Area_2 / Ellen Lupton.

Hardback.

-Preface-Contributor Biographies-100 Graphic Designers, including:Abake, LondonAntoine+Manuel, ParisTarek Atrissi, The HagueMarian Bantjes, VancouverBarbara Says, LisbonBig Active, LondonPeter Bilak, The HagueJulia Born, AmsterdamPascal Brun, ZurichLaurenz Brunner, Zurich/LondonThomas BuxN, AmsterdamCatalogtree, ArnhemTheseus Chan, SingaporeChange Is Good, ParisAlicia Cheng, BrooklynDeanne Cheuk, New YorkMichael Cheung, Hong KongCristina Chiappini, Treviso, ItalyBrian Chippendale, Providence, Rhode IslandPeter Cho, Los AngelesPaul Cox, ParisSara De Bondt, LondonDesign by Build, LondonDexter Sinister, New YorkBob van Dijk, The HagueMarkus Dressen, LeipzigArem Duplessis, New YorkElectrosmog, ZurichStephen Farrell, ChicagoFLAG, ZurichFlamingo Studio, TokyoFriends With You, MiamiMartin Frostner, StockholmMieke Gerritzen, AmsterdamJoanna Gorska & Jerzy Skakun, WarsawArjen Groot, AmsterdamMichelle Gubser, ParisHansje van Halem, AmsterdamGeorge Hardie, Brighton, EnglandJonathan Hares, London/LausanneKazunari Hattori, TokyoWill Holder, LondonMario Hugo, New YorkKeiko Itakura, TokyoKeiji Ito, TokyoJames Jarvis, LondonK\'rner Union, LausanneLaboratoires CCCP = Dr. Peche + Melle Rose, Orleans, FranceJUrg Lehni, ZurichLehni-TrUb, ZurichGhariokwu Lemi, Lagos, NigeriaHarmine Louw , AmsterdamLUST, The HagueMade Thought, LondonEduardo MarOn, CubaLuna Maurer, AmsterdamThomas Mayfried, MunichGabriel Martinez Meave, Mexico CityLaura Meseguer, BarcelonaEtienne Mineur , Malakoff, FranceManabu Mizuno, TokyoIsabel Naegele , Darmstadt, GermanyNamaiki, TokyoRichard Niessen, AmsterdamNon-Format, LondonNorth, LondonHenrik Nygren, StockholmOmnivore, New York178 Aardige Ontwerpers, AmsterdamEddie Opara, New YorkPaper Rad, Providence, Rhode IslandPost Typography, Baltimore, MarylandProject Projects, New YorkIman Raad, TehranManueal Raeder, BerlinAndy Rementer, New JerseyClaudio Rocha, Sao PauloMichal Sahar, Tel AvivMartijn Sandberg, Amsterdam75B, RotterdamClaudia Siegel , LeipzigJennifer Sonderby, San FranciscoAstrid Stavro, BarcelonaFrauke Stegmann, JohannesburgStiletto, New York/MilanStrange Attractors, The HagueStudio Pip and Co., Victoria, AustraliaStudio \'t Brandt Weer , The HagueHiro Sugiyama, TokyoSulki + Min, SeoulFumio Tachibana, TokyoAndrea Tinnes, BerlinToko, SydneyAndreas Uebele , Stuttgart, GermanyNaohiro Ukawa, TokyoUnited Visual Artists, LondonMarkus Weissbeck, FrankfurtWork in Progress, ParisEYE Yamataka, TokyoYokoland, Oslo-10 Design Classics, as selected by curators, including:Ruedi Baur, TKIrma Boom, TKJames Goggin, TKJulia Hasting, TKEllen Lupton, TKSaki Mafundikwa, OWestvaco InspirationsO by Bradbury ThompsonJan Middendorp, TK by RodchenkoDan Nadel, OIs It InO by Peter PalombiBrett Phillips, TKKeiichi Tanaami, TK-Graphic Designer Biographies-Index.

Features 100 emerging graphic designers, as chosen by 10 respected figures in the field. This book, within, more than 1,500 images reveals the talents and trends of contemporary graphic design as it has evolved. Each of it\'s 100 four-page sections is devoted to the work of a single designer, and includes an essay written by the relevant curator. Area_2 is the newest volume in Phaidon\'s acclaimed Area series, and features 100 of the world\'s most interesting emerging graphic designers, as chosen by 10 of the most respected figures in the field. Within, more than 1,500 images reveal the talents and trends of contemporary graphic design as it has evolved over the past five years. Each of the book\'s 100 four-page sections is devoted to the work of a single designer, and includes a critical essay written by the relevant curator. Featured design ranges from posters to books to typography - and beyond. By gathering together the best work of the most intriguing up-and-coming graphic designers, Area_2 promises to be an invaluable resource for students, designers, and anyone interested in the visual trends shaping our culture. Today\'s most interesting graphic design is showcased in this comprehensive international survey.

Ellen Lupton is the Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York and has written and lectured widely on design and contemporary culture.