Looking Closer: Critical Writings on Graphic Design

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author+Entrepreneur program at New York's School of Visual Arts. He is the author, editor and co-editor of more than one hundred books on design and popular culture. Publisher Marketing: This is a collection of essays that takes stock of the quality and profundity of graphic design writing published in professional journals, general interest magazines and on the Internet. Contributor Bio:  Bierut, Michael Michael Bierut is a partner at Pentagram Design's New York office, and a recipient of the prestigious AIGA Medal. Contributor Bio:  Drenttel, William William Drenttel is a partner in Jessica Helfand/William Drenttel, a multimedia and print media company. He served as co-editor of three of the Looking Closer titles. He lives in Falls Village, Connecticut. Contributor Bio:  Heller, Steven Steven Heller is the art director of the NY Times Book Review and co-chair of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts. He is the editor of the AIGA online journal, VOICE. He is a contributing editor to PRINT, EYE, Baseline, and ID. He writes frequently for Metropolis and other design magazines. He is author, co-author, and editor of over 90 books on design and popular culture.