Graphic Design Books
MacLeod, Scott, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.
Kitchen Sink, 1993
If you're a visual communicator, you'll get something out of this thoughtful foray into the world of comics -- all told in comic-book form. Very enjoyable and instructive. (05)
Rand, Paul, A Designer's Art.
Yale University Press, 1985
Essential book on design. (01)
Gill, Bob, Forget All The Rules You Ever Learned About Graphic Design, Including The Ones In This Book.
New York, 1981, Watson-Guptill
ISBN 0-8230-1863-6
Unlike most books on graphic design, this one talks about how to think, concept, and problem solve. (06)
Tufte, Edward R., The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.
Cheshire CT, 1983, Graphics Press
Tufte, Edward R., Envisioning Information
Cheshire CT, 1990, Graphics Press
(Box 430-Y, Cheshire CT, 06410)
ISBN 0-9613921-1-8
Both should be required reading for all graphic designers. (06)
Venturi, Robert, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.
Pluralism versus modernist formalist purism -- addresses architecture but applies easily to 2D... can't think of a book nearly as good specifically for graphic design. (08)
Pye, David, The Nature and Art of Workmanship.
More about object design but also applicable and everyone should read -- also his "the Nature of Design" (08)
Shahn, Ben, The Shape of Content.
(08)
Thompson, D'Arcy, On Growth and Form.
Design in nature, get the abridged. (08)
Meggs, P. A History of Graphic Design.
Foote, Cameron s. Guide to Running a Graphic design Business
Lauer, David; Pentak, Stephen. Design Basics.
Alan Fletcher. The art of looking sideways.
Hillman Curtis. Making the Invisible Visible
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
by Victor Papanek
The Design of Everyday Things
by DONALD NORMAN
Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces
by Philip Meggs, Rob Carter.
The New Typography: A Handbook for Modern Designers
by Jan Tschichold, Ruari McLean
Even considering all of the wonderful expiremental typography oftoday, tschichold's words still hold true. This historically significant monograph of pre-war typography is itself a work of art.
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want
by DEEPAK CHOPRA
Soak Wash Rinse Spin: Tolleson Design
by Steven Tolleson
Revival of the Fittest: Digital Versions of Classic Typefaces
by Philip B. Meggs, Roy McKelvey
another beautiful book from the communication arts and design dept, VCU.
The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
by DANIEL J. BOORSTIN
A designer should be familiar with all forms of art. (but don't forget "non-western" art too).
Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design
by Steven Heller, Karen Pomeroy
Good contextual analysis of design.
The Complete Manual of Typography
by James Felici
Grid Systems in Graphic Design
by Josef Muller-Brockmann, Josef Muller – Brockmann
The fundamentals of designing with grids
Graphic Storytelling
by Will Eisner
Great resource for communicating narrative with images.
Great Production by Design
by Connie Sidles, Constance J. Sidles
For the practicals of prepress and working with printers--so your work looks like the genius it is, and not crap on a stick
Grid: A Modular System for the Design and Production of Newpapers, Magazines, and Books
by Allen Hurlburt
More important stuff on understanding and working with grids
Interaction of Color
by Josef Albers
All about color, from the master.
The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
by Marty Neumeier
Kitchen Sink, 1993
If you're a visual communicator, you'll get something out of this thoughtful foray into the world of comics -- all told in comic-book form. Very enjoyable and instructive. (05)
Rand, Paul, A Designer's Art.
Yale University Press, 1985
Essential book on design. (01)
Gill, Bob, Forget All The Rules You Ever Learned About Graphic Design, Including The Ones In This Book.
New York, 1981, Watson-Guptill
ISBN 0-8230-1863-6
Unlike most books on graphic design, this one talks about how to think, concept, and problem solve. (06)
Tufte, Edward R., The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.
Cheshire CT, 1983, Graphics Press
Tufte, Edward R., Envisioning Information
Cheshire CT, 1990, Graphics Press
(Box 430-Y, Cheshire CT, 06410)
ISBN 0-9613921-1-8
Both should be required reading for all graphic designers. (06)
Venturi, Robert, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.
Pluralism versus modernist formalist purism -- addresses architecture but applies easily to 2D... can't think of a book nearly as good specifically for graphic design. (08)
Pye, David, The Nature and Art of Workmanship.
More about object design but also applicable and everyone should read -- also his "the Nature of Design" (08)
Shahn, Ben, The Shape of Content.
(08)
Thompson, D'Arcy, On Growth and Form.
Design in nature, get the abridged. (08)
Meggs, P. A History of Graphic Design.
Foote, Cameron s. Guide to Running a Graphic design Business
Lauer, David; Pentak, Stephen. Design Basics.
Alan Fletcher. The art of looking sideways.
Hillman Curtis. Making the Invisible Visible
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
by Victor Papanek
The Design of Everyday Things
by DONALD NORMAN
Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces
by Philip Meggs, Rob Carter.
The New Typography: A Handbook for Modern Designers
by Jan Tschichold, Ruari McLean
Even considering all of the wonderful expiremental typography oftoday, tschichold's words still hold true. This historically significant monograph of pre-war typography is itself a work of art.
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want
by DEEPAK CHOPRA
Soak Wash Rinse Spin: Tolleson Design
by Steven Tolleson
Revival of the Fittest: Digital Versions of Classic Typefaces
by Philip B. Meggs, Roy McKelvey
another beautiful book from the communication arts and design dept, VCU.
The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
by DANIEL J. BOORSTIN
A designer should be familiar with all forms of art. (but don't forget "non-western" art too).
Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design
by Steven Heller, Karen Pomeroy
Good contextual analysis of design.
The Complete Manual of Typography
by James Felici
Grid Systems in Graphic Design
by Josef Muller-Brockmann, Josef Muller – Brockmann
The fundamentals of designing with grids
Graphic Storytelling
by Will Eisner
Great resource for communicating narrative with images.
Great Production by Design
by Connie Sidles, Constance J. Sidles
For the practicals of prepress and working with printers--so your work looks like the genius it is, and not crap on a stick
Grid: A Modular System for the Design and Production of Newpapers, Magazines, and Books
by Allen Hurlburt
More important stuff on understanding and working with grids
Interaction of Color
by Josef Albers
All about color, from the master.
The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
by Marty Neumeier
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