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PAPER / BOOK CRAFT SUPPLY STORES
- Hiromi Paper : 9469 Jefferson Blvd #117, Culver City, CA 90232
- Kelly Paper : 1601 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Paper Source: 1033 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Flax Pen to Paper : 1078 Gayley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Talas
- Mc Manus Morgan
- Blick
- McMaster-Carr
- A familiar resource for architects and builders, McMaster-Carr’s catalog of materials has much to offer designers of all kinds. Their plastic section alone will make your head spin.
- Uline
- Known for their shipping supplies, Uline is also a go-to for all kinds of retail supplies, from boxes to bags to labels, and much, much more. Their foil, plastic and pink static free envelopes are popular with graphic designers for use in specialty design projects.
- Gaylord Archival
- Gaylord’s archive product line is primarily targeted to museums and libraries, but they are also popular with anyone interested in book binding, custom bookmaking and book preservation. They also have exquisite boxes for specialty projects.
ARTISTS / PROJECTS
- Adrián Villar Rojas
- Garbriel Orozko
- Taryn Simon
- Arawaka – Mechanisms of Meaning
- Roni Horn – Another Water
- droog design
- Hella Jongerius
- Lawrence Weiner Rachel Whiteread
- Sol Lewitt – 100 cubes
- Bananas!* – Rebeca Méndez Design
- OIL AND WATER DO NOT MIX
TOOLS / TUTORIALS
- Blow Up – for up-res of images
- Rag Rug Crocheting
- Biodegradable Reusable Food Wrapping
ARTICLES / MANIFESTOS
- Force Majeure Manifesto : The Harrison Studio
- Understanding sustainability means talking about colonialism
TYPOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
- Creative Process Phases
- InDesign Inkjet Template
- InDesign Laser Template
- Slipcase Tutorial
- Artists Who Work With Text
- Ellen Lupton’s Thinking With Type
- The Work of Nicholas Feltron
- Letter, Word, Text, Image
- Neils Shoe Meulman
- Ellen Lupton
- Casey’s Semiotics Lecture [7.9MB]
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Font foundries, blogs, materials [56KB]
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
- Mobile Minded by NL Design
- Looking Closer: Critical Writings on Graphic Design 1 Ð 5 (William Drentell+)
- Citizen Designer by Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne
- Theory and Design in the First Machine Age
- Designing Pornotopia by Rick Poynor
- Manufacturing Consent: Political Economy of the Mass Media
- No Logo by Naomi Klein
- Obey The Giant by Rick Poynor
- Hiding by Mark C. Taylor
- Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins
- Herzian Tales:Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience and Critical Design by Anthony Dunne
- Brand Hijack by Alex Wipperfurth
- Everyware: Dawning of the Age of Ubiquitous Computing by Adam Greenfield
- ME++:Cyborg Self and the Networked City by William Mitchell
- The Brand Gap by Marty Neumeier.
- Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold
- Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
- The System of Objects by Jean Baudrillard
- The Dictionary of Brand by Marty Neumeier.
- Designing Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler
- Brand Aid by Michael Sorkin
- Experience Economy by Pine Gilmore
- Content by Rem Koolhaas
- How to have a number 1 the easy way by Bill Drummond
- How To Be A Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul by Adrian Shaughnessy
- “Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” by Walter Benjamin
- The World must Change: Graphic Design and Idealism. By Leonie ten Duis and Annelies Haase,
- Sandberg Instituut Publication No. 18. ISBN: 90-6617-208-8
- Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design (A Reader) my Audrey Bennett, Editor
- In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World by John Thackara
- Influences: A Lexicon of Contemporary Graphic Design Practice by Anja Lutz, Anna Gerber, H
- Hellinge Klanten
- Communities Dominate Brands by Tomi T. Ahonen and Alan Moore
- “Design beyond Design: Critical Reflection and the Practice of Visual Communication” by Jan Van Toorn
- “Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility” by Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne