Adrian Shaughnessy is a graphic designer, writer and senior tutor at the Royal College of Art, London. He has written numerous books, including a compendium of his design journalism, Scratching the Surface, and monographs devoted to designers Herb Lubalin and Ken Garland. In 1988, Shaughnessy cofounded design studio Intro; today he runs ShaughnessyWorks, a consultancy combining art direction, writing, editing, and lecturing, and is a codirector of Unit Editions. Tony Brook AGI is a designer, artist, educator, publisher, collector, and curator. He co-founded his London based studio SPIN and publisher of books on visual culture, Unit editions in 2009.
This is a welcome and authoritative review of the subject. It should go some way to reducing the number of insipid examples which one meets every year in student graduation exhibitions. Let us hope also that it will inspire continued efforts by professionals to match the standards of the work included here.--Ian McLaren ""Grafik"" Manuals are ephemeral, and many were simply discarded when identities changed or businesses merged or closed. Now, a thick, rich compilation with the deceivingly dreary title Manuals 1: Design and Identity Guidelines digs back up some of these treasured tomes--Steven Heller ""The Atlantic""