About the book: From print to animations and films, not only does graphics help us to visualize music, it can transport us to the stories behind it and put the related identity in the best light possible. An eclectic and inspiring collection of all music associate materials ranging from striking record covers, album packaging, concert posters, etc., Musikgraphics features contemporary designs from pure graphics to photography, collage and packaging on today’s most exciting genres of music from both the west and the east.

About the book: Los Logos 4 is the latest addition to Gestalten‘s line of books on contemporary logo design. This compendium provides an authoritative overview of current developments and advances in logo design, one of the most prestigious of creative disciplines which represent the essential visual identity of brands, companies and their philosophies.

At 568 pages, Los Logos 4 is the largest volume to date, showcasing a collection of contemporary logo design by bourgeoning design talent and once again offering an essential resource for all designers. This state-of-the-art visual encyclopaedia provides a quality selection of over 5,000 examples of stylistic approaches by designers from around the globe. Fully indexed and structured thematically, the book draws connections between the applications and the fields for which they were intended.

Los Logos 4 is the perfect companion to the Logos series and an unparalleled publication on contemporary logo design. The series has proved to be a precursor to styles and trends in logo design and highlighted the increased relevance and importance of the logo in the 21st Century.

About the book: The album cover is a subject of perennial interest among graphic designers. Sleeve design remains a popular subject for college projects, and many young working designers aspire to design for the music industry. Revealing state-of-the-art contemporary music graphics, Cover Art By: is packed with more than 400 examples of sleeve art. As well as CD and album covers, the insides of CD booklets and the backs of vinyl sleeves are shown. The book opens with an in-depth essay reviewing the current scene, then focuses on the work of 30 international designers/labels who are the most influential in the field, making this a must-have for designers and students, as well as music industry professionals and fans.

About the book: Supersonic presents over 320 striking pages of today’s best-designed music products with a focus on Independent and Alternative Rock as well as Electronica. In addition to abundant visuals, the book contains an informative foreword and features portraits of selected designers and companies, who are creating outstanding work in these musical fields. The diverse examples are structured into chapters with introductory texts that put each new subject into context for the reader. With its stunning images from today’s most exciting music, Supersonic is a source of inspiration for all music insiders and the graphic artists creating music packaging and visual identities for bands. Because design for music is a field where experimental work thrives and new trends develop that go on to influence other fields, this book is also a veritable “must-have” for a general audience of creatives as well as concertgoers and gift givers.

About the book: Logo design is one of the most crucial and challenging tasks in graphic design. Seemingly simple, The Logo becomes the indispensable face of companies and conveys the identity and philosophy of brands.

Los Logos and Dos Logos documented this unceasing evolution. Expanding on the previous editions, Tres Logos demonstrates how influences from illustration and street art have become increasingly evident in logo design inspiring ornamental patterns with logos replacing the abstract tag. Additionally, companies are becoming more daring and exploiting their logos to identify their brand with a certain style and appeal.

Fully indexed and structured thematically, the book draws connections between the applications and the field for which it was intended. Like its predecessors, Tres Logos explores the exceptional visual language and stylistic approaches to logo creation by designers around the globe, exhibiting thousands of examples and simultaneously providing information about the "makers" personal approach.

Tres Logos is a state of the art visual encyclopedia on the current state and evolution of Logo Design.

About the book: The Designed To Help project was launched by UK designers iLovedust, earlier this year. The idea was to produce a book of graphic design, illustration and photography, to raise money to help charities deal with the tsunami crisis in Asia. iLovedust received an overwhelming response from designers and prospective partners who wanted to support the project, and when renowned design publisher Die Gestalten Verlag (dgv) joined iLovedust, "A Book Designed To Help" became a reality. The book is a lavish hardcover of 304 pages, featuring around 1,000 artworks from over 240 Contributors from around the world. The book is a "must have" for a design-oriented audience worldwide and all profits from the sale of will go to respected worldwide charity organization CARE, who will use the funds to help the poorest communities recover from the tsunami disaster. The book can be ordered now through online booksellers from around the world.

About the magazine: After Hours is the music magazine in Tokyo, Japan. The magazine covers all from indie-guitar bands to electronic dance music to free jazz. Issue # 21 features interviews with Lars Horntveth, Paal Nilssen-Love, Kim Hiorthøy, Rune Mortensen, MÚM, Ian MacKaye (Fugazi) and many others... The magazine also includes 3 CD's!

About the book: What does your favorite music look like? How can you visualize raw energy or sophisticated lounge sounds? And how could you create packaging for that album? Sonic answers these questions with 320 striking pages of today's best-designed record covers and concert posters. Worlds apart from another rehash of the standards of the 1960s and 70s, this book focuses on contemporary examples from underground and indie music, pop, alternative rock and electronica. An engaging cover and packaging design have become key reasons for listeners to buy music in its traditional forms. With the rapid proliferation of MP3s, effectively designed music covers are increasingly necessary for the success of an album in today's stagnating music industry. Sonic is a source book designed to inspire music insiders and the graphic artists creating music packaging. With its stunning visuals from today's most exciting music, Sonic also appeals to a general audience of concertgoers, gift givers and all those interested in intelligent "pop" culture.

About the book: Album covers are recognized as a testing ground for creative visual expression, inspired by and amplifying our enjoyment of the music itself. Sampler 3 captures and celebrates some of the most innovative and challenging art and graphic design work from the contemporary music scene. The book features the best graphics from cutting-edge covers around the world, including work by Non-Format, Trevor Jackson (Playgroup), Rudy Vanderlans, alorenz, Fehler and The Designers Republic, as well as groundbreaking designs for small underground labels. Famous figures from the worlds of design and music describe their favourite album covers.

From the book: "As it says on the cover, this album was recorded live when artists Merzbow and Jazzkammer played at the Molde International Jazz Festival. However, the music of Merzbow and Jazzkammer is not - as you might think from the style of the cover - jazz; but rather experimental electronic music. Oslo-based designer Rune Mortensen used the circumstances in which this recording was made as a basis for his design, applying a style more commonly assosiated with another musical genre to the cover. The use of subtle colors, simple layout, and large DIN typeface is unmistakably based on a simple typographic design that is now synonymous with jazz albums; the uncluttered layout of which also reflects the minimalist nature of the music inside."