Educate Yourself: Books to Read and Buy!

Over the past couple of years, we have developed an extensive library of design, art, and business books. Books are definitely a great resource for inspiration, information, and resources. Many design books look great on the outside, but the content is not always the best. Having a design library has been a huge asset for our business. We are able to reference different ideas, concepts, and imagery that may not always be available on-line. Having access to these books has helped us expand on what we know, and stay up-to-date on current design trends, topics, and applications.

Some of our favorite books:

1. Guerrilla Advertising: Unconventional Brand Communication

2. How to Fold

3. 1,000 Type Treatments: From Script to Serif, Letterforms Used to Perfection

4. New Master’s of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century

5. Illusive: Contemporary Illustration And Its Context

6. Logology

7. Milton Glaser: Graphic Design

8. Decoding Design: Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual Communication

9. Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students

10. Meggs’ History of Graphic Design

11. LogoLounge 4: 2000 International Identities by Leading Designers

12. Forms, Folds and Sizes, Second Edition: All the Details Graphic Designers Need to Know but Can Never Find

13. How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul

14. The Packaging Designer’s Book of Patterns

15. Marks of Excellence

16. Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006

17. Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop

18. Materials, Process, Print: Creative Ideas for Graphic Design

19. Dos Logos

20. Nice to Meet You: Visual Greeting from Business Cards

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