An unusual typographic experiment exploring the relationship between design and the reading of a page. Published in Charles Dickens’ bicentenary year, this book shows the responses by 70 international contributors when asked to layout the first page of Great Expectations.

This book, which charts the progress of 11 different graphic design projects, is focused more on process than outcome and includes contributors’ honest observations and insights presented in a refreshingly candid way.

Interviews with philosopher AC Grayling, theologian Richard Holloway and House of Lords Peer, Baroness Morgan act as a backdrop to this investigation of what it means to be a ‘good’ designer and lead a ‘good life’.

Explores how cultural theory around issues such as mass culture, political design and semiotics can be applied to the real-world practice of graphic design. Theories are presented and then discussed by designers such as Neville Brody, Michael Bierut, Erik Spiekermann and Joan Farrer.

A heartfelt homage to the design pioneers of the post-war generation – including Margaret Calvert, Wim Crouwel, Ken Garland and Karl Gerstner – its case studies are dialogues between these designers and those they have influenced.

Addressing the problems posed by graphic design, product and packaging and for architecture/environment for sensually and physically impaired people worldwide, this title includes comprehensive guidelines (approved by international authorities on the subject) on how to improve accessibility and take account of the needs of disabled people without compromising design integrity.

Including graphic design examples alongside product design, architecture, fine art, film and music, this established textbook explores the application of grid structures, the psychology underpinning their use and the aesthetic pleasure derived from their many forms.