 | Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) by Ellen Lupton
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $9.87 This books is easy to read, has great visuals and most important, it's short.
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 | Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual by Timothy Samara
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $22.44 I've only skimmed this book because I haven't had time lately to really sit down and read it, but from what I've seen and from what others have said, this is a great place to start learning how to be a better graphic artist.
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 | The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide to Running a Small Graphics Design or Communications Business (Third Updated Edition) by Cameron S. Foote
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $14.69 Thoroughly recommended.
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 | Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography by James Craig
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $14.00 This is the new version of a book I had in art school and I learned a lot from it in 1987. It's somewhat boring, but it's a good book to have on hand.
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 | Photoshop CS3 for Windows and Macintosh by Elaine Weinmann
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $5.99 Tech Manual: This series of "Visual Quick Start" guides are pretty good for beginners. Also, good references for people who are beginning to intermediate in experience.
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 | QuarkXPress 7 for Windows & Macintosh by Elaine Weinmann
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $6.46 Tech Manual: This is an easy book to start learning the page layout program, Quark XPress version 7.
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 | InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows by Sandee Cohen
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $12.60 Tech Manual: This is a "Quick Start Guide" for InDesign, especially if you want to start learning InDesign and don't want to spend the money or the time on the Adobe Classroom in a Book series.
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 | Illustrator CS3 for Windows and Macintosh by Elaine Weinmann
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $10.95 Tech Manual: A really good series for beginners. Also a good reference for beginning to intermediate students.
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 | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $21.77 Tech Manual: If you need to learn what makes Adobe Software tick, this is a good series of books -- if a little on the expensive side.
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 | Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book (Book & CD-ROM) by Adobe Creative Team
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $7.00 Tech Manual: If you need to learn what makes Adobe Software tick, this is a good series of books -- if a little on the expensive side.
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 | Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $17.25 Tech Manual: If you need to learn what makes Adobe Software tick, this is a good series of books -- if a little on the expensive side.
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 | Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $18.24 Tech Manual: If you need to learn what makes Adobe Software tick, this is a good series of books -- if a little on the expensive side.
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 | Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team
Buy new: $37.52 / Used from: $14.95 Tech Manual: If you need to learn what makes Adobe Software tick, this is a good series of books -- if a little on the expensive side.
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 | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Studio Techniques by Ben Willmore
Buy new: $34.65 / Used from: $8.22 Tech Manual: I taught a class with this book. Pretty good, but the version I had (CS2) seemed to be lacking in some basic instruction for beginners. If you already know some Photoshop, then this is a good book.
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