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Waiting For God Reissue(Reprint)
by Simone Weil Weil, Louise Fili, Emma Craufurd, Leslie A. Fielder
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1900 by Harpperen
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-090295-7, ISBN: 0-06-090295-7

"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, Louise Fili
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., Louise Fili
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 ..."






Vintage Graphic Design
Type, Typography, Monograms & Decorative Design from the Late 19th & Early 20th Centuries
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
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 ..."






Shadow Type(1st Edition)
Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
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, ..."






Scripts(1st Edition)
Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
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 ..."






British Modern(1st Edition)
Graphic Design between the Wars (Art Deco Design)
by Editor Steven Heller, Louise Fili
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, Louise Fili
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 ..."






Streamline
American Art Deco
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili, James Howard Fraser
Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1995 by Chronicle Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-0662-6, ISBN: 0-8118-0662-6

"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, Louise Fili
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, Louise Fili
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 ..."






Tesori
Three Nesting Keepsake Tins (stacking red, green and blue decorative tins, for kitchen, desktop, home storage and organization)
by Louise Fili
Paperback, Published 2019 by Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61689-858-8, ISBN: 1-61689-858-5

"Tesori meaning (treasures in Italian) is a set of three beautiful keepsake tins by legendary designer Louise Fili. The tins nest inside each other, and can be used on your desktop (pencils and paper clips!), in your kitchen (receipts and recipes!) and in your home (love notes and photographs!)."






The Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence(2nd Edition)
Shop and Eat Like a Florentine, Revised Edition (Pocket size, 8 walking tours showcasing the best shops, full-color photos)
by Louise Fili, Lise Apatoff
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2017 by Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61689-636-2, ISBN: 1-61689-636-1

"Shop and eat like a Florentine with this newly updated pocket-sized guide to the best of the magnificent Tuscan city known for its art, culture, and cuisine. Celebrated graphic designer and self-described Italophile Louise Fili, with connoisseur of all things Lise Apatoff, takes you on eight walks through Florence, discussing more than seventy of the city's most alluring shops—some run by the same families for generations, others offeri ..."






Stencil Type(1st Edition)
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
Paperback, 351 Pages, Published 2016 by Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29190-0, ISBN: 0-500-29190-X

"An invaluable collection of underappreciated stencil typography from prehistory through the twentieth century Designers often look to the past to inform their work. In Stencil Type, design gurus Steven Heller and Louise Fili explore the variety and influence of the world’s most ubiquitous typographic style, which dates to prehistoric times and has been used on a range of surfaces from street signs, buildings, and bridges to packaging an ..."






Slab Serif Type(1st Edition)
A Century of Bold Letterforms
by Louise Fili, Steven Heller
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2016 by Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-51849-6, ISBN: 0-500-51849-1

"A compact, yet comprehensive design resource, expertly selected by graphic design’s leading historiansThe slab serif typeface―in their classic form, wood types made for large-scale posters, ads, and newspapers―may not be as all-purpose as the gothic or sans serif, but it is equal, if not more powerful, in graphic appeal. Since being introduced in the nineteenth century, slabs have become ubiquitous and are today as popular as ever.Slabs ..."






Shadow Type
Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2014 by Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61689-211-1, ISBN: 1-61689-211-0

"The first-ever compilation of shadow typefaces is now available in paperback. Letters with relief and shadow have long been an effective way to add spectacle or intrigue to otherwise mundane words. Shadow Type presents a broad spectrum of examples—advertising, shop signs, billboards, posters, type-specimen books— drawn from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, a particularly rich period in the history of shadow type. Compiled by ..."






The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Florence
by Louise Fili
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2007 by Little Bookroom
ISBN-13: 978-1-892145-47-5, ISBN: 1-892145-47-2

"Eight walks take shoppers to unique shops that uphold Italian standards of quality, craftsmanship, and creativity.With this discriminating book as a guide, visitors will find a trove of eighty shops that only native Florentines know well. In its pages you’ll find exquisite handmade lingerie, jewelry inspired by Renaissance paintings, handcrafted leather boxes, beautifully tailored shirts for men and women, vintage French and Italian des ..."






Design Connoisseur
An Eclectic Collection of Imagery and Type
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2000 by Allworth Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58115-069-8, ISBN: 1-58115-069-5

"Exquisite graphic design artifacts make up this unusual collection culled from the pages of type and typography books spanning four vintage decades. Dating from 1900 to 1940, most of the rare type specimens, layouts, marks, and decorations from the period have never been reprinted before, and will serve as inspiration and resource for practicing design professionals, students, and teachers of graphic design. The rich quality of the blac ..."






Design Literacy(1st Edition)
(continued): Understanding Graphic Design
by Steven Heller, Stephen Heller, Louise Fili
Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 1999 by Allworth Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58115-035-3, ISBN: 1-58115-035-0

"A sequel to its popular forerunner, this edition casts the net even further in examining the reasons and history behind various objects of design that have had a significant impact on our culture. The objects discussed range from the vintage posters that promoted concerts and fairs during the 1930s to a Rolling Stones' CD cover from the 1990s. This volume also investigates larger movements and phenomena, including Norman Rockwell's affe ..."






British Modern
Graphic Design Between the Wars
by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
Paperback, Published 1998 by Diane Pub Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-7881-9850-2, ISBN: 0-7881-9850-5



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