst Jan Middendorp Lannoo
Typographie:
a manual of design
Emil Ruder Niggli
Simplicity: a matter of design Per Mollerup BIS
Design as art Bruno Munari Penguin Classics
Animal logo, trademarks & symbols Counter Print
Grid systems in graphic design Josef Müller-Brockmann Niggli
Graphic stamps:
the miniature beauty of postage stamps
Tony Brook, Adrian Shaughnessy United Editions
Helvetica forever: story of a typeface Lars Müller, Victor Malsy Lars Müller Publishers
Max Bill
Typografie. Reklame. Buchgestaltung.
Gerd Fleischmann, Hans Rudolf Bosshard, Christoph Bignens Niggli
Wie ich Bücher gestalte Friedrich Forssman Wallstein
Josef Müller-Brockmann: pioneer of Swiss graphic design Lars Müller Lars Müller Publishers
Trinite and Lexicon: the typefaces designed by Bram de Does Bram de Does De Buitenkant
Jurriaan Schrofer:
restless typographer
Frederike Huyge, Tony Brook, Adrian Shaughnessy United Editions
An initiation in typography Anne Denastas, Camille Gallet Niggli
The stroke: theory of writing Gerrit Noordzij Hyphen Press
Grondbeginselen der typografie Stanley Morrison De Buitenkant
Designing books: practice and theory Jost Hochuli, Robin Kinross Hyphen Press
Detail in typography Jost Hochuli Éditions B42
Manuals 1:
design & identity guidelines
Tony Brook, Adrian Shaughnessy, Sarah Schrauwen United Editions
Programme entwerfen / Designing Programmes Karl Gerstner Lars Müller Publishers
Bodoni. Manual of typography Stephan Füssel Taschen
Rhetoric of logos:
a primer for visual language
Eduard Helmann Niggli
Stop stealing sheep & find out how type works Erik Spiekermann, E.M. Ginger Pearson
Modern typography: an essay in critical history Robin Kinross Hyphen Press
Counterpunch: making type in the 16th century, designing typefaces now Fred Smeijers Hyphen Press
Letter fountain Joep Pohlen Taschen
De proporties van
het boek
Jan Tschichold De Buitenkant
The typographic desk reference Theo Rosendorf Oak Knoll
Jost Hochuli: printed matter, mainly books Robin Kinross, Hans Peter Willberg, Jost Hochuli Niggli
Reading letters: designing for legibility Sofie Beier BIS
Le monde comme projet Otl Aicher Éditions B42
The typographic grid Hans Rudolf Bosshard Niggli
The Vignelli canon Massimo Vignelli Lars Müller Publishers
Shaping text Jan Middendorp BIS
Gestaltung, Typografie etc.
Ein Handbuch
Damien Gautier, Claire Gautier Niggli
Le trait: une théorie de l'écriture Gerrit Noordzij Ypsilon Éditeur
Ausgewahlte Aufsatze Uber Fragen Der Gestalt Des Buches Und Der Typographie Jan Tschichold Birkhäuser
Adrian Frutiger typefaces: the complete works Heidrun Osterer, Philipp Stamm Birkhäuser
Kompendium für Alphabeten Systematik der Schrift Karl Gerstner Niggli
L’abécédaire d’un typographe Jost Hochuli, Gerrit Noordzij Éditions B42
Letters of credit:
a view of type design
Walter Tracy David R. Godine
Helvetica: homage to a typeface Lars Müller Lars Müller Publishers
Das Detail in der Typografie Jost Hochuli Niggli
Pioneers of modern typography Herbert Spencer The MIT Press
The form of the book: essays on the morality of good design Jan Tschichold Hartley & Marks
Max Bill / Jan Tschichold:
la querelle typographique des modernes
Hans Rudolf Bosshard Éditions B42
Rhyme and reason:
a typographical novel
Erik Spiekermann H. Berthold AG
61 books with black type on white cover Bernd Kuchenbeiser Niggli
On book design Richard Hendel Yale University Press
Tschichold in St. Gallen Jost Hochuli Wallstein
Pendant la lecture Gerard Unger Éditions B42
Postage stamp designs from Kafka to Loriot Hans Günter Schmitz Niggli
Bekannte unbekannte: grafikdesign in Österreich Nora Stögerer Triest
Types we can make Ecal
Shady characters:
the secret life of punctuation, symbols, and other typographical marks
Keith Houston W. W. Norton & Company
Le détail en typographie Jost Hochuli Éditions B42
Thinking with type Ellen Lupton Princeton Architectural Press
Helmut Salden: letterontwerper en boekverzorger Katja Vranken, Gerrit Noordzij NAI010
Les contrepoinçons Fred Smeijers Éditions B42
Ladislav Sutnar: visual design in action Steven Heller, Reto Caduff Lars Müller Publishers
Das ABC eines Typografen Jost Hochuli VGS–SG
Ben Bos. Design of a lifetime. Paul Hefting BIS
Gerd Arntz, graphic designer Gerd Arntz, Ed Annink NAI010
Otto Neurath, the language of the global polis Nader Vossoughian NAI010

Books on graphic design (&and typography) is an independent selection of books on graphic design and typography, curated by designer Theo van Beurden.

Each book has been individually selected and manually added to the list, which is subject to change. Books are occasionally added or removed.

Under the motto “don’t judge a book by its cover”, the format focuses on the title, author, publisher and volume of the books.

Concept & design by Theo van Beurden. Development by Mitchell van Beurden. Type set in Lyon Text.