Danish Designer / Illustrator / Whatever Emil Kozak has just released his new book “One Day“. This new volume chronicle how graphics have pervaded the products we buy and and a little bit of individuality to the other wise one-size-fits-all objects we surround ourselves with.

Pop up books usually make us think of teaching kids to read rather than modernist art pieces. David Carter’s 600 Black Spots however has more to do with Alexander Calder that Dr. Seuss. This is tribute to the creative ingenuity of book making and a lovely coffee table piece to boot.
You can pick up a copy at the Tate Modern’s Online Store.

Stunning animation for the new “Louis Vuitton : Art. Fashion and Architecture” book. We’re sure the book, which features 400 pages of Louis Vuitton’s evolution as a fashion icon is just as graceful.
The book is set for release 9/22/09 and you can pre-order on Amazon.

Scott Schuman, aka the Sartorialist, is one of the most influential individuals in fashion. Publications like GQ look to him for his keen eye for all things fashion. He travels the world, taking photographs of people on the street who he finds interesting. If you don’t regularly visit his blog, it’s a must. Building on his success, he has published a book. It’s 512 pages on thick matte paper. If you like his blog, here is a chance to browse through his photographs with the tactile experience and quality only a book can deliver. Available here for $16.

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This hefty book outlines the many techniques and processes of Printmaking. Fascinating to look through and a great introduction to a beautiful craft. You can pick it up here for $32.

Anyone who caught Mark Ryden’s Tree Show at the Michael Kohn Gallery a while back will tell you it was nothing short of spectacular. If you missed the show, or if you’re a fan of his work (as we are), you’ll be happy to hear Ryden is releasing a exhibition book. Limited to 500 copies, it can be purchased through the Porterhouse website for $395 beginning Thursday, April 16th at 8AM PDT. If prior items are any indication, the book will probably sell out quickly.

From the Porterhouse site: The hard-bound book includes over 130 color images of paintings, drawings, studies and sculptural works as well as a wealth of Mark’s inspirational reference materials. Each signed and numbered Special Edition book comes in a handmade clamshell box covered in a fine Japanese silk. The edition also comes with a collection of “Vintage Souvenirs” including a postcard set, commemorative pin, pennant, bookmark and pencil.

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If you’re working on a new logo, you’d be hard pressed to find a better reference than the new Marks book from Pentagram. This one will no doubt be on the shelf of every Designer and Ad Agency by the end of the year. Available from Amazon for $40.

Is there anything better than a good graphic resource? Sure you could spend hours getting just the right circle pattern, but are you re-inventing circle patterns? Really?
Well even if you are, Kapitza has just released this lovely new book of geometric patterns to give you a nice jumping off place. Just in case you’re not a circle fan of circles, there are plenty of squares, triangles, lines, and other optical illustions you can play with to your hearts content. It even comes with a CD of all the patterns. Available from Kapitza’s shop.

We were recently introduced to this architecture book written by Matthew Frederick. It’s a collection of architecture principles and thoughts broken up into 101 digestible pieces. Think of it as an architect’s cheat sheet. You can pick the book up here. Thanks for the heads up Steve.

All too often we see modern architecture presented as an unattainable luxury. This book shows projects with modest budgets of $120 or even $51 per square foot. In doing so it fills a gap left by most architecture books. Don’t be suprised if you end up building one in the woods and take up writing design manifestos. You can pick it up here for $26.