[ History ]

A Martian Stranded on Earth

In A Martian Stranded on Earth, the first broad-based book on Bogdanov in English, Nikolai Krementsov examines Bogdanov’s roles as revolutionary, novelist, and scientist, presenting his protagonist as a coherent thinker who pursued his ideas in a wide range of venues.

[ Science Fiction ]

Alien: The Blueprints

A collection of brand new blueprints of all the major vehicles, ships and technology of the Alien movie universe. Artist Graham Langridge delves deep into the concept art, set designs and photography to recreate full and accurate blueprints of the drop ship, the Sulaco, the Nostromo and many more.

[ Design ]

Analog Algorithm: Source-Related Grid Systems

This book is a tool kit to create new forms. It deals with grid-based design and gives the reader techniques to develop new forms, fonts, logos, and patterns. By Christoph Grünberger.

[ Design ]

Another Science Fiction

Advertising the Space Race 1957–1962. In between the dry articles of trade journals, a new visual vernacular sprang up. Aerospace industry ads pitched the idea that we lived in a moment where anything was possible — gravity was history, and soon so would be the confines of our solar system. By Megan Prelinger.

[ Design ]

A–Z of The Designers Republic

The first book to explore the creative output of The Designers Republic, and its influence on a generation of graphic designers. By Ian Anderson.

[ History ]

Black Mountain: An Interdisciplinary Experiment 1933-1957

Founded in North Carolina in 1933, BMC was one of the most innovative schools, after the Bauhaus, of the first half of the 20th century. This reissued exhibition catalog traces the key moments in the history of this legendary school.

[ Film ]

Blade Runner: The Inside Story

The first extensively illustrated book about the most influential sci-fi film ever made. By Don Shay, Cinefex.

[ Design ]

Born Modern: The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig

Spanning the breadth of Lustig's tragically brief but prolific career, Born Modern is a must-have for any student or practitioner of design, as well as anyone interested in the history of American visual culture. By Steven Heller, Elaine Lustig Cohen.

[ Design ]

Büro Destruct Vol. I

The first compilation of work from the groundbreaking Swiss design group Büro Destruct.

[ Illustration ]

Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life

The definitive monograph of artist Charley Harper’s six-decades-long career, showcasing illustrations that appeared from 1950-1975 in the Ford Times magazines, as well as in books such as the beloved, “The Giant Golden Book of Biology” in 1961, “Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two” in 1961, and “The Animal Kingdom” in 1968, among many others. By Todd Oldham.

[ Design ]

Cold War Modern

While political tension defined one front of the Cold War, a creative conflict was waged on another. By David Crowley and Jane Pavitt.

[ Design ]

Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989

A fascinating glimpse into design behind the Iron Curtain, revealed through the products and graphics of everyday Soviet life. By the Moscow Design Museum.

[ Design ]

Do You Compute?

A broad survey featuring the very best of computer advertising in the 20th century, culled from museums, university archives, and private collection. By Ryan Mungia & Steven Heller.

[ Design ]

FHK Henrion: The Complete Designer

The first comprehensive monograph of the life and work of German-born designer FHK Henrion (1914-1990), who as a British citizen after WWII, went on to become the most important figure in modern corporate identity design in Europe. Published by Unit Editions.