Fingerprint: The Art of Using Hand-Made Elements in Graphic Design Horror Book Review

  Make Your Mark  

Design is at a turning point. Our infatuation with—and the backlash   against—technology is over. Today’s best designers have learned to embrace   its advantages and think beyond its limitations by combining the power of   the computer with the tactile qualities of handmade elements. 

Inside you’ll find examples of work that showcase a variety of design   methods, including mixed media, illustration, letterpress, screenprinting   and collage. You’ll find inspiration in examples from outstanding designers   and see how traditional elements can make a more powerful statement than   anesthesized computer-only work. Fingerprint also includes insightful   essays on the power of the handmade by Debbie Millman, Jean Orlebeke, Jim   Sherraden, Martin Venezky and Ross Macdonald. 

The projects in this book are beautiful, technical, simple, layered and   powerful. Each project communicates its intended message with eloquence. 

You can be part of this exciting design revolution. Leave your own   fingerprint on the world by exploring the fusion of the digital with the   hand-wrought. 

Chen Design Associates is a visual communications firm based in San   Francisco. Firm Principal Joshua Chen is a frequent guest speaker for   professional conferences, workshops, studio tours and educational   institutions. The firm self-published the award-winning Peace: 100 Ideas.