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This book is very compact and very useful. It starts with the 20 rules of design, go on to cover in detail aspects related to forms, colors, typography, layout and also show examples of how the rules are broken. I found myself gaining more confidence after reading this book, assuring myself that at least I Continue reading Design Elements – Timothy Samara This is a book that offers suggestions on how to get creative; from the use of unusual colors to adopting an atypical view. Each suggestion has some sample works. Not too helpful for a beginner though.. in fact, I am not too sure who it can be useful for but it is an enjoyable read Continue reading Creative Jolt – Denise Anderson, Rose Gonnella and Robin Landa A design and layout book that provides clear advice and suited for the beginner. I find myself taking notes on basic design principles for shapes, typography, colors and image. Also a brief section on different design projects such as logo, magazines and newsletter. There are also suggested exercises and projects for each particular topic. Overall, Continue reading Design & Layout: Understanding & Using Graphics – David Dabner Layout Workbook covers a comprehensive range of topics from development of the creative brief, establishing hierarchy in layout to offering a list of questions to check whether the design is good. Layout issues such as color, typograpghy, structure of the layout, margins, columns are all touched on in this book. It gives a lot Continue reading Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design – Kristen Cullen Complete Graphic Designer is a comprehensive book and I managed to get some useful tips in areas such as general association with colors, graphic design process, creating a visual hierarchy in layout using size, positioning, shapes, color, contrast, movement and issues to consider for different marketing materials such as poster, invitation and catalogue. Overall, a Continue reading The Complete Graphic Designer – Ryan Hembree This is a collection of interviews with 40 top designers centred on where they get their insipiration from, which there is actually no magic answer to it. The designers being interviewed are required to fill in a questionnaire (which in itself, the returned questionnaire is very interesting with some in scribbles and some with drawings), Continue reading Inspirability – Pash, Matt Pashkow |
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