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[honestamente]

I know this is a bit off topic but does anyone know of any good books on packaging & book design that aren't filled with bad design?

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[cyberiia]

look for books made by Phaidon or Rockport. Theyre expensive but a good resource. Also look for where it was made - European made books are much better. Borders bookstores, Kinokuniya bookstores (they are sealed here though), or bookstores of modern art museums are a good place to get them. Amazon works too if you know what you're looking for.

[chilledas]

find a good store that only buys good design titles, and yeah phaidon do good books usually - a smile in the mind is a classic on witty design (dont look for aesthetics in it tho). Rockport books can be a mixed bag, but their newer stuff hasnt been too bad, and one of my favs is 2 colour graphics by rockport, was worth the buy. Idn pro do some interesting stuff, but they're an asian company (no offense, they're still real good) i think and sometimes can do some cheesy stuff, generally pretty good tho, their stuff dates quickly usually tho. You just have to sit in a store sometimes and check out heaps of books til you find some stunners. Talk to designers, they'll have their favs.
peace out.

[otto_mated]

i dont know if you have any design bookstores near you but theres a book just called "structural packaging" that i saw in new york. i got to flip through it cause a friend of mine bought it and it looked pretty interesting i think it cost something like $40 or $50 you can probly find it on amazon. it was a hardcover with a cutout that popped into another thing wich kept the book closed. the book itself was really well designed.

[my_ny_hitor]

http://www.amazon.com/000-Bags-Tags-Labels-Distinctive/dp/1592531830/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/104-0964448-5971920?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190181139&sr=8-4

Very, very cool series by Rockport (which someone else suggested). You'll drool over the pages.