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Behind The Scenes with TASCHEN Art Directors at Dwell on Design

Join us this weekend at Dwell on Design, where we'll be getting the scoop on information design and book jacket design courtesy of two TASCHEN art directors, Andy Disl and Josh Baker.

Art, architecture, and design book imprint TASCHEN has been churning out gorgeous monographs since 1980, when founder Benedikt Taschen turned his archival resale business into a bona fide publisher. Now, two art directors from the storied publishing house will join us onstage at Dwell on Design to discuss all things information design, from book jacket to table of contents. Don't miss art directors Andy Disl and Josh Baker speaking on the Design Innovation stage on Sunday, June 23 at 1:30pm—though if you must, this primer on Disl and Baker's work for TASCHEN is compulsory. Click through to see some of the incredible tomes they've designed, from lavish limited editions to affordable titles.

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The Circus: 1870s-1950s by Linda Granfield and Dominique Jando with Fred Dahlinger. TASCHEN art director Andy Disl designed what the New York Times called a "gee-whiz spectacle of a book" as a hardcover in a slipcase.
The Circus: 1870s-1950s by Linda Granfield and Dominique Jando with Fred Dahlinger. TASCHEN art director Andy Disl designed what the New York Times called a "gee-whiz spectacle of a book" as a hardcover in a slipcase.
In honor of their 200th anniversary, a book on 27 Brothers Grimm fairy tales accompanied by vintage illustrations from the 1820s through the 1950s. The book was edited by TASCHEN editor Noel Daniel and designed by art director Andy Disl.
In honor of their 200th anniversary, a book on 27 Brothers Grimm fairy tales accompanied by vintage illustrations from the 1820s through the 1950s. The book was edited by TASCHEN editor Noel Daniel and designed by art director Andy Disl.
The Stanley Kubrick Archives by Alison Castle, with over 800 never-before-seen items from Kubrick's film archives, was designed in hardcover with a CD by TASCHEN art director Andy Disl.
The Stanley Kubrick Archives by Alison Castle, with over 800 never-before-seen items from Kubrick's film archives, was designed in hardcover with a CD by TASCHEN art director Andy Disl.
Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover, designed by Josh Baker for TASCHEN. The book, which covers the work of another art director who began his career at Columbia Records in 1940, is limited to 1,500 copies.
Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover, designed by Josh Baker for TASCHEN. The book, which covers the work of another art director who began his career at Columbia Records in 1940, is limited to 1,500 copies.
Alfred Wertheimer, Elvis, and the Birth of Rock and Roll by Chris Murray and Robert Santelli for TASCHEN, designed by Josh Baker with a clamshell box encasing the hardcover. Each chapter is illustrated with an original poster by Hatch Show Print, the Nashville-based print studio.
Alfred Wertheimer, Elvis, and the Birth of Rock and Roll by Chris Murray and Robert Santelli for TASCHEN, designed by Josh Baker with a clamshell box encasing the hardcover. Each chapter is illustrated with an original poster by Hatch Show Print, the Nashville-based print studio.
75 Years Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking by Paul Levin, designed by Josh Baker for TASCHEN. The book contains over 2,000 images and clocks in at 720 pages and 18 pounds!
75 Years Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking by Paul Levin, designed by Josh Baker for TASCHEN. The book contains over 2,000 images and clocks in at 720 pages and 18 pounds!
Fashion Designers A to Z, designed by Josh Baker for TASCHEN. Don't forget to come meet TASCHEN art directors Baker and Andy Disl as they speak about information design onstage at Dwell on Design on Sunday, June 23.
Fashion Designers A to Z, designed by Josh Baker for TASCHEN. Don't forget to come meet TASCHEN art directors Baker and Andy Disl as they speak about information design onstage at Dwell on Design on Sunday, June 23.