One of my favorite books I use for reviewing and staying principled in this area of graphic design is the Design Basics Index by Jim Krause. I guess you could call it my Graphic Design hand book of sorts. Or you could even call it my Graphic Design Bible. Well, you get the idea. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs a spark for their creativity, review proper design principles, or swat huge bugs off their desk. The cover is made of a rubber like material so it is a very durable book! This is a solid book with exercises to increase your abilities as a graphic designer. The keys in this book could help in other areas of design as well. You can purchase a copy from Amazon.com or you could visit Jim’s website.
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good lead – THANK YOU!
Your welcome let me know if you want to borrow it some time. It really is that good.
I found this one really fun too; Before & After: How to Design Cool Stuff
great bit on utilizing different isolated elements of one photo across the entire document.
OK, two more:
Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists
and
Graphic: Inside the Sketchbooks of the World’s Great Graphic Designers
Awesome! Thanks for sharing and I’ll check all three of those out.