The Big Book of Graphic Designis the independent, international, and indispensable collection of graphic design from around the world.

The work is grouped into seven categories:

Corporate design

Design for the arts

Design for music

Design for education

Editorial design

Self promotion

Unpublished.

So, if you're looking for some ideas when designing a company brochure, go to Corporate Design. Need a theater poster? Look in Design for the Arts. Got a new band that could use some CD packaging? Browse through the wealth of design work for the music industry. But why stop there? Have a look at everything. You might find someone's educational design solution shows an approach that could work on your editorial project. Or how about some unfettered self-promotion? Bound to be something there!

In a hurry? Go straight to the illustrated index at the back for stamp-sized snapshots of every piece of work in the collection, cross-referenced to the page on which they appear in the book. Each entry is listed with the designer's names, so you can check the index for contact details. It's that easy!

So, who is this book for? It's for you! You who take inspiration from cutting edge examples of work, you who want to find a designer, you who just can't get enough of that international, independently sourced, and indispensable graphic design!

So, take a look. Go on. Don't be shy. Enjoy!

<P>The largest independent anthology of the best graphic work from around the world assembled in recent years.</P><P> This anthology features material from established and emerging major designers and is filled with hundreds of examples that are forging new graphic ground across a complete range of visual media.</P><P> This book contains a visual index for quick reference and designers' contact details.</P>

Roger Walton is the Art Director for Duncan Baird Publishers, has lectured on design at several major art colleges in the UK, and has authored or edited several books on typography and graphic design including Sight for Sound and Alphabook.