Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by New Riders Press $39.99
There are a lot of books out there that show collections of logos. But David Airey’s “Logo Design Love” is something different: it’s a guide for designers (and clients) who want to understand what this mysterious business is all about. Written in reader-friendly, concise language, with a minimum of designer jargon, Airey gives a surprisingly clear explanation of the process, using a wide...
Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by Rockport Publishers $30.00
Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on everything, designers have always had to scramble to find the information and know-how required to make a design work—until now.Universal Principles of...
Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design by Rockport Publishers $40.00
An inspired resource for creating meaningful design, Layout Workbook is one of five volumes in Rockport's series of practical and inspirational books that cover the fundamental areas of graphic design. In this edition, author Kristin Cullen tackles the often perplexing job of nailing down a layout that works. More than a collection of great examples, this book is a valuable resource for...
Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations for skin, eyes, lips & hair by Walter Foster $9.95
From Caucasian to Latino and East Indian hues, this convenient book features master mixes for an arry of skin colors, plus recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors. The concealed wire-o bound book also includes a plastic color-mixing grid for measuring out paints, as well as a handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa.
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Rockport Publishers $25.00
For designers working in every medium, layout is arguable the most basic, and most important, element. Effective layout is essential to communication and enables the end user to not only be drawn in with an innovative design but to digest information easily.Making and Breaking the Grid is a comprehensive layout design workshop that assumes that in order to effectively break the rules of...
Framed Ink by Titan
This is the ultimate guide to visual storytelling. Using his extensive experience of working in the comic book industry and for movie studios, Mateu-Mestre explains a step-by-step system for the best visual communication. From creating a single image, visual character development and environment, to composing steady shots, and establishing continuity, with practical examples, this book covers it...
Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design by Rockport Publishers $35.00
Graphic Design, Referenced is a visual and informational guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historical moments, landmark projects, and influential practitioners in the field of graphic design. With more than 2,000 design projects illustrating more than 400 entries, it provides an intense overview of the varied elements that make up the graphic design profession through a unique set of...
2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market by Mary Burzlaff Bostic $34.99
NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES, UPDATED RESOURCES: ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL ART CAREER!2012 Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market is the must-have reference guide for emerging artists, who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design. For years, artists have relied on us to help them find new markets and navigate the changing...
The Wit and Whimsy of Mary Engelbreit by Andrews McMeel Publishing $12.95
She's witty . . . and Mary Engelbreit also is charming, nostalgic, playful, optimistic, and more than a bit irreverent. Now, Mary, herself, gives her readers a close-up look at her life and how she lives it. Her art and words are guideposts to all that is enduring, valuable, and important in our lives. Her richly detailed illustrations bring a sense of joy and a touch of nostalgia to everyday...
Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual by Rockport Publishers $30.00
The graphic design equivalent to Strunk & White's The Elements of StyleThis book is simply the most compact and lucid handbook available outlining the basic principles of layout, typography, color usage, and space.Being a creative designer is often about coming up with unique design solutions. Unfortunately, when the basic rules of design are ignored in an effort to be distinctive, design becomes...