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Dr. Mehmed F. Agha
- R. Roger Remington and Barbara J Hodik. Nine Pioneers in American Graphic Design. Mit, 1989.
Hans Barschel
Herbert Bayer
- Remington, R. Roger, and Lisa Bodenstedt. American Modernism : Graphic Design, 1920-1960. Laurence King, 2013.
- Ellen Lupton. Herbert Bayer: Inspiration and Process in Design. Princeton Architectural Press: Moleskine Books, 2020.
- Arthur A. Cohen. Herbert Bayer - Limited Edition: The Complete Works. MIT Press, 1984.
- Benjamin Benus. Herbert Bayer's World Geo-Graphic Atlas and Information Design at Midcentury. RIT Press, 2024.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
- Theo Inglis. Midcentury Modern Design. Batsford, 2019.
- Herbert Bayer Oral History. Smithsonian Archives of American Art, 1981.
Lester Beall
- R Roger Remington. Lester Beall : Trailblazer of American Graphic Design. New York: W.W. Norton, 1996.
- R. Roger Remington. Lester Beall: Space, Time & Content. RIT Graphic Design Archives, 2003
- R. Roger Remington and Barbara J Hodik. Nine Pioneers in American Graphic Design. Mit, 1989.
- R. Roger Remington and Lisa Bodenstedt. American Modernism : Graphic Design, 1920-1960. Laurence King, 2013.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
Thomas Benrimo
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
Lucien Bernhard
- Chrisopher Long and Lucien Bernhard. Lucian Bernhard. Kant. 2024.
- Type by Lucian Bernhard: Collected Specimen Booklets. Letterform Archive Books. 2025.
Joseph Binder
- Joseph Binder. Joseph Binder: An artist and a lifestyle : from the Joseph Binder Collection of posters, graphic and fine art, notes, and records. A Schroll, 1976.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
Alexey Brodovitch
- Alexey Brodovitch and Gabriel Bauret. Alexey Brodovitch. Assouline, 1999.
- Katy Wan, Vince Aletti, David Campany. Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me. Barnes Foundation, 2024
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017
- R. Roger Remington and Barbara J Hodik. Nine Pioneers in American Graphic Design. Mit, 1989.
Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar
- King, Emily. Robert Brownjohn, Sex and Typography, 1925-1970 : Life and Work. Laurence King Publishing, 2005.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
Aaron Burns
- Aaron Burns. Typography. Rheinhold, 1061.
Will Burtin
- Remington , R. Roger, and Barbara J Hodik. Nine Pioneers in American Graphic Design. Mit, 1989.
- Remington, R. Roger, and Robert S P Fripp. Design and Science : The Life and Work of Will Burtin. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt: Lund Humphries, 2007.
- Remington, R. Roger, and Lisa Bodenstedt. American Modernism : Graphic Design, 1920-1960. Laurence King, 2013.
- Sheila Pontis and R. Roger Remington. Communicating Knowledge Visually: Will Burtin's Scientific Approach to Information Design. RIT Press, 2021.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017
Jean Carlu
A.M. Cassandre
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
- Henri Mouron. A.M. Cassandre. Rizzolim 1985
Ismar David
Theodore Low DeVinne
- Irene Tichenor. No Art Without Craft: The Life of Theodore Low deVinne, Printer. David R. Godine, Publisher. 2005
- Irene Tichenor and Michael Koenig. The Dean of American Printers: Theodore Low de Vinne and the Art Preservative of All Arts. University of Chicago Press, 2014.
W.E.B. DuBois
- David Levering Lewis, W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963, Henry Holt and Company, 2000.
- David Lewis. W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography 1868-1963, Holt Paperbacks, 2009.
- W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America, The W.E.B. DuBois Center at the University of Massachusetts, Whitney Battle-Baptiste (ed), Britt Rusert (ed)., Princeton Architectural Press, 2018.
- W.E.B. Du Bois Archives at University of Massachusetts
Gene Federico
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
Walter Gropius
George Giusti
- Ned Drew, Brenda McManus, and Paul Sternberger. George Giusti: The Idea is the Heart of the Matter. RIT Press, 2016.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
Morton Goldsholl
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
Frederic Goudy
- Frederic Goudy. The Alphabet and Elements of Lettering. Old Hand Books, 2023.
- D.J.R. Bruckner. Frederic Goudy (Masters of American Design). Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1990.
Gyorgy Kepes
Andre Kertesz
- Phillips, Sandra S, Weston J Naef, and David Travis. André Kertész. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1985.
Matthew Leibowitz
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
Herb Lubalin
- Adrian Shaughnessy. Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer. Thames & Hudson. 2024.
- Gertrude Snyder and Alan Peckolick. Herb Lubalin: Art Director, Graphic Design and Typographer. American Showcase, 1985.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- Herb Lubalin Center of Design and Typography
Alvin Lustig
- Steven Heller and Elaine Lustig Cohen. Born Modern: The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig. Chronicle Books. 2010.
- Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger. Purity of Aim: The Book Jacket Designs of Alvin Lustig. RIT Graphic Design Archives. 2010.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- R. Roger Remington and Barbara J Hodik. Nine Pioneers in American Graphic Design. Mit, 1989.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
- Theo Inglis. Midcentury Modern Design. Batsford, 2019.
- Alvin Lustig Papers 1933-1955. Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
Herbert Matter
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
- Theo Inglis. Midcentury Modern Design. Batsford, 2019.
E. McKnight Kauffer
- Mark Haworth-Booth. E. McKnight Kauffer: A Designer and His Public. V&A Publishing. 2005.
- James King. E. McKnight Kauffer: An Artist in Design. Peter Lang 2024.
- Caitlin Condell (ed). E. McKnight-Kauffer: The Artist in Advertising. Rizzoli Electa, 2020.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
L. Moholy Nagy
- Lars Miller and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. László Moholy-Nagy: Painting, Photography, Film: Bauhausbücher 8. Lars Muller Publishers, 2019.
- Hans-Michael Koetzle. László Moholy-Nagy (Great Masters in Art). Hirmer Publishers, 2020.
- Petra Eisele, Isabel Naegele, et al. Moholy-Nagy and the New Typography. Verlag Kettler, 2019.
- Victor Margolin. The Struggle for Utopia: Rodchenko, Lissitzky, Moholy-Nagy, 1917-1946. University of Chicago Press, 1998.
- Achim Borchardt-Hume, Hal Foster, et al. Albers and Moholy-Nagy: From the Bauhaus to the New World. Yale University Press, 2006.
Arnold Newman
Cipe Pineles
- Cipe Pineles Golden and Martha Scotford. Cipe Pineles: A Life of Design (Norton Book for Architects and Designers. W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
Paul Rand
- Steven Heller. Paul Rand. London: Phaidon, 1999.
- Paul Rand. Paul Rand: A Designer's Art. Princeton Architectural Press. 2016
- Paul Rand. Paul Rand: A Designer's Eye. Thames Hudson. 2023.
- Paul Rand. Design Form and Chaos. Yale University Press. 2017.
- Paul Rand. Thoughts on Design. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1970.
- Eugenia Bell and Steven Heller. Paul Rand: Inspiration and Process in Design. Princeton Architectural Press: Moleskine Books, 2019.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- Theo Inglis. Midcentury Modern Design. Batsford, 2019.
George Salter
- Hansen, Thomas S. Classic Book Jackets : The Design Legacy of George Salter. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Arnold Shaw
Alex Steinweiss
- Jennifer McKnight-Trontz, For the Record: The Life and Work of Alex Steinweiss, Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
- Steven Heller. Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover by Steven Heller. Taschen, 2009.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
- Theo Inglis. Midcentury Modern Design. Batsford, 2019.
Ladislav Sutnar
- Steven Heller and Iva Janakova-Knobloch, Ladislav Sutnar: Design In Action. Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. 2003
- Reto Caduff and Steven Heller (eds). Ladislav Sutnar: visual design in action. Facsimile reprint. Lars Muller Publishers. 2015.
- Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio. The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design. Abrams, 2017.
- R. Roger Remington and Barbara J Hodik. Nine Pioneers in American Graphic Design. Mit, 1989.
- Daniel Okrent (ed). Fortune: The Art of Covering Business. Gibbs Smith, 1999.
- Theo Inglis. Midcentury Modern Design. Batsford, 2019.