Iconic Designs
A memory game
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-1-923239-43-2 (ISBN)
Description
Match iconic objects with their designers in this fun and challenging memory game.
Featuring 30 iconic objects and their groundbreaking designers across 60 beautifully illustrated cards, it's your job to match the object with its creator.
The ultimate game for design nerds, this deck of memory cards is both entertaining and challenging. Whether you're playing solo or with a group, these design-themed memory cards will provide hours of fun and help improve your memory skills. The deck also features a handy booklet introducing each designer and their famous creation so that you can go deeper into each design.
With charming illustrations and featuring mid-century modern design classics such as the Eames Chair, Isamu Noguchi's Akari 1A table lamp through to more modern icons such as the Planet Lava Lamp and the iPod, this deck makes for a great gift for any design enthusiast or anyone looking for a fun and engaging game to play with friends and family.
Featuring 30 iconic objects and their groundbreaking designers across 60 beautifully illustrated cards, it's your job to match the object with its creator.
The ultimate game for design nerds, this deck of memory cards is both entertaining and challenging. Whether you're playing solo or with a group, these design-themed memory cards will provide hours of fun and help improve your memory skills. The deck also features a handy booklet introducing each designer and their famous creation so that you can go deeper into each design.
With charming illustrations and featuring mid-century modern design classics such as the Eames Chair, Isamu Noguchi's Akari 1A table lamp through to more modern icons such as the Planet Lava Lamp and the iPod, this deck makes for a great gift for any design enthusiast or anyone looking for a fun and engaging game to play with friends and family.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Publishing group
Smith Street Books
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
60 color illustrations; 60 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 85 mm
Width: 65 mm
Weight
141 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-923239-43-2 (9781923239432)
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Persons
50s Vintage Dame is a Sydney-based creative director, illustrator and graphic designer who loves to create vintage-style artwork. With a love for all things mid-century and a 1950s home filled with furniture and knick knacks from that era Sue is surrounded by sophisticated, kitsch and colourful inspiration. With over 25 years of industry experience, her career has covered book and magazine design, editorial, product, packaging, apparel, illustration, logo and corporate design, brochures and stationery and websites. Her clients have covered the full gamut from small start-up businesses, independent artists, to large corporate clients and publishing companies. Sue loves to replicate the style of mid century advertising design and artwork in her illustration projects,and has a keen interest in vintage typography. Sue's passion and thorough knowledge of historical design styles and printing techniques, gives her work a depth and authenticity.
Toby Fehily is a Melbourne-based writer whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Australian, Literary Hub, Smith Journal, Junkee, VICE and on ABC Radio National.
He was the recipient of a 2015 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship and was Highly Commended for the 2017 Scribe Nonfiction Prize.
He was previously the editor of Art Guide Australia, assistant editor of Smith Journal and a senior writer at The Thousands.
Toby Fehily is a Melbourne-based writer whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Australian, Literary Hub, Smith Journal, Junkee, VICE and on ABC Radio National.
He was the recipient of a 2015 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship and was Highly Commended for the 2017 Scribe Nonfiction Prize.
He was previously the editor of Art Guide Australia, assistant editor of Smith Journal and a senior writer at The Thousands.