Every month hundreds of books are released on design-related topics. In this post you can find the books released in May that I found worth sharing.

Shady characters

The secret life of punctuation, symbols, and other typographical marks.

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Graphic icons

Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design.

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Yearbook of type

The Yearbook of Type‘ is an independent compendium presenting a selection of the best fonts designed or released during the last four years.

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A-Z fashion designers 2014

A century’s worth of fashion greats from the permanent collection of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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Graphic design school

Graphic Design School allows students to develop core competencies while understanding how these fundamentals translate into new and evolving media. With examples from magazines, websites, books, and mobile devices, the Fifth Edition provides an overview of the visual communications profession, with a new focus on the intersection of design specialties.

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Mirko Humbert

Mirko Humbert is the editor-in-chief and main author of Designer Daily and Typography Daily. He is also a graphic designer and the founder of WP Expert.