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10 must-read graphic design books for 2024

Creative Boom

And this essential, easy-to-use guide takes an in-depth look at using them as the foundational structure for layouts. With hundreds of full-colour layout concepts and diagrams, this is a great help to graphic designers in both mastering and transcending the grid.

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

To help, I've compiled this list of the 37 best design books covering various specialities – from typography and layout to UX and web design. Norman (Author) English (Publication Language) 288 Pages – 09/19/2002 (Publication Date) – Basic Books (Publisher) −$14.98 $1.97

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Graphic Design Books Every Designer Should Read in 2020

Noupe

If you are looking to have a career in this field, you definitely should read this amazing work that was published in 2005, but re-issued in 2012 by Adrian Shaughnessy. Originally an essay that was published in 1947, it became the book we know today in 1970. How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul by Adrian Shaughnessy.

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The Best Design Books of 2021

Eye on Design

In many ways, graphic design publishing has never been more exciting. From big publishing companies to independent presses, academic journals to highly-visual monographs, there’s a near-constant stream of books about and around graphic design that we can engage with. Graphic Life by Michael Gericke (Image Publishing Group).

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15+ Best Design Thinking Books to Read

Inkbot Design

1 The Design Thinking Playbook: Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems (Design Thinking Series) Lewrick, Michael (Author) English (Publication Language) 352 Pages – 05/22/2018 (Publication Date) – Wiley (Publisher) −$11.01 $25.99

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“Animal Farm” & the Evolution of the Dust Jacket

Thinking Design

The thinking on this has changed dramatically during the evolution of modern trade publishing since the 1900s. Thomas Tanselle, an authority on dust jackets, it was likely these slipcases “gave prominence to the idea of a detachable publisher’s covering.” What is the Purpose of a Book Cover?

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“Animal Farm” & the Evolution of the Dust Jacket

Thinking Design

The thinking on this has changed dramatically during the evolution of modern trade publishing since the 1900s. Thomas Tanselle, an authority on dust jackets, it was likely these slipcases “gave prominence to the idea of a detachable publisher’s covering.” WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK COVER?