Symbol book (Laurence King Publishing, London, United Kingdom) features over 1300 symbols, organized into groups and sub-groups according to their visual characteristics. Each category includes a short introduction, with expanded captions providing information on who the symbol was designed for, who designed it, when, and where appropriate, what the symbol stands for. These sections are interspersed with short case studies on both classic examples of symbols still in use, and exceptional examples of recently designed symbols.

Two our logos (Gemma and Millstones) were selected for publication.

Authors:
Angus Hyland is a graduate of the RCA and a partner at Pentagram Design London. He is the author of ‘C/ID’ and the best-selling ‘The Picture Book’.
Steven Bateman is a freelance writer who has worked with some of the UK’s leading design agencies. A regular contributor to ‘Grafik’ magazine, he also writes for ‘ISTD Condensed’, ‘Nico’ and ‘Varoom’.