Bob Gill

This lovingly restored 1960s children's classic takes design lovers of all ages on a fantastic journey via an imaginative and entertaining series of trades and swaps. The trades start small, with a tiny butterfly, and end up including absolutely everything in the world, from straw hats to the stars in the sky. A Balloon for a Blunderbuss is a beautifully woven sequence of entertaining text by Alastair Reid and bold illustrations by Bob Gill. It will delight the youngest and oldest of readers.

Coming up with fresh ideas for logo jobs can be a very difficult process. This book offers designers many new ways to approach, or think about, each job. Gill’s message is that for every logo job, there are many solutions, not just one perfect mark. In the back of the book he proves this by designing 31 different logos for the same company. A quick-hit “idea book on how to conceptualize a logo idea,” these pages illustrate very simple ways to think about a logo, providing designers with the inspiration and understanding that a business or person can be successfully represented in a variety of ways. A unique approach in its succinctness, Gill has boiled down the most essential creative tactics to single sentences so designers can flip through this book and walk away with many new ideas for design solutions in just minutes.

The definitive work of one of the most important and innovative designers/illustrators/teachers of his generation. Written and designed by Bob Gill. "The only way to tell which jobs Gill designed yesterday and which ones were designed years ago, is to look at the date. Styles come and go, but his ideas and teaching philosophy are timeless. That's why Bob Gill is one of the heroes that got me and so many others into graphic design in the first place." -Michael Bierut, Pentagram Design Show More Show Less

WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR WORLD? is a much-loved children's classic reissued for the first time in forty years. This imaginative, inspiring book encourages children to look at and think about colour in the world around them. Bob Gill presents a beautifully woven sequence of text and images. The book is notable for being a combined UK/US edition that highlights our different approaches to spelling. WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR WORLD? is destined to be a classic for design lovers of all ages.

The power of the illustration is brilliantly demonstrated in another compact volume from New York designer Bob Gill. In this book, simply but eloquently entitled Illustration , he features many of his favorite works, completed between 1952 and 2004. Subjects for his often whimsical, but always potent illustrations range from people and things to the more fanciful characters that populate several of the children's books he has written and illustrated. Some drawings have been at the center of successful advertising campaigns, others are less overt but particularly powerful political statements. A short, witty description places each image into the context of its time and purpose.