Graphic Design Books

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2008 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

By Erika O'Connell

ISBN 1582975000; $26.99; Paperback

Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market is the best reference guide for emerging artists who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning, or graphic design. Readers will find complete, up-to-date contact and submission information for more than 1,900 art markets such as greeting card companies, magazine and book publishers, galleries, art fairs, ad agencies and more. Informative interviews with successful artists and art buyers offer advice on how to make contacts and succeed in the competitive art industry. Readers will also discover valuable resources for obtaining grants, marketing and promoting their work, and networking with fellow artists.


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Color Index

By Jim Krause

ISBN 1581802366; $23.99; Paperback

Color Index provides more than one thousand color combinations and formulas--guaranteed to help graphic artists solve design dilemmas and create effective images for both print and the Web.


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Color Index 2

By Jim Krause

ISBN 1581809387; $24.99; Paperback

Color is an ever popular subject for designers who are always looking for new ways to creat the perfect image. Designed to work hand in hand with the original Color Index and offer even more exciting ways to combine color, Color Index 2 introduces Jim's new color combination system: expansion palettes. Designers will find over 1,500 color combinations by grouping neighboring hues, opposing hues and neutrals. All color combinations include RGB and CMYK values that designers can easily use to recreate the palettes.


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Creative Sparks

By Jim Krause

ISBN 1581804385; $24.99; Paperback

Designers will find a range of information and inspiration on the one topic they always want more of: creativity.


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Decoding Design

By Maggie Macnab

ISBN 1581809697; $35.00; Paperback

Our complex world is comprised of a handful of some very simple patterns. Patterns are made of basic shapes. These shapes have found their way into human design since the beginning of our time because they tell an eternal tale in a glimpse, and their structure instructs about our connection to the universe. Symbols are intuitive and immediate. Design that references these symbols creates an immediate relationship with the viewer and that is what this book is all about.

Decoding Design reveals how common symbols resonate at a gut level. Readers will find deconstructions of famous logos and examples of variety of different designs that effectively use symbols, patterns and shapes to convey greater meaning.




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Design Basics Index

By Jim Krause

ISBN 1581805012; $24.99; Paperback

Covers all the basics--everything from typography and color to layout and business issues.


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Getting It Printed, 4th Edition

By Eric Kenly

ISBN 1581805772; $32.99; Paperback

This text is a practical, jargon-free guide to staying on schedule, controlling costs, and getting quality results.


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Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines, 12th Edition

By Graphic Artist's Guild

ISBN 0-932102131; $35.00; Paperback

Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines is the industry bible, containing information all graphic artists and their clients need to buy and sell work in a professional manner. The twelfth edition of this classic reference has been revised and updated to provde all the information creative professionals need to keep up with current trends and compete in an ever-changing industry.


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How to Understand & Use Design & Layout 2nd Edition

By David Dabner

ISBN 1581804350; $23.99; Paperback

This stimulating book approaches design and layout in two comprehensive sections. The first takes a look at the basics, detailing the ground rules of design, type and color; and examines the various stages of design- including copy, imagery, and results. The second section reviews various types of design with commentary on how the above principles have been applied.


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Layout Index

By Jim Krause

ISBN 1581801467; $22.99; Paperback

With this compendium of inspiring ideas, designers will learn to solve their design problems, produce fantastic work and become better, more creative thinkers.


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Logo Font & Lettering Bible

By Leslie Carbarga

ISBN 1581804369; $$32.99; Hardcover

This book puts the tools of innovative logo making into the hands of designers, giving them the expertise and inspiration they need to create their own lettering and art for truly unique logo design.


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Maximum Page Design

By John Foster

ISBN 1581805373; $32.99; Paperback

Packed with inspiration, Maximum Page Design gives graphic designers a look at the latest and greatest designs for everything from annual reports and brochures to self-promotion pieces and CD inserts.


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Nature of Design

By Peg Faimon, John Wigand

ISBN 1581804784; $32.99; Paperback

Teaches the rules of designs and offers inspiration to creatives by using everyday surroundings.


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Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color

By Leatrice Eiseman

ISBN 0-966638328; $39.99; Paperback

This authoritative guide presents hundreds of color combinations and color principles needed to create effective designs. Every lesson is demonstrated by example, enabling designers of all specialties and levels of experience to make the best color choices for every type of design.


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Photo Idea Index

By Jim Krause

ISBN 158180766X; $24.99; Paperback

Full of out-of-the-ordinary ideas, this guide offers the trademark mix of inspiration and instruction that have made the previous books in the series a creative success.


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