JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD - COOLHOUS STUDIO : FIFTY YEARS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN by John Van Hamersveld and Coolhous Studio, foreword by Shepard Fairey

Ginko Press, 2013 First edition, 304 pp., 9" X 12" Hardcover Fine The exciting visual arc of John Van Hamersveld's long and storied career is encapsulated in Fifty Years of Graphic Design. The book features Van Hamersveld's illustrations, graphic design work and photographs. Amazing anecdotes ranging from his dealings with music executives when designing album covers to getting high with Jefferson Airplane accompany the graphic work, bringing the collection fully to life. In the early 1960s while attending Art Center College of Design by day, he began his professional career as art director of Surfer magazine. By the mid-1960s, Van Hamersveld's ground-breaking promotional poster for the cult surf film The Endless Summer was making the rounds, and a name for its creator in the process. Eventually Van Hamersveld directed his talents toward creating stunning concert posters promoting shows by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Who and more. By the late '60s, John was hired