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Designers & Books Fair 2012: Preview + Passes!

By Core Jr - October 19, 2012

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We wouldn't be mad if you called us bookworms. At Core77, we proudly review books as part of our mission to be a great resource for practicing designers. So we were excited to see that our friends at Designers & Books put together a great program for the first Designers & Books Fair happening in New York at the end of this month.

The Book Fair will be a great starting point for amping up your fall reading list—35 US and European book publishers and booksellers will display and sell the newest titles for fall as well as offering important backlist titles. There will also be rare and out-of-print book dealers; demonstrations of book arts, including calligraphy, letterpress printing, bookbinding and book signings. Besides the exhibition, the Book Fair also includes 17 programs with designers in conversation.

Some of the conversations we're looking most forward to attending include Bikes and Books (with builders, retailers and book designers), Chinese Design Culture Now (with Core77 Design Awards 2012 Jury Captain Lorraine Justice), Karim Rashid in Conversation with Debbie Millman and How To Get Published in the World of Design Books (with Core77 Design Awards 2011 Jury Captain Steven Heller).

Designers & Books Fair October 26-28, 2012 FIT New York

We have a special offer for Core77 readers! Tell us in the comments what book has had the greatest influence on you and your design practice and you can win a free set of passes to the program of your choice!

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Designers & Books

11 years ago

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While we aren't going to do an "offline" book fair this year, we are doing an "online" fair. We are launching it now.

What we've tried to do is combine the serendipity and spontaneity of browsing in a bookstore with the refined search, sort, and filter capabilities of the Internet. Here is the link to the fair. Enjoy: http://onlinebookfair.designersandbooks.com

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sophia chen

12 years ago

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"How to Make Books" by Esther K Smith is one of my favorite. The making of the book is no less important than the content of the book. the attention to calligraphy, letterpress printing, bookbinding,...etc all has beauty in its details.
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Susana Chen

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When I was young, my mother used to read me the fable of â€œLittle Red Riding Hoodâ€ in Chinese, with Asian illustrations. I always thought the story originated from China until I went to Germany in 2010. An elderly woman told me on my way to Leipzig that the story was born from the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century. Later on when I journeyed to France, I was told the earliest version dated back to storytelling by French peasants in the 14th century. Yet with the childhood story book, I learned to talk to strangers, invite myself in open conversations in exchange cultural values and personal viewpoint.
I would really like to join this book fair and meet wonderful people at the event!

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Rayna

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Max Huber (the Phaidon book). His graphic designs continue to inspire, especially how his art transcends from luxury retailers in Italy to a supermarket chain -- it works everywhere.
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katie shelly

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Bill Moggridge's Designing Interactions & Designing Media have had a great influence on me. He never explicitly says in these books that moving slowly is a virtue, but there's something about his interviews and the patient, methodical way they're written that has left me moving more slowly and patiently through the design process. Many designers I know are deeply influenced by Bill's books.
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