本書由馬里蘭藝術(shù)學(xué)院(Maryland Institute College of Art,簡(jiǎn)稱MICA)平面設(shè)計(jì)碩士項(xiàng)目的師生們共同撰寫和設(shè)計(jì)而成.并由Ellen Lupton負(fù)責(zé)指導(dǎo)。Lupton女士曾撰寫了Thinking with Type,Skin Surface,Substance+Design,Design Culture Now,Mixing Messages,Design Writing Rest,arch Letters from the Avant Garde等多本書籍。