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2012 Nominations


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D&AD 2012
D&AD 2012
D&AD
TASCHEN

Nominator: TASCHEN

Designer: Various
Art Director: Johnson Banks

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


D&AD 50
D&AD 50
D&AD
TASCHEN

Nominator: TASCHEN

Art Director: PlanningUnit.co.uk, Jeff Knowles and Nick Hard

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Dancing around the Bride: Cage, Cunningham, Johns, Rauschenberg, and Duchamp
Dancing around the Bride: Cage, Cunningham, Johns, Rauschenberg, and Duchamp
Carlos Basualdo, Erica F. Battle, Reinaldo Laddaga, Paul Franklin, Calvin Tomkins, Amy Wilkins
Yale University Press

Nominator: Robin Brunelle

Designer: Takaaki Matsumoto, Robin Brunelle
Art Director: Takaaki Matsumoto
Design Firm: Matsumoto Incorporated

Submitted into 50 Books


Daniel Brush
Daniel Brush
Oliver Sacks, David Revere McFadden, Amy Wilkins
Museum of Arts and Design

Nominator: Robin Brunelle

Designer: Takaaki Matsumoto, Robin Brunelle
Art Director: Takaaki Matsumoto
Design Firm: Matsumoto Incorporated

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Danny Boy A Memoir
Danny Boy A Memoir
Don McCullough
Outskirts press

Nominator: Kristin McCullough

Other Credits: Cover photo Kristin McCullough of Moonlight photography

Submitted into 50 Covers


Dans le ventre des mères
Dans le ventre des mères
Marin Ledun
Ombres Noires

Nominator: Ombres Noires

Designer: Lauriane Tiberghien
Art Director: François Durkheim
Other Credits: Photography: Misty Fugate - Arcangel Images

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Dark Elderberry Branch
Dark Elderberry Branch
Marina Tsvetaeva, translated by Ilya Kaminsky and Jean Valentine
Alice James Books

Nominator: Mary Austin Speaker

Designer: Mary Austin Speaker
Art Director: Mary Austin Speaker
Design Firm: Mary Austin Speaker Design

Submitted into 50 Books


Dark Peak
Dark Peak
JG PARKER
STONEWOOD PRESS

Nominator: PREETHA LEELA CHOCKALINGAM

Designer: MARTIN PARKER
Art Director: MARTIN PARKER
Design Firm: STONEWOOD PRESS
Other Credits: JG PARKER

Submitted into 50 Covers


Darwin: Portrait of a Genius
Darwin: Portrait of a Genius
Paul Johnson
Viking

Nominator: Sara Wood

Designer: Jim Tierney
Art Director: Paul Buckley

Submitted into 50 Covers


Days of Destruction Days of Revolt
Days of Destruction Days of Revolt
Chris hedges and Joe Sacco


Nominator: Nicole Caputo

Designer: Nicole Caputo
Art Director: Nicole Caputo
Design Firm: Nation Books

Submitted into 50 Covers


Dead Stars
Dead Stars
Bruce Wagner
Blue Rider Press

Nominator: Gregg Kulick

Designer: Ben Wiseman
Art Director: Gregg Kulick
Other Credits: Gritty matte with two different copper foils.

Submitted into 50 Covers


Death Of A Flapper
Death Of A Flapper
Marva Dale
Oak Tree Press

Nominator: Jeana Thompson

Designer: Reese - Winslow, L.W.Rigsbee
Art Director: Reese - Winslow
Design Firm: Reese - Winslow Designs , L.W.Rigsbee

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Debt
Debt
David Graeber
Melville House

Nominator: Claire Kelley

Designer: Christopher King

Submitted into 50 Covers


Deception Peak
Deception Peak
Dianne Lynn Gardner
Hydra Publications

Nominator: Dianne Lynn Gardner

Designer: Dianne Lynn Gardner
Art Director: Frank Hall
Design Firm: Hydra Publications

Submitted into 50 Covers


Dekho: Conversations on Design in India. 2012
Dekho: Conversations on Design in India. 2012
Mohor Ray, Codesign
Codesign

Nominator: Rajesh Dahiya

Designer: Abhijith KR, Rajesh Dahiya
Art Director: Rajesh Dahiya
Design Firm: Codesign
Other Credits: Interviews: Codesign TeamBook details: www.codesign.in/dekho/

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Deleting UR EX: getting over a breakup in a world of tweets, text & status updates
Deleting UR EX: getting over a breakup in a world of tweets, text & status updates
Matt Borer, Ph.D.


Nominator: Matt Borer

Designer: Chad Howard
Art Director: Chad Howard

Submitted into 50 Covers


Des Mimes et des Murs
Des Mimes et des Murs
KADDOUCH Robert
Gruppen Editions

Nominator: Gruppen Editions

Designer: GATTI Laurence
Art Director: GATTI Laurence
Other Credits: www.revuegruppen.com

Submitted into 50 Covers


Design Direct: How to Start Your Own Micro Brand -- NO COVER
Design Direct: How to Start Your Own Micro Brand -- NO COVER
Roger Ball with Heidi Overhill
Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Nominator: Roger Ball

Designer: --

Submitted into 50 Covers


Design for Aging: International Case Studies of Building and Program
Design for Aging: International Case Studies of Building and Program
Jeffrey W. Anderzhon, David Hughes, Stephen Judd and Emi Kiyota
Wiley

Nominator:


Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Design Like Apple: Seven Principles For Creating Insanely Great Products, Services, and Experiences
Design Like Apple: Seven Principles For Creating Insanely Great Products, Services, and Experiences
John Edson


Nominator: Danielle Guttman

Designer: Kenny Hopper
Art Director: Kenny Hopper
Design Firm: LUNAR

Submitted into 50 Covers


Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team, Fourth Edition
Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team, Fourth Edition
Alina Wheeler
Wiley

Nominator: Penny Makras

Designer: Jon Bjornson
Art Director: Jon Bjornson

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Designing for Social Change: Strategies for Community-Based Design
Designing for Social Change: Strategies for Community-Based Design
Andrew Shea
Princeton Architectural Press

Nominator: Andrew Shea

Designer: Andrew Shea
Art Director: Andrew Shea

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Designing Information: Human Factors and Common Sense in Information Design
Designing Information: Human Factors and Common Sense in Information Design
Joel Katz
John Wiley & Sons

Nominator: Penny Makras

Designer: Joel Katz
Art Director: Joel Katz
Design Firm: Joel Katz Design Associates

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


DIARY OF BONIA SHUR  1941-1945
DIARY OF BONIA SHUR 1941-1945
Bonia Shur, Limore Shur
self

Nominator: Mia Rockel

Designer: Mia Rockel
Art Director: Limore Shur, Mia Rockel
Design Firm: eyeball, Limore Shur
Other Credits: Jory Hull, Ellen Spivak

Submitted into 50 Books


Digital Landscape Architecture Now
Digital Landscape Architecture Now
Nadia Amoroso
Thames & Hudson

Nominator: --

Designer: Patrick Morrissey

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Digital Visions for Fashion and Textiles: Made in Code
Digital Visions for Fashion and Textiles: Made in Code
Sarah E. Braddock Clarke
Thames & Hudson

Nominator: --

Designer: --

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Dirt
Dirt
David Vann
HarperCollins Publishers

Nominator: Richard Ljoenes

Designer: Richard Ljoenes
Art Director: Richard Ljoenes
Design Firm: HarperCollins Publishers
Other Credits: Jacket photographs © Tim Daniels/arcangel-images.com (front jacket), Magnus Fond/Johnér Images/Corbis (back jacket). Author photograph by Diana Matar.

Submitted into 50 Covers


Dispatch from the Future
Dispatch from the Future
Leigh Stein
Melville House

Nominator: Claire Kelley

Designer: Christopher King

Submitted into 50 Covers


Diving into the Wreck
Diving into the Wreck
Adrienne Rich
W. W. Norton

Nominator: Jennifer Heuer

Designer: Jennifer Heuer
Art Director: Albert Tang

Submitted into 50 Covers


Doña Bárbara
Doña Bárbara
Rómulo Gallegos
The University of Chicago Press

Nominator: Jill Shimabukuro

Designer: Andrea Guinn
Art Director: Jill Shimabukuro
Design Firm: The University of Chicago Press

Submitted into 50 Covers


Doggerland
Doggerland
Ben Branagan, Luke Pendrell and Eva Verhoeven
Ponsonby Press

Nominator: Ben Branagan

Art Director: Ben Branagan, Luke Pendrell

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Don't Turn Around
Don't Turn Around
Michelle Gagnon
HarperCollins Children's Books

Nominator: Erin Fitzsimmons

Designer: Erin Fitzsimmons
Art Director: Cara Petrus
Other Credits: Photograph by Tim Flach

Submitted into 50 Covers


Doris Duke's Shangri-La
Doris Duke's Shangri-La
Donald Albrecht, Thomas Mellins, Tim Street-Porter and Deborah Pope
Skira Rizzoli

Nominator: Abbott Miller

Designer: Kim Walker
Art Director: Abbott Miller
Design Firm: Pentagram Design

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Down in the Hole: The unWired World of H.B. Ogden
Down in the Hole: The unWired World of H.B. Ogden
Joy DeLyria and Sean Michael Robinson
powerHouse Books

Nominator: William Drenttel

Designer: Book design: Alex Martin and Emily Stage, Cover design: Sean Michael Robinson

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Dr. No
Dr. No
Ian Fleming
Thomas & Mercer

Nominator: Archie Ferguson

Designer: Archie Ferguson
Art Director: Archie Ferguson
Design Firm: Archie Ferguson Design
Other Credits: Part of a 16 book series

Submitted into 50 Covers


Dragon Sutra
Dragon Sutra
Richard Marranca
Oak Tree Press

Nominator: Jeana Thompson

Designer: Reese- Winslow, L.W.Rigsbee
Art Director: Reese- Winslow
Design Firm: Reese- Winslow Designs , L.W.Rigsbee

Submitted into 50 Covers


Drawing for Graphic Design: Understanding Conceptual Principles and Practical Techniques to Create Unique, Effective Design Solutions
Drawing for Graphic Design: Understanding Conceptual Principles and Practical Techniques to Create Unique, Effective Design Solutions
Timothy Samara
Rockport

Nominator: Susan Hershberg

Designer: Cover and Book Design: Timothy Samara

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Drawing on the Air
Drawing on the Air
Tim Prentice
Easton Studio Press

Nominator: --

Designer: Joe Freedman/Leaf Display - Saraband

Submitted into 50 Books


Drawing Surrealism
Drawing Surrealism
Leslie Jones with contributions by Isabelle Dervaux and Susan Laxton
DelMonico Books/Prestel Publishing and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Nominator: Lisa Mark

Designer: Michael Worthington
Design Firm: Counterspace

Submitted into 50 Books
Submitted into 50 Covers


Dying To Live
Dying To Live
Katie L. Thompson
Creative Print Publishing Limited

Nominator: Phillip Grizzell

Designer: Phillip Grizzell
Art Director: Phillip Grizzell
Design Firm: Creative Print Publishing Ltd

Submitted into 50 Covers





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