tat* – Inspirational Graphic Ephemera
Tat* is a bit of a graphic designer’s curse. Walk into any design studio and you’ll see bits and pieces of graphic ephemera pinned to the walls or taped to a computer screen. Even the purist will have a secret cache hidden away somewhere. Designer Andy Altmann has been collecting tat for more than 30 years. He finds inspiration in the ordinary, and magic in the mundane. Finally he has decided to share his collection with the world. Conceived and edited by Andy, this is the apotheosis of tat. A visual treasure trove, full of surprises, it should find a place on every graphic designer’s desk.
* tat (noun) – anything that looks cheap, is of low quality, or in poor condition; junk, rubbish, debris, detritus, crap, shite
Andy Altmann is a founding partner at Why Not Associates, one of the UK’s leading multi-disciplinary design companies. Although he trained as a graphic designer, Andy’s work typically blurs the boundary between design and art. His projects range from exhibition design to postage stamps, via advertising, publishing, television titles, commercials, corporate identity and large-scale public art. The common thread is a fundamental love of typography, research and experimentation.
- Author and designer
- Andy Altmann
Hardcover
25 × 21cm
10 × 8 ¼ in
384pp
400 colour illustrations
£45
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$60
ISBN 978-1-911422-27-3
Press
- 6 Questions: Andy Altmann, Graphic Designer
Lux Magazine, 01 February 2022 - Tat* presents the glorious detail of thrown away graphic ephemera
It’s Nice That, 07 April 2021 - Inspirational graphic ephemera courtesy of Tat, a new book by Andy Altmann
Creative Boom, 26 March 2021 - tat * – Inspirational Graphic Ephemera
The Ephemera Society News, 26 November 2020
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