Abrams, 2017. — 256 p. — ISBN13: 978-1419723919. The Designer’s Dictionary of Color provides an in-depth look at 30 colors key to art and graphic design. Organized by spectrum, in color-by-color sections for easy navigation, this book documents each hue with charts showing color range and palette variations. Chapters detail each color’s creative history and cultural...
3rd Edition. — Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020 — 200 p. — ISBN: 1474270360 Demonstrating the power and variety of typography from hand-drawn to kinetic, this fully updated new edition of The Fundamentals of Typography covers the principles of using type across a range of media. Starting with a comprehensive introduction to the history of typography, the authors provide detailed...
Wiley, 2019. — 272 р. — ISBN: 978-1119483892. Creating Info We Trust is a craft that puts the world into forms that are strong and true. It begins with maps, diagrams, and charts — but must push further than dry defaults to be truly effective. How do we attract attention? How can we offer audiences valuable experiences worth their time? How can we help people access complexity?...
O’Reilly Media, 2015. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-1491923177. With more than 500 new apps entering the market every day, what does it take to build a successful digital product? You can greatly reduce your risk of failure with design sprints, a process that enables your team to prototype and test a digital product idea within a week. This practical guide shows you exactly what a...
Harper Design, 2015. — 320 p. — ISBN13: 978-0500518267. The first monograph, design manual, and manifesto by Michael Bierut, one of the world’s most renowned graphic designers—a career retrospective that showcases more than thirty-five of his most noteworthy projects for clients as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Yale School of Architecture, the New York Times, Saks Fifth...
2nd ed. — Focal Press, 2008. — 297 p. — ISBN: 978-0-240-80779-9. If you can't make it to one of Bruce Block's legendary visual storytelling seminars, then you need his book! Now in full color for the first time, this best-seller offers a clear view of the relationship between the story/script structure and the visual structure of a film, video, animated piece, or video game....
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2009. — 231 p. Creative Grab Bag captures the spirit of exploration and innovation—inside, you'll find inspiring work from 101 artists from around the world. Ethan Bodnar asked each artist to take on a task outside the realm of their normal work. Each task was randomly selected from a grab bag. The result is a collection of work brimming with creative...
Rockport Publishers, 2022. — 224 p. — ISBN 978-0-7603-7651-5. When you think of a brand, often the first thing that comes to mind is the logo, the visual representation of that product, place, thing, or business. The power of simplicity for these marks can never be underestimated—a logo that comprises simple shapes can communicate a stronger message than a complex one, leaving...
New Riders, 2016. — 400 p. No matter what your actual job title, you are—or soon will be—a data worker. Every day, at work, home, and school, we are bombarded with vast amounts of free data collected and shared by everyone and everything from our co-workers to our calorie counters. In this highly anticipated follow-up to The Functional Art—Alberto Cairo’s foundational guide to...
7th edition. — Wiley, 2020. — 211 p. — ISBN 978-1119647119. From understanding graphic design fundamentals, to developing original concepts, to creating finished designs—Graphic Design School develops design students' core competencies and provides practical advice and tips for how these fundamentals translate into new and evolving media. This Seventh Edition offers all new...
Revised Edition. — NY: Quarto Publishing PLC, 2020. — 384 p. — ISBN: 978-1-61689-876-2. 365 daily design mantras from four leading industry experts, providing you with valuable design dos and don'ts for every day of year. Packed with practical advice presented in a fun, lighthearted fashion, this is the perfect book for the ever-growing group of non-designers who want some...
HOW Books, 2012. — 240 p. — ISBN13: 9781440313691 Packages on store shelves, posters on building walls, pages of a website—all contain information that needs to be communicated. And at the heart of that communication is type: visually interesting, interactive, expressive and captivating. Each letter must come alive; therefore, each letter must be carefully crafted or chosen. A...
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2009. — 272 p. The boundaries between art, design and illustration are blurring, and with all the new opportunities for visual creatives, now is the perfect time to unleash your talent on the world! Breaking Into Freelance Illustration provides a step-by-step roadmap for promoting yourself and running your creative business. You'll find up-to-date...
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2009. — 165 p. It started with an idea Darren Di Lieto had: Challenge illustrators and designers to create works of art on packages, envelopes and postcards - then actually send them to him through the mail. The response was overwhelming, and Di Lieto posted photos of each piece of art on MailMeArt.com , so people the world over could follow the art on...
Abrams, 2016. — 240 p. — ISBN: 9781613129968. Esquire. Ford Motors. Burton Snowboards. The Obama Administration. While all of these brands are vastly different, they share at least one thing in common: a teeny, little bit of Aaron James Draplin. Draplin is one of the new school of influential graphic designers who combine the power of design, social media, entrepreneurship,...
LID Publishing, 2013. — 128 p. — ISBN: 1907794298, 9781907794292. People find it difficult to express ideas and solve problems purely with words. They find it much easier to use diagrams. Distilled into a single, perfectly sized volume are fifty of the most useful diagrams that are used by consultants, academics, MBA students, and smart managers globally to assist with problem...
Self-Published by Patrick Ejeke, 2021. — 144 p. Canva - Professional Tips and Tricks When You Design with Canva (Step by Step Canva Guide for Work or Business with Pictures) by Patrick Ejeke will help you ace your next presentation. Are you looking for a way to grab your audience’s attention and keep them engaged? If so, you’ll love this. Canva has a selection of Presentation...
Allworth Press, 2014. — 384 p. — ISBN13: 978-1621533986. The ultimate source for beginning professionals, working professionals looking to make a change, and entrepreneurs wanting to go out on their own, this friendly guide details every business aspect of commercial graphic design, including how to: Create a portfolio Make initial contacts Develop a financial plan Set up an...
New Riders/Pearson Education, 2021. — 288 p. — ISBN-13: 978-0-13-681604-1. Whether you’re a seasoned pro looking to brush up your portfolio, or a novice with a laptop full of design software you haven’t yet mastered, this book has you covered. In dozens of projects, the authors guide you through the nitty-gritty details of book design, magazine layout, poster production, and...
Dover Publications, 1999. — 96 р. — ISBN: 978-0486269528. During the Victorian and Edwardian eras, elaborately tiled walls and floors were revived as an essential element of interior decor. Now scores of richly decorative tile designs of the period have been reproduced in this permission-free collection, reprinted in beautiful full color from the plates of rare nineteenth and...
Enterpreneur Press, 2012. — 220 p. — ISBN: 1613082088. It's time to make your mark in the world of graphic design. There's no doubt you've imagined it-placing your name and logo on business cards, taking creative control and being your own boss. Why not turn your fantasy into reality? Whether you want to start a part-time graphic design business, a full-time operation or build...
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2025. — 275 p. — ISBN 978-1-394-26597-8. The complete, full-color graphic design guide for beginners The field of graphic design is constantly evolving, with new design tools, methods, technology, and modes of expression being introduced all the time. Graphic Design For Dummies will teach you how to get started, introducing you to basic design...
Allworth, 2014. — 305 p. — ISBN: 978-1-62153-404-4. Author and design expert Steven Heller has revisited and revised the popular classic Design Literacy by revising many of the thoughtful essays from the original and mixing in thirty-two new works. Each essay offers a taste of the aesthetic, political, historical, and personal issues that have engaged designers from the late...
Wiley, 2015. — 336 p. — ISBN13: 978-1118771983. Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer is a single source guide to the myriad of options available to those pursuing a graphic design career. With an emphasis on portfolio requirements and job opportunities, this guide helps both students and individuals interested in entering the design field prepare for successful careers....
Allworth, 2019. — 459 p. — ISBN10: 162153684X, 13 978-1621536840. Teaching the history of graphic design cannot simply be outlined by dates nor confined by places, but is defined by concepts and philosophies, as well as those who made, make, and inspire them. Teaching Graphic Design History is the first collection of essays, syllabi, and guides for conveying the heritage of...
Allworth Press, 2015. — 380 p. — ISBN13: 978-1621534839. Revised and updated, this compelling collection of essays, interviews, and course syllabi is the ideal tool to help teachers and students keep up in the rapidly changing field of graphic design. Top designers and educators talk theory, offer proposals, discuss a wide range of educational concerns—such as theory versus...
Allworth Press, 2002. — 120 р. The Graphic Design Reader features over 50 captivating essays covering an interesting panorama of design issues, as well as dozens of fascinating interviews and candid observations with the master designers who played a key role in shaping the identity, image, and formation of contemporary design. From the lost art of show-card writing and the...
Shire Publications, 2018. — 64 p. — (Shire Library Book 855). — ISBN: 978-1-78442-313-1. We agonise and argue when choosing it; we admire, compliment and criticise it (or keep politely quiet about it); and the rest of the time we don't even notice it. Wallpaper has been the backdrop to our homes for hundreds of years. It can make a house feel cosy or trendy, modern or...
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2015. — 225 p. A guide to strategic communication for stronger brands! Powerful brands succeed because of the quality of the long-term relationships they establish with customers and stakeholders. At their foundation, these relationships are built upon consistent and meaningful strategic communications. These communications are developed around a...
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2011. — 306 p. The design profession has been asking itself some important questions lately. How do designers deal with the increasing complexity of design problems? What skills do designers need to be competitive in the future? How do designers become co-creators with clients and audiences? How do designers prove their value to business? Designers...
CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. — 422 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-367-07536-1. Graphic Design: Learn It, Do It is an introduction to the fundamentals of graphic design and the Adobe Creative Cloud applications used to put these concepts into practice. This book is intended for production-oriented audiences, those interested in the what, why and how of graphic design. The "what"...
CRC Press, 2017. — 248 p. — ISBN13: 978-1138831735. Digital design is not only about creating visually appealing products and promotions; it needs to possess a practical aspect in addition to being aesthetically appealing. Digital Design in Action explores these pragmatic applications and the creative design aspects for various mediums, including the web, apps, EPUB, visual...
New Riders, 2013. — 400 p. — ISBN13: 978-0321918680. It takes more than just a design school education and a killer portfolio to succeed in a creative career. Burn Your Portfolio teaches the real-world practices, professional do's and don'ts, and unwritten rules of business that most designers, photographers, web designers, copy writers, programmers, and architects only learn...
Dover Publications, 2012. — 32 p. — ISBN13: 978-0486256078. The illuminated letters in this volume by the great Victorian designer Owen Jones, many taken from an illustrated edition of The Psalms of David, represent popular alphabet motifs that have been copied by artists and designers for more than a century throughout Europe and North America. Each page of this versatile...
The complete and unabridged full-color edition. — Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. — 496 p. — ISBN10: 0691172064; ISBN13: 978-0691172064 First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809–1874), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine...
2nd Edition. — O’Reilly Media, 2020. — 440 p. — ISBN: 978-1492076636. Customers who have inconsistent experiences with products and services are understandably frustrated. But it’s worse for organizations that can’t pinpoint the causes of these problems because they’re too focused on processes. This updated book shows your team how to use alignment diagrams to turn valuable...
2018. — 480 p. — ISBN: 1616895586. If the aim of graphic design is to communicate meaning clearly, there's an irony that the field itself has struggled between two contradictory opposites: rote design resulting from a rigorous, fixed set of rules, and eccentric design that expresses the hand of the artist but fails to communicate with its audience. But what if designers focused...
Workman Publishing, 2014. — 218 p. — ISBN 978-0-7611-7897-2. Show Your Work! puts an end to the destructive myth of the lone genius by showing artists and writers, makers and creative entrepreneurs how to join the new ecology of talent. It is about getting found by being findable, about using the network instead of wasting time networking. The key is process, not product. Share...
New Riders, 2014. — 240 p. Learn 95 core graphic design principles in a one-topic-per-spread format with this engaging guide by bestselling author Jim Krause.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014. — 368 p. — ISBN: 978-1-118-58228-2 (ebk). Make information memorable with creative visual designtechniques Research shows that visual information is more quickly andeasily understood, and much more likely to be remembered. Thisinnovative book presents the design process and the best softwaretools for creating infographics that communicate. Including...
Cincinnati, Ohio: HOW Books, 2015. — 152 p. In graphic design, creative thinking skills are undoubtedly important, but sometimes the importance of critical thinking skills is overlooked. Nimble will help you discover how to develop a creativity that is strategic and also able to cross platforms, industries or sectors. You'll discover a creative thinking process that allows you to...
Wiley, 2012. — 264 p. — ISBN: 1118314042.
Transform your marketing efforts through the power of visual content.
In today's fast-paced environment, you must communicate your message in a concise and engaging way that sets it apart from the noise. Visual content—such as infographics and data visualization—can accomplish this. With DIY functionality, Infographics: The Power of...
Ohio: HOW Books, 2014 — 145 p. This book is about optimism and the process of creating, with a quiet parallel to gardening. I’ve learned through uncounted hours of failure that creative longevity is about what you do to prepare yourself for the ripe moment, when the potential of an idea is able to grow into something useful.
Pearson Education, 2009. McWade shows readers how to arrange and present information using today's powerful graphics tools. Readers will learn how to design single-page and multi-page documents, brochures, and ads; why one typeface works better than another; and much more. Best of all, they'll discover how to think visually transforming the images in their heads into something...
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2009. — 224 p. The essays are presented in various methods of typographic expression, with twists and turns which illuminate and magnify the words into something more than a mere piece of prose. It's a beautiful little gem of a book. Debbie Millman has worked in the design business for 25 years. She is a partner and president of the design division...
Ohio: HOW Books, 2013. — 115 p Debbie Millman's illustrated essays and visual poems are part philosophy, part art, part deeply personal memoir exposing the universal triumphs and tribulations of being human. Her hand-lettered typography - sometimes tender, sometimes gritty, always breathtaking in its visceral candor - makes Self Portrait as Your Traitor a moving masterpiece of a...
Rockport Publishers, 2017. — 240 p. — ISBN13: 978-1631593208. Design School: Type is an in-depth guide to the rules and practices of typography, you’ll learn the essential skills of the professional typographer in the detail. Searching for a way to increase your skills as a typographer? This instructive guide, specially designed for students, recent graduates, and self-taught...
Rockport Publishers, 2018. — 296 р. — ISBN: 978-1631596179. The Language of Graphic Design provides design students and practitioners with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental elements and principles of their language, graphic design: what they are, why they are important, and how to use them effectively. To communicate in a new language, you first have to gain a...
Fairchild Books, 2017. — 196 p. Digital technology has not only revolutionized the way designers work, but also the kinds of designs they produce. The development of the computer as a design environment has encouraged a new breed of digital designer; keen to explore the unique creative potential of the computer as an input/output device. Data-driven Graphic Design introduces the...
Packt Publishing, 2014. — 312 p. — ISBN: 978-1783288236. This book explores Magento theme design, from basic theme structures to an advanced options panel, and provides you with the advanced knowledge that you need on the frontend of this great CMS. The book starts with an overview of best practices for Magento theming and explores the field of theme development, starting from...
3rd Edition. — Rockport Publishers, 2020. — 323 р. — ISBN 978-1631598722. This updated version of Rockport's best-selling Design Elements covers all the design fundamentals, from working with grids, color application, typography, and imagery to finally how to put it all together. Features include: The ultimate primer on graphic design's basic visual toolkit—dot, line, plane,...
Rockport Publishers, 2017. — 240 p. — ISBN: 9781631592843. Basics include composing typographic space, format determination, and sequencing and systemization. Various types of grids manuscript, column, modular, hierarchical are also covered. Text reveals top designers' work in process and rationale. Projects with similar characteristics are linked through a simple notational...
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2012. — 184 p. Will you join the ranks of design activists? Doing good is too important to think of as work better left to those fictitious "other" designers. People more famous. More talented. More connected. Richer. Younger. Braver. (Insert your own mental roadblock here.) In truth, anyone can be a design activist. It just starts with a commitment to...
Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2012. — 304 p. Fellow Designer, In your career you may have been like me: Trying to keep projects on the rails and clients happy. Digging through blogs for useful advice. Wondering if there was a better way to handle all of the demands of being a design professional and running a creative business. The wisdom contained in Success By Design: The...
John Wiley & Sons, 2025. — 272 p. — ISBN 978-1-394-28561-7. The essential guide to the popular, beginner-friendly graphic design platform Canva For Dummies is a beautiful full-color reference, covering everything you need to create dazzling visual materials in Canva Free and Pro versions. Discover all tools, templates, and features at the ready, plus utilize expert tips and...
San Rafael, CA, USA: Rocky Nook, 2020. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1-68198-598-5. Введение в Решение задач с Графическим дизайном The design industry has evolved rapidly over the past decade. Effective and successful designers no longer need to just “make things,” they need to be curious thinkers who understand how to solve problems that have a true impact on the world we live in and...
Routledge, 2015. — 200 р. — ISBN: 978-1138022560. The struggle with balancing creative products that are innovative, technically feasible, and financially sound is one designers and web professionals go through every day. The Design Studio Method is a creative problem solving process that allows you to quickly generate ideas, evaluate them, and reach consensus, achieving that...
Apress Media LLC, 2025. — 187 р. — ISBN-13: 979-8-8688-1192-0. Delve into learning the strategies for producing impressive graphics without overspending. This all-inclusive manual equips small business proprietors with the knowledge and skills to utilize open source tools, graphics and photo libraries and how to put them to good use. Learn how to tap into a vast collection of...
Summersdale, 2016. — 117 p. — ISBN10: 1849539197, 13 978-1849539197. This is the super-stylish book you didn’t know you needed until you saw it. Packed with weird and wonderful visual information, it is guaranteed to entertain and help you look at things in a completely new way. The correspondence of long white beards to magical powers, the myriad of ways to cut toast, a spider...
Peachpit Press, 2014. — 240 p. For nearly 20 years, designers and non-designers alike have been introduced to the fundamental principles of great design by author Robin Williams. Through her straightforward and light-hearted style, Robin has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to make their designs look professional using four surprisingly simple principles. Now in its...
Peachpit Press, 2006. — 279 p. — ISBN13: 978-0321441768. Learn design theory and practical know-how from the award-winning author/design team, Robin Williams and John Tollett! Robin Williams introduced design and typographic principles to legions of readers with her best-selling Non-Designer's book series. Now she and designer/co-author John Tollett take you to the next level...
Пер. В. Лебеденко. — Ростов-на-Дону: Феникс, 2020. — 260 с. — (Вершина успеха). — ISBN 978-5-222-31147-9. Пожалуй, главное, чему нас научил интернет, - любовь человечества к картинкам. Человеком руководит интуиция. Внимание и эмоции дороже времени и денег, это самые ценные ресурсы. А зрительный ряд - 100 % импульсного внимания вашей аудитории. Нет картинки - нет продаж. Сегодня...
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