 | Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung (German Edition) by Josef Muller-Brockmann
Buy new: $60.71 / Used from: $59.42 A classic and very good introduction to utilizing grid systems to organize content and how to construct a grid that is appropriate for your content.
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 | The Graphic Designer and His Design Problems (Visual communication books) by Josef Muller-Brockmann
Buy used from: $75.00 A light and very interesting read. Great introductory material, and Josef does a great job of outling the properties of illustration vs photography, the grid, and the use of the sans serif typeface.
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 | Typographie: A Manual of Design by Emil Ruder
Buy new: $73.08 / Used from: $70.00 |
 | Wolfgang Weingart: My Way to Typography by Wolfgang Weingart
Buy new: $75.60 / Used from: $74.84 |
 | The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
Buy used from: $7.41 There is not much to say about this book that others have not. This book is essential in terminology and usage of type, as well has brief history on many of the most widley used faces.
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 | About Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography by David Jury
Buy used from: $70.00 Nice introduction to typography, a nice read before getting into Bringhursts book as it introduces many of the basic terms, and concerns with legibility and readability. Great visual examples.
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 | History of the Poster by Josef Muller-Brockmann
Buy new: $29.16 / Used from: $14.99 Showcases 291 important posters from many different design movements in full colour from the very late 1800's to the late 1960s.
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 | Typography: Macro and Microaesthetics by Willi Kunz
Buy new: $83.84 / Used from: $50.00 One of my favourites; focuses on detailed areas like setting type itself and its counterforms and zooms out to talk about typographic design in the sense of a layout.
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 | Typography: Formation And Transformation (German Edition) by Willi Kunz
Buy new: $70.40 / Used from: $76.30 |
 | Designing Typefaces by David Earls
Buy used from: $24.99 |
 | Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice/Methodik Der Form-Und Bildgestaltung : Aufbau Synthese Anwendung/Manuel De Creation Graphique : Forme Synthese Application (Multilingual Edition) by Armin Hofmann
Buy new: $56.20 / Used from: $25.00 |
 | An Essay on Typography by Eric Gill
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $3.49 |
 | Indie Fonts
Buy used from: $0.68 |
 | Indie Fonts 2
Buy used from: $3.95 |
 | Paul Rand: A Designer`s Art by Mr. Paul Rand
Buy used from: $90.00 |
 | Marks of Excellence by Per Mollerup
Buy used from: $42.25 |
 | Emigre No. 67: Graphic Design vs. Style, Globalism, Criticism, Science, Authenticity and Humanism by Rudy VanderLans
Buy used from: $35.59 |
 | Paul Rand: Modernist Designer by Derek Birdsall
Buy new: $34.20 / Used from: $24.95 |
 | Anatomy of a Typeface by Alexander S. Lawson
Buy used from: $36.37 |
 | From Lascaux to Brooklyn by Mr. Paul Rand
Buy used from: $1.18 |
 | Design with Type by Carl Dair
Buy used from: $27.98 |
 | Problem Solved: A Primer for Design and Communication by Michael Johnson
Buy new: $34.19 / Used from: $6.94 Semi-decent book, introduces many of the common problems graphic designers have to face. Does not conclude much, and layout of the book could have been much better.
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 | Sagmeister: Made You Look by Peter Hall
Buy used from: $275.00 |
 | Logo Design Workbook: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Logos by Sean Adams
Buy used from: $14.73 |
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