Vintage Graphic Design Type, Typography, Monograms & Decorative Design from the Late 19th & Early 20th Centuries by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2020 by Allworth ISBN-13: 978-1-62153-708-3, ISBN: 1-62153-708-0
"A Revival and Celebration of the Golden Age of Typography Any type user and enthusiast will doubtless derive joy from the letters and ornaments in Vintage Graphic Design, gathered from the rare and forgotten sources that authors Steven Heller and Louise Fili have collected over the years. As type gourmets, Heller and Fili savor type in many forms—especially the aesthetically idiosyncratic and the printed artifacts of which historical or ..."
"These magnificent illustrations, created for a 1905 edition of Washington Irving's enchanting fairy tale, established Arthur Rackham as a leading illustrator of his time. The illustrations featured traits that soon were to characterize much of Rackham's art: flowing pen lines and muted watercolors, forests of looming trees, lovely fairy maidens, and quizzical troll-like figures. Today these images are recognized as among Rackham's very ..."
In Progress(1st Edition) See Inside a Lettering Artist's Sketchbook and Process, from Pencil to Vector (Hand Lettering Books, Learn to Draw Books, Calligraphy Workbook for Beginners) by Jessica Hische, LouiseFili Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2015 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4521-3622-6, ISBN: 1-4521-3622-X
"This show-all romp through design-world darling Jessica Hische's sketchbook reveals the creative and technical process behind making award-winning hand lettering. See everything, from Hische's rough sketches to her polished finals for major clients such as Wes Anderson, NPR and Starbucks. The result is a well of inspiration and brass tacks information for designers who want to sketch distinctive letterforms and hone their skills., With ..."
"Simone Weil is an outsider's saint. The daughter of an agnostic French family of Jewish descent, Weil was never baptized ("God does not want me in the Church," she wrote), and her conversion to Christianity at the age of 23 took her by surprise. Until then, she had been a solemn, committed leftist intellectual. Now she was moving toward a life of divine encounters whose desolate ecstasy, as described by the journals, letters, and essays ..."
Typology(1st Edition) Type Design from the Victorian Era to the Digital Age by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 196 Pages, Published 1999 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-2308-1, ISBN: 0-8118-2308-3
"A must-have for designers, not to mention that quirky group in love with type for type’s sake (you know who you are), Typology is the most visually dynamic compendium of typefaces on the market. Steven Heller and Louise Fili, two of the most admired and respected designers working today, cover everything from the classic elegance of the late 19th century to the fractured hypermedia of today. Organized by historical era and country of or ..."
Vintage Type and Graphics(1st Edition) An Eclectic Collection of Typography, Ornament, Letterheads, and Trademarks from 1896 to 1936 by Steven Heller A., LouiseFili Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2011 by Allworth ISBN-13: 978-1-58115-892-2, ISBN: 1-58115-892-0
""Type lovers and history buffs alike will enjoy this gallery of vintage typefaces, ornaments, letterheads and trademarks."—ID Magazine Exquisite graphic design artifacts comprise this unusual collection culled from the pages of type and typography books dating from 1896 to 1936. Design professionals, students and teachers of graphic design, and anyone with an interest in vintage design will be delighted to find rare, never-before ..."
Shadow Type(1st Edition) Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2015 by Thames & Hudson Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29123-8, ISBN: 0-500-29123-3
"Bold, monumental, atmospheric, architectural letters with relief and shadow define great periods of confidence and optimism. Shadows add intrigue and spectacle to otherwise mundane words. And theyre back in style. Drawn from a particularly rich period in the history of shadow type, from the 19th to the mid-20th century, this is the first compilation of popular, rare and forgotten three-dimensional letters from Germany, France, Britain, ..."
"Inspired by classic Italian packaging and stationery, celebrated designer Louise Fili brings her pencil collection into full colour. This fun and stylish set, a companion to Fili's Perfetto Pencils, contains twelve double-sided pencils in six tutti frutti shades, ideal for drawing or writing."
Perfetto Pencils by LouiseFili Accessory, 12 Pages, Published 2014 by Princeton Architectural Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61689-243-2, ISBN: 1-61689-243-9
"Legendary designer Louise Fili brings her love of vintage packaging and all things Italian to this collection of beautiful pencils. Housed in a sturdy lidded case, Perfetto Pencils features twelve double-sided, two-color pencils that showcase Fili's unique ability to capture the bygone elegance of our design heritage."
Scripts(1st Edition) Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2012 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29039-2, ISBN: 0-500-29039-3
"From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds perhaps thousands of scripts, some classic, others eccentric. Derived from handwriting, these are typefaces that are stylized to suggest, imply or symbolize certain traits linked to writing. Drawn from the Golden Age of scripts, from the 19th to the mid-20th century, this is the first compilation of popular, rare and forgotten scripts from Britain, Italy, France, Germany and the USA ..."
Scripts(1st Edition) Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2011 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-51568-6, ISBN: 0-500-51568-9
"Elegant, quirky, fluid, brutish, ostentatious— a visual resource of cursives and other typefaces that resemble handwriting.From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of scripts—some “classic,” others eccentric. Derived from handwriting, these are typefaces that are stylized to suggest, imply, or symbolize certain traits linked to writing. Their fundamental characteristic is that all the letters, mor ..."
Euro Deco British Modern, French Modern, Spanish Art Deco, Dutch Modern, German Modern, Italian Art Deco by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Hardcover, 500 Pages, Published 2005 by Thames & Hudson Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-500-51214-2, ISBN: 0-500-51214-0
"A wide-ranging compilation of Art Deco graphics from six European countries, Euro Deco assembles a wealth of alluring and sophisticated design from an extraordinary period of creative vitality and political turmoil. An essential reference for graphic artists, designers and anyone with an interest in advertising or art history, this book assembles a wealth of original artefacts from the 1920s to the 1940s, including samples of design and ..."
"If sex sells, what better come-on for merchants of the repressed decades of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s than the come-hither wink of a coquettish countertop mannequin? In Counter Culture, Steven Heller and Louise Fili take us on a colorful peep show of these sexy, sometimes erotic, but always fetishistic, plaster bodies and body parts. Theirs is a surreal look at how mannequins play on consumers' desires, acting as agents of seduction, beck ..."
British Modern(1st Edition) Graphic Design between the Wars (Art Deco Design) by Editor Steven Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1998 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-1311-2, ISBN: 0-8118-1311-8
"If Britain surprises you as a source of graphic innovation, think of those posters from the 1920s and '30s promoting London's new subway system, The Underground--the bold red circle with the horizontal slash set in some futurist illustration of urbanity. It's true that England was slow to accept modernism as a vehicle for advertising British goods and industry. While France, Germany, and the U.S. were leaving decorative ornament behind ..."
Deco Espana(1st Edition) Graphic Design of the Twenties and Thirties by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1997 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-1217-7, ISBN: 0-8118-1217-0
"The latest volume in our popular Art Deco series, Deco Espana represents a rich and virtually unknown treasure of graphic design history, detailing the defining characteristics that distinguish the Mediterranean style Spanish Art Deco design from that of classic French Deco or streamlined American Deco design. From its appearance in the political posters of the Spanish Civil War to its use in advertising the post-war automobile and trav ..."
"For graphic artists, industrial engineers, and anyone with an interest in the evolution of modern advertising icons, product packaging, and marketing principles, "Streamline: American Art Deco Graphic Design" offers a fascinating glimpse into a formative era of the American commercial arts."
Dutch Moderne(1st Edition) Graphic Design from De Stijl to Deco by Steven Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1994 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-0303-8, ISBN: 0-8118-0303-1
"Despite Holland's small size, its contribution to twentieth-century avant-garde design has been profound. The first English-language book to document the elegant typography and streamlined imagery representative of Dutch art moderne between the two world wars, many previously unpublished in the United States, this exquisite volume showcases over 200 graphic design motifs from the Netherlands representing cultural as well as commercial c ..."
Italian Art Deco(1st Edition) Graphic Design between the Wars by Steven/ Fili Heller, LouiseFili Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1993 by Chronicle Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-0287-1, ISBN: 0-8118-0287-6
"A sophisticated addition to Chronicle Books' popular design library, this lavishly illustrated volume offers a unique survey of Italian commercial graphic design during a period of both creative artistic vitality and extreme political turmoil. The first English-language book to showcase the bold typography and streamlined imagery of modern Italian design motifs on comercial products of the day, this fascinating and important resource fo ..."
LouiseFili A Designer's Process by Fili, Louise, Heller, Steven Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2021 by Moleskine Books ISBN-13: 978-1-61689-983-7, ISBN: 1-61689-983-2
"Renowned graphic designer and author Louise Fili takes us on a personal tour through her most famous brands, books, and packaging."