John Gall: Untitled (no date) typespecimen clip art (such as the

clip art (such as the pointing finger that can be found on several pages of the book) and copious amounts of white space that helped push these elements to the foreground—all of which were colorized in the suprematist hues of red

and type designer (most recently covered in this fantastic book)

We pulled out this book for inspiration and stole some ideas

and illustrators

The book is an interesting specimen of design

John Gall: Untitled (no date) typespecimen clip art (such as theJohn Gall is the creative director for the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, designing and overseeing the design of hundreds of book covers each year. In an effort to forget what he knew about design, in 2008 he began to make collages for his own pleasure. While collage had long been part of his work as a designer, this piece is not related to any book or design problem. It is simply about seeing what might happen when something is added, taken away, or