From an accessible history of design to a facsimile of a super rare architecture magazine, these are the books we loved this year. It’s easy, for me at least, to be cynical about the state of design.

I think about this year-end list of design books all year long, collecting stacks, reading hundreds of pages, pouring over countless images. I keep a list of the books that stick with me and feel like ...

Which graphic design books are best? Graphic design is the art and science of combining text and graphics to project ideas and experiences. Good graphic design uses color, form, line, shape, size, ...

A page from the 2014 reissue of the New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual showing a diagram explaining the use of arrows in wayfinding signage in subway stations (photo courtesy of ...