Kevin Lyons is a true behind-the-scenes pioneer of the DIY design game and has had immeasurable influence on the independent music and clothing worlds. This retrospective book of over 500 t-shirt designs is much more than graphics printed on cotton. You really get to relive past micro-eras (acid jazz, golden-age hip-hop, the skating boom, the early days of streetwear), and understand how key Lyons was in pushing them along. This guy did the Giant Step logo for crissakes (not to mention directing Stussy and Fourstar, and producing graphics for Supreme, aNYthing, Huf and Ssur)! As a designer, I am in awe of the work here, flipping pages and thinking "he did that too?" (Denver Broncos logo? Check.) The book design itself kicks ass too with cotton cloth bound cover, folded pages, and a fake library card in the back. Over 200 pages, recommended.

reviewed by the mgmnt