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25 Fantastic Art and Design Books
Hundertwasser: Complete Graphic Works 1951-1976Hundertwasser: Complete Graphic Works 1951-1976 by Wieland Schmied
Buy new: £8.71 / Used from: £7.00
Superb small book. A real treasure visually.
Jeremyville Sessions: Collaborations, Customs and ProjectsJeremyville Sessions: Collaborations, Customs and Projects
Buy new: £21.52 / Used from: £16.87
Great graphics, visuals and humour.
You are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the ImaginationYou are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination by Katharine Harmon
Buy new: £8.79 / Used from: £10.23
A great book showing different events, places, thoughts depicted as maps. Sounds odd, but well worth seeking out.
Keith Haring (Art & Design)Keith Haring (Art & Design)
Buy used from: £3.86
Large format paperback with fantastic visuals. A great book if you like Haring's work or bold graphics.
Basics Illustration: Thinking VisuallyBasics Illustration: Thinking Visually by Mark Wigan
Buy new: £10.67 / Used from: £7.54
All in this set are worth looking at, but this is the best so far.
Basics Illustration: Sequential ImagesBasics Illustration: Sequential Images by Mark Wigan
Buy new: £9.80 / Used from: £8.77
2nd in this series. This is worth reading but less useful if you are not doing animation/sequential stuff.
Basics Illustration: Text and ImageBasics Illustration: Text and Image by Mark 'Wigan' Williams
Buy new: £10.20 / Used from: £8.77
I love this book. Great visuals and inspiration.
Cradle to CradleCradle to Cradle by Michael Braungart
Buy new: £5.58 / Used from: £3.42
Superb ecological book. My version was printed on recyclable plastic with non-toxic print.
High Art: A History of the Psychedelic PosterHigh Art: A History of the Psychedelic Poster by Ted Owen
Buy used from: £136.95
Psychedelic posters from 60s and 70s reprinted along with interesting history of the format.
The Book of TikiThe Book of Tiki by Sven Kirsten
Buy used from: £65.02
Hawaiian chic. Everything Tiki. Visually interesting, corny and great.
Architectural GraphicsArchitectural Graphics by Francis D. Ching
Buy used from: £26.37
A great book if you like drawing. Especially if you like architecture.
Business Cards 2: More Ways of Saying HelloBusiness Cards 2: More Ways of Saying Hello by Michael Dorrain
Buy new: £11.47 / Used from: £10.29
Now 3 volumes of this book - business cards galore. Interesting to see so many possibilites and ideas.
Sixties Design (25th Anniversary Special Edtn)Sixties Design (25th Anniversary Special Edtn) by Philippe Garner
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £5.00
Title says it all.
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social ChangeDesign for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
Buy used from: £57.82
Another superb ecological book about how we should design, view and live in this world.
DesignArtDesignArt by Alex Coles
Buy new: £16.14 / Used from: £9.15
Interesting mixture showing there really is no boundary between....design and art.
Green Architecture: The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology (Architecture & Design)Green Architecture: The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology (Architecture & Design) by James Wines
Buy new: £8.56 / Used from: £3.92
Some amazing examples of green building.
Ways of Seeing (Penguin Modern Classics)Ways of Seeing (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Berger
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £3.67
Useful book to get you thinking.
The Eco-Design Handbook: A Complete Sourcebook for the Home and OfficeThe Eco-Design Handbook: A Complete Sourcebook for the Home and Office by Alastair Fuad-Luke
Buy used from: £6.98
A great eco resource book demonstrating products and ideas that are environmentally friendly (or friendlier than the norm).
Basics Design: FormatBasics Design: Format by Gavin Ambrose
Buy new: £8.22 / Used from: £7.20
Book 1. Superb. Really useful. 3rd most used of the series for me.
Basics Design: LayoutBasics Design: Layout by Gavin Ambrose
Buy new: £13.49 / Used from: £11.03
Book 2 of the Ambrose and Harris series. Second best IMO.
Basics Design: TypographyBasics Design: Typography by Gavin Ambrose
Buy new: £10.18 / Used from: £8.77
Book 3 of the Ambrose and Harris series.
Basics Design: ImageBasics Design: Image by Gavin Ambrose
Buy used from: £27.02
Book 4 of the Ambrose and Harris series.
Basics Design: ColourBasics Design: Colour by Gavin Ambrose
Buy new: £11.39 / Used from: £8.99
Book 5 of the Ambrose and Harris series.
Basics Design: Print and FinishBasics Design: Print and Finish by Gavin Ambrose
Buy new: £10.04 / Used from: £15.43
Book 6 of the Ambrose and Harris series. Most useful of series (for me).
Basics Design: GridsBasics Design: Grids by Gavin Ambrose
Buy new: £10.02 / Used from: £8.80
Book 7 of the Ambrose and Harris series. 4th most useful for me.