This is the 18th annual publication of the American Corporate Identity series. Each year, the nation's leading design firms submit their best new work for possible inclusion in the publication. The very best work from submissions is chosen to appear in the book. Seven categories are included in the book: logos, complete identity programs, corporate identity manuals, letterhead designs, package design, signage & environmental graphics, and corporate brochures. Several hundred different design firms have work included in American Corporate Identity 2003. The creative firms range from the well known to the small and upcoming. Many new design styles have first appeared in American Corporate Identity. This is the one source that every corporate identity designer must have in order to be up to date on the field.
David E. Carter is the top selling producer of "creative compilation" books in the history of graphic design. He has more than 110 books in print on the topics of logos, graphic design and advertising. David produced the very first logo book as a self-described "kid in my twenties" and that launched a large increase in interest in "creative compilation" books.
He books were published by HarperCollins from 1996 through 2008, when he saw major changes taking place in the publishing industry. As he re-charged his battery, he saw the potential of eBooks, and began his plan for "what's next."
In 2010, David announced that he would once again be a books pioneer - moving to the eBooks world exclusively. He founded Bright Books, which has 16 eBooks scheduled for release in 2012. (See www.brightbooks.com)
In addition to his work in books, David is a multiple Clio Award winner for his advertising campaigns. His work in television production has won seven Emmy Awards.
His recent documentary - one that he calls "my love poem to baseball" - was screened at the Baseball Film Festival at the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York in 2010.
