The following are some great books on Graphic Design and related topics:

Hidden Graphics (Paperback)
by Oscar Guayabero (Editor), Jaume Pujagut (Editor)

Fresh Dialogue Five: New Voices in Graphic Design (Fresh Dialogue) (Paperback)
by AIGA (Editor) "RODRIGO CORRAL

Fresh Dialogue 3 (Paperback)
by Veronique Vienne (Editor)

NOTE: All the Fresh Dialogue series (I think there is 6) are really a fun, introspective read.

On Book Design (Hardcover)
by Richard Hendel (Author)

Designing Books: Practice and Theory (Paperback)
by Jost Hochuli (Author), Robin Kinross (Author)

Conscientious Objectives (Hardcover)
by John Cranmer (Author), Yolanda Zappaterra (Author)

Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility (Paperback)
by Steven Heller (Editor), Veronique Vienne (Editor)

Paul Rand (Paperback)
by Steven Heller (Author)

By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design (Paperback)
by Ned Drew (Author), Paul Sternberger (Author)

...to name a few. These books give a glimpse into the mind of graphic arts, now and over the years.

Here is a list of some of the most prominent graphic geniuses of our time. These are the people who defined, shaped and established this very specific field. A field that blends the fine line between the world of commerce and art, of business and pleasure, of emotion and reason... influencing us on a daily basis—from the books and news papers we read to the shows we watch and products we buy and use everyday:

* Saul Bass
* Herbert Bayer
* Peter Behrens
* David Berman
* Michael Bierut
* Massimo Vignelli
* Sándor Bortnyik
* Neville Brody
* Stefan G. Bucher
* David Carson
* A.M. Cassandre
* Mori Chack
* Margo Chase
* Deanne Cheuk
* Seymour Chwast
* Everaldo Coelho
* Roger Cook
* Wim Crouwel
* Fortunato Depero
* Shepard Fairey
* Ed Fella
* Alan Fletcher
* Shigeo Fukuda
* Eric Gill
* Milton Glaser
* April Greiman
* Fons Hickmann
* Kim Hiorthøy
* Armin Hofmann
* Andy Hunt
* Edward Johnston
* Chip Kidd
* Ernst Kirchner
* Tibor Kalman
* Karlssonwilker
* Gustav Klutsis
* Jan Lenica
* Charles Leo
* El Lissitzky
* Tony Malone
* John Marsh
* Noel Martin
* Peter Max
* Philip B. Meggs
* Jan Mlodozeniec
* László Moholy-Nagy
* Morteza Momayez
* William Morris
* Alfons Mucha
* Josef Müller-Brockmann
* Patrick Nagel
* Otto Neurath
* István Orosz
* Art Paul
* Paul Rand
* Michael Rock (graphic designer)
* Wiesław Rosocha
* Alex Rutterford
* Stefan Sagmeister
* Peter Saville
* Paula Scher
* Erik Spiekermann
* Peter Sullivan
* Edward Taylor
* Henryk Tomaszewski
* Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
* Jan Tschichold
* Rudy VanderLans
* Mieczysław Wasilewski
* Kelly D. Williams
* Doyald Young

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