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The Complete Guide to Digital Graphic DesignThe Complete Guide to Digital Graphic Design by Bob Gordon
Buy new: £11.41 / Used from: £10.40
Visually stunning review of the fast-changing world of graphics this profusely illustrated and authoritative handbook also provides in-depth information on basics such as type, colour and images.
Graphic Design School: The Principles and Practices of Graphic DesignGraphic Design School: The Principles and Practices of Graphic Design by David Dabner
Buy new: £9.20 / Used from: £6.60
a solid foundation for the design student as well as offering a back-to-basics tool for more advanced designers in search of solutions to graphic problems. The book is divided into three clear section
Graphis Design Annual 2006Graphis Design Annual 2006 by B. Martin Pedersen
more then 300 designs in a variety of disciplines. The selected work is categorized in sections such as corporate identity, exhibits, interactive, letterhead, packaging, and typography.
The Fundamentals of Creative DesignThe Fundamentals of Creative Design by Gavin D.T. Ambrose
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offers an introduction to key elements of the creative process. bridges the gap between traditional text-heavy reference books and the visual eye candy of showcase books.
The Best of Brochure Design: v. 7The Best of Brochure Design: v. 7 by Wilson Harvey
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features an extraordinary collection of work from top designers around the world, including Block Design, Cahan & Associates, Hand Made Group, Pentagram SF, Pinkhaus, Radley Yeldar, Sagmeister Inc. an
Los Logos: Logo-CollectionLos Logos: Logo-Collection by Buro Destruct
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broken up into four main sections also contains an interesting and informative introduction about the evolution of the logo.
Dos Logos: Logo-CollectionDos Logos: Logo-Collection by R. Klanten
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explores the exceptional visual language and stylistic approaches to logo creation by designers from around the globe. It is comprehensively indexed, catalogued by subject and systematically structure
A Smile in the Mind: Witty Thinking in Graphic DesignA Smile in the Mind: Witty Thinking in Graphic Design by Beryl McAlhone
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £12.99
the cream of witty work from designers across the world. It comprises the most comprehensive collection of graphic wit ever published. Humour is fragile under analysis, and this is not a heavy read.
The Designer's Packaging Bible: Creative Solutions for Outstanding DesignThe Designer's Packaging Bible: Creative Solutions for Outstanding Design by Editors at Rotovision
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £8.50
for quick reference, each image is with an extended caption giving the key features. Includes examples of packaging for books, brochures, mags, CDs, DVDs, promotional items, etc.
The Packaging Designer's Book of PatternsThe Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns by Lászlo Roth
Buy new: £35.75 / Used from: £25.00
offers the tools necessary to create innovative, cost-effective packaging with over 500 packaging patterns drawn to scale and ready to use by designers and packaging professionals.
Magic Pencil: Children's Book Illustration TodayMagic Pencil: Children's Book Illustration Today
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Each chapter with a commentary by the illustrator, introducing their work, how they started to illustrate books, and features several original artworks by each one, with a Quentin Blake introduction.
Illustration 42 (Illustrators)Illustration 42 (Illustrators)
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The society of illustrators 42nd annual. Look and weep.
The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery: Mixed Media Techniques for Collage, Altered Books, Artist Journals and More (Quarry Book)The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery: Mixed Media Techniques for Collage, Altered Books, Artist Journals and More (Quarry Book) by Karen Michel
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £10.80
a good comprehensive book that thoroughly covers all of the methods of visual imagery and manipulation that can be applied when creating collage, altered books, journals or even for framed art
Two-color Graphics: Unlimited Design SolutionsTwo-color Graphics: Unlimited Design Solutions by Templin Brink Design
Buy used from: £113.45
showing how truly dynamic effects can be achieved with simple, inexpensive two-colour printing. Besides its simplicity, it has a style all its own, which can convey sophistication, elegance and integr
"Pantone" Guide to Communicating with Color"Pantone" Guide to Communicating with Color by Leatrice Eiseman
Buy new: £15.74 / Used from: £18.73
The author, a world authority on colour, discusses her proven colour principles to help designers create effective products.
Colour IndexColour Index by Jim Krause
Buy new: £8.73 / Used from: £8.95
Color Index is fuel for creativity. More than a thousand colour combos and formulas to help creative professionals wing through design dilemmas and create effective graphics for both print and the web
Layout: Making it Fit - Finding the Right Balance Between Space and ContentLayout: Making it Fit - Finding the Right Balance Between Space and Content by Carolyn Knight
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Posters to logos and magazines to book covers, this book examines more than 150 projects, illustrating the methods and solutions that made each work, revealing how to make content shine in any space.
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Layout Design WorkshopMaking and Breaking the Grid: A Layout Design Workshop by Timothy Samara
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £9.61
a comprehensive layout design workshop that assumes that to effectively break the rules of grid-based design one must first understand those rules and see them applied to real-world projects.
Type Idea Index: The Ultimate Designer's Tool for Choosing and Using Fonts CreativelyType Idea Index: The Ultimate Designer's Tool for Choosing and Using Fonts Creatively by Jim Krause
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an in-depth examination of the creative and practical issues involved in all of the important areas, such as font anatomy, headlines and body texts.
Digital Layout for the Internet and Other Media (E-design)Digital Layout for the Internet and Other Media (E-design) by David Skopec
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the first book to deal specifically with screen-based visual media layouts. Combining visualizations with informative text and examples, sets the guidelines for both students and professionals alike.
The Big Book of Typographics 3 and 4The Big Book of Typographics 3 and 4 by Roger Walton
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the world's most challenging and inventive examples of type design. The flip format organises the showcased works into themes of global design-types.
Imagemakers: Cutting Edge Fashion Illustration (Mitchell Beazley Art & Design)Imagemakers: Cutting Edge Fashion Illustration (Mitchell Beazley Art & Design) by Martin Dawber
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a sourcebook for students and style aficionados on the current fashion scene.
The Grid: A Modular System for the Design and Production of Newpapers, Magazines, and Books (Design & Graphic Design)The Grid: A Modular System for the Design and Production of Newpapers, Magazines, and Books (Design & Graphic Design) by Allen Hurlburt
Buy new: £40.38 / Used from: £26.37
For newspapers magazines and books.
Graphis Design 2003 (Design Annual)Graphis Design 2003 (Design Annual)
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showcases more than 300 of the year's most outstanding designs in a variety of disciplines. The selected work reflects both current trends and classic interpretations of design solutions, all convenie