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Graphic Design Books Every Designer Should Read in 2020

Noupe

Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. Josef Albert’s Interaction of Color is thoroughly used in art education. Albers explains the complex color theory principles, and it’s regarded to be the ‘last word’ on color theory. Image Source. As a graphic designer, you constantly need to improve yourself.

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A Guide to Vintage Design Styles

Tuts Plus

For example, a designer can use 50s design elements such as fonts and mid-century illustration to give something a 50s art style or retro graphic design, and combine this with aged textures to give the impression of ageing. Designers enhance its vintage appeal with muted colors, vintage style illustration, and old-style typefaces.

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Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

Envato Tuts+

50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory. Color, Texture, and Imagery. It's important to understand the basics of color theory and get a feel for how to work with colors. Color can make areas of a design pop off the page or recede into the background. 08 Dec 2017. Laura Keung. 29 May 2022.

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Ziza

Typographica

The book Van Wageningen published to explain and display his visual research in greater detail, his Novo Typo Color Book (2017), won another TDC certificate and another European Design Award — this time, the Gold. An early version of Ziza first appeared publicly alongside Bixa in the Novo Typo Color Book.

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40 Free Color Scheme and Palette Apps (Massive Guide)

Inspiration Feed

Color selection is a stage in a design process that requires both smart thinking and gut feeling. In today’s digital era, you can have as many colors and color combinations as you like. The human eye can see millions of…

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What Is Data Visualization: Brief Theory, Useful Tips and Awesome Examples

Graphic Mama

They use a series of bars that illustrate data development. Use Colors to Your Advantage. In every form of visualization, colors are your best friend and most powerful tool. Even here, color theory is important. When you design your chart, make sure you don’t use more than 5 or 6 colors.