With this in mind, each chapter of the book presents a formal concept along with several examples, mostly student work from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where Lupton and Cole Phillips both teach. In Lupton’s introductory essay, “Back to the Bauhaus,” she explains that the philosophical foundation for the book is squarely in line with the Bauhaus movement of the 1920s, which emphasized form as the primary means by which graphic design should be understood and practiced. OverviewĮllen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips have set out to create a definitive book on the subject of contemporary graphic design theory and practice for students and new designers. Book Review: Graphic Design: The New BasicsĪs promised, this is my review of Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips’ Graphic Design: The New Basics, published by Princeton Architectural Press.
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