Stylepedia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Stylepedia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Steven Heller
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 165
Category/GenreGraphic design
ISBN/Barcode 9780811833462
ClassificationsDewey:741.6
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 600 colour images

Publishing Details

Publisher Chronicle Books
Imprint Chronicle Books
Publication Date 1 January 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

Today's design landscape is eclectic and confusing - and "Stylepedia" is the first handy, cross-referenced desk guide to it. In more than 100 illustrated entries, Heller and Fili, the award-winning authors of "Euro Deco" and numerous other popular design titles, survey the designers, schools, and movements that comprise the practice today. From Agit Retro to Zanol Products Company, these disparate, often unacknowledged, yet influential design strands are valuable tools for designers and design aficionados. Many hundreds of illustrations exemplify the design tropes in lavish color, making this quirky compendium the only one of its kind.

Author Biography

Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review and the author, co-author, or editor of over 90 books on design and popular culture. He is the recipient of the 1999 AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement. Louise Fili has co-authored fourteen design books with Steven Heller. Her design work is in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, and the Bibliotheque nationale de France, and she is a member of the Art Directors Hall of Fame. The authors live in New York.