 | The Savvy Designer's Guide To Success: Ideas and Tactics for a Killer Career by Jeff Fisher
Buy used from: $2.54 Jeff sent me a signed copy. Thanks Jeff!
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 | A History of Graphic Design by Philip Meggs
Buy used from: $2.33 The bible of the history of Graphic Design
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 | Type and Image: The Language of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs
Buy new: $60.75 / Used from: $22.00 A wonderful book. The how's and essences of Graphic Design
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 | Idea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic Treatments by Jim Krause
Buy new: $17.93 / Used from: $3.45 You must get this book!
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 | Graphic Design: A Concise History (World of Art) by Richard Hollis
Buy used from: $0.01 A slim paperback for those who need a quickstart
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 | Official Adobe(R) Print Publishing Guide by Adobe Creative Team
Buy used from: $0.01 Chock full of information about print
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 | Minimal Graphics: The Powerful New Look of Graphic Design by Catharine Fishel
Buy new: $34.20 / Used from: $3.58 Helpful situations presented
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 | The Grid: A Modular System for the Design and Production of Newpapers, Magazines, and Books by Allen Hurlburt
Buy new: $62.99 / Used from: $32.00 And here we have the backbone of design - the grid. Another must have.
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 | The Power of Logos: How to Create Effective Company Logos by William L. Haig
Buy used from: $4.09 A must have for logo designers
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 | What Logos Do: And How They Do It by Anistatia R. Miller
Buy used from: $0.62 Just as it says, understanding logos
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 | Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design by Steven Heller
Buy used from: $0.77 A handy GD history book suitable for a long plane ride
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 | Basic Visual Concepts And Principles For Artists, Architects And Designers by Charles Wallschlaeger
Buy used from: $18.13 A bit heavy going, but necessary
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 | Letterwork by Brody Neuenscwander
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $4.84 A beautiful book on type and design
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 | Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works by Erik Spiekermann
Buy used from: $1.79 A must have along with 'The Mac is not a Typewriter'
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 | Designing with Type: A Basic Course in Typography (Fourth by James Craig
Buy used from: $3.91 Basic course on Typography
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 | The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
Buy used from: $10.48 |
 | A Smile in the Mind by Beryl McAlhone
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $23.97 Hilarous research into design and humour
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 | Visual Literacy: A Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem Solving by Judith Wilde
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $6.39 A teaching method on visual problem solving - a must have
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 | Graphic Design Makeovers: How to Redesign for Maximum Impact by Poppy Evans
Buy used from: $2.91 Insight into the mind of a designer
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 | Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...And It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life (Sound ideas) by Richard Carlson
Buy used from: $0.01 Design is not all fun, so learn to let go and relax
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 | Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D.
Buy used from: $2.49 Meditation - for those days when you need to get away in your head
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 | Overcoming Anger and Irritability by William Davies
Buy used from: $5.06 And, yes, you are guaranteed to be irritable on occasion
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 | Jump Start Your Brain by Doug Hall
Buy used from: $0.01 And when after a day of frustration, you find your creativity has flown out the window . . .
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 | The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Inner Workbook) by Julia Cameron
Buy used from: $0.01 If you can stick with it, these books are a great help to discovering your creativity
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 | Designing Identity: Graphic Design As a Business Strategy
Buy used from: $1.82 |
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