Influences A Lexicon of Contemporary Graphic Design Practice Influences looks at who and what is influencing, provoking, inspiring and informing graphic designers" working methods and research processes today. Two hundred of the best established and up-and-coming graphic designers around the world were asked about their influences. Their responses reveal the hidden catalysts that motivate and propel designers. The entries show the range of preparatory work and intensive research that forms the backbone of any creative project. From Charles and Ray Eames to John Cage, teaching to yawning, money to plumbing, Braun Amplifier to the Brannock Devise, Frank Zappa to Ghandi, Gridnik to kidney stones, Charlie Chaplin to Kraftwerk - the designers" collected answers show the influences driving contemporary graphic design practice. Taking the form of a lexicon, this dictionary of graphic design influences and references is structured in two parts - the main...