There is more unhindered experimentation with the printed book now than ever before. Fully Booked is a collection of current cover and book design that strikes a crucial balance between sophisticated visual and content design on the one hand and the market’s demand for availability, legibility and durability on the other. In addition, the book presents a choice selection of artist books that push the boundaries of conventional book design. A must have for book lovers, book creators and publishers, Fully Booked also reveals trends in today’s graphic design.

Grid Index is the first comprehensive visual lexicon of patterns and grid systems. Based upon years of research, artist and musician Carsten Nicolai has discovered and unlocked the visual code for visual systems into a systematic equation of grids and patterns. The accompanying CD contains all of the grids and patterns featured in the publication from the simplest grids made up entirely of squares to the most complex irregular ones with infinitely unpredictable patterns of growth, as editable vector graphic data files. Grid Index can be used to map out the underlying grids of any single image or form and to create recurring geometrical grids in graphic design. It is an essential reference book for designers, visual artists, architects, res...