“If anyone who can type can do much of the work previously done by well-paid specialists, what’s left for the designer? They have to do things that a typist with a computer can’t do. This means they have to be thinkers, problem-solvers, whether they like it or not.”
“When you point a finger at someone, remember, three fingers are pointed at you.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Most of the spreads show a single image to a page. Sometimes a short description runs along the bottom. Gill’s work doesn’t need much of a description. It’s obvious. Not in a bad way, but in the way it’s easy to miss those hidden gems that stare us in the face.
Logo: John Page, sound recordist, spelled phonetically
If you don’t have any of Bob Gill’s books, this is the one to buy. Even if you have a couple, it’s still a great addition to the bookshelves.
Get a copy from publisher Laurence King, or here:
on Amazon.com
on Amazon.co.uk
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Other good books.
Comments
A great name, nobody can deny that, but it’s a shame that he’s basically recycled his other books into a bigger one.
The last page is very true! :)
Some of Bob’s books aren’t easy to get hold of, and he’d just turned 80 when this was put together. Younger designers are very unlikely to buy all his books, so if there’s ever a good time for a “best of,” I think this is it.
I believe you have sold it to me.
I agree. Every designer should have at least one of this books on their bookshelf and every design student should be taught how he redefines a brief to arrive at a solution to a problem.