 | Adobe Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby
Buy new: $32.84 / Used from: $6.29 Oh, that's how they do that . . .
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 | Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Timothy Samara
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $13.90 Some great ideas for creating layouts.
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 | Analog In, Digital Out: Brendan Dawes on Interaction Design by Brendan Dawes
Buy new: $30.39 / Used from: $23.30 In this unique book, Dawes invites readers inside a series of his personal projects to get a view of his process -- his creative seeing, making, and playing. (back cover)
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 | 100 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers: Insider Secrets from Top Designers on Working Smart and Staying Creative by Josh Berger
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $9.75 Some tips on things I never thought about.
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 | MTIV: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer by Hillman Curtis
Buy new: $37.12 / Used from: $4.50 Hillman Curtis lays out the main points of graphic design as he sees it. He divides the book into three sections: process, inspiration and practice.
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 | Hot-Wiring Your Creative Process: Strategies for print and new media designers by Curt Cloninger
Buy new: $30.40 / Used from: $16.00 Designer, instructor, and author Curt Cloniger provides a multitude of strategies,tools,and practices that readers can use to inject a big does of creativity into just about any design project. (back cover)
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 | Talent Is Not Enough: Business Secrets For Designers by Shel Perkins
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $16.00 This book talks about career options, legal issues, starting your own busines and working for large firms.
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 | Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands by Marty Neumeier
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $14.88 This book illustrates a strategy of high-performance brands called radical differentiation.
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 | The Brand Gap: Expanded Edition by Marty Neumeier
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $8.19 This book presents a set of five disciplines to help companies bridge the gap between brand strategy and execution.
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 | Inside / Outside: From the Basics to the Practice of Design (2nd Edition) by Malcolm Grear
Buy used from: $18.00 Grear skillfully bridges the gap between design theory and real-world practice.
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 | Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, Second Edition: The Essential Resource for Design, Production, and Prepress by Brian P. Lawler
Buy new: $33.75 / Used from: $20.00 Guidelines,tips,and checklists for ensuring a successful print job.
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 | The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $1.95 Already a classic. Excellent resource for students of graphic design.
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 | Robin Williams Design Workshop, 2nd Edition by Robin Williams
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $20.00 Great suggestions for designing brochures, web pages, logos and so much more.
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 | Before & After Page Design by John McWade
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $14.00 The before and after examples are inspiring.
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 | Before and After Graphics for Business by John McWade
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $17.94 Helpful for any corporate graphic designer.
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 | The The Non-Designer's Type Book, 2nd Edition by Robin Williams
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $9.84 More details on designing and using type that is readable and interesting.
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 | Color Index: Over 1100 Color Combinations, CMYK and RGB Formulas, for Print and Web Media by Jim Krause
Buy new: $16.31 / Used from: $8.99 Helpful for seeing color combinations.
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 | Design Basics Index (Index Series) by Jim Krause
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $9.66 Succinct lessons on basic design concepts.
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 | Layout Index: Brochure, Web Design, Poster, Flyer, Advertising, Page Layout, Newsletter, Stationery Index by Jim Krause
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $4.38 Good for jump-starting creativity.
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 | Designing a Digital Portfolio by Cynthia L. Baron
Buy used from: $1.88 A thorough guide to digital portfolios: prepping, scanning, writing text, all for a designer's presentation.
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