Symbol: The reference guide
This book was given to me by my father-in-law and will be the next book I go through page by page. Not only do I love the simplicity of the cover (designed by Pentagram), but I think the flood of radiant orange ink makes it striking, especially since it’s in vibrant contrast to the book’s contents which is predominantly pure black and white. From the backcover:
Symbols play an integral role in almost all branding programmes. This book explores the visual language of symbols according to their most basic element: form. Over 1,300 symbols from all over the world are included.
This book was originally published in 2011, with art direction and cover design by Angus Hyland. The book design is by & SMITH (www.andsmithdesign.com).