365: Aiga Year in Design 21

by Antero Alli and American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)

A book about graphic design is a delicate thing that pits its own presence against its (graphic) content. 365: AIGA Year in Design 21 is no exception. Beginning with a tribute to 2000 AIGA medal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884081010
• ISBN13: 9781884081019
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: AIGA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 5.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 10.2" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

beautiful

I saw this book while visiting a friend in the U.S. It is truely beautiful. I must say I found it typically American that there has been a backlash. A very conservative reaction. I felt I must comment - it would be well received in Europe.

Best AIGA Book Ever!!!

I love this book. It is certainly by far the best AIGA book ever produced. I know because I have them all. Most are mundane. Though I don't like much of the work that won this year, I think the book is a terrific example of great graphic book design.

An Inspiring book for your collection...

If you can only buy one design coffee-table book this year, because, like me, you're feeling the pinch of a deflated economy, then buy this book. It showcases excellent design and is by far the best designed and most thought-out new design book anywhere.

The coolest design book in my library...

As a designer, I've come to rely on each year's annual as a benchmark for great design in America. But unlike previous years, 365 provides the insightful details that have previously been missing. For instance, was it the great illustration or the striking photograph that helped get a piece selected. 365 takes these things into consideration, rather than just showing a cover and one spread. I also like 365's index, which resembles the navigation of a website. The bottom line is this book is extraordinary.

collectible / innovative

i didn't know what to expect from this year's AIGA annual but was pleasantly suprised to find that it wasn't typical. Most of these books just mirror the designer back to themselves, and are for the most part a yawn. This one is groundbreaking, and i predict that with all the hype, it will definitely become the most collectible book of AIGA'S history.