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Design booksSources dealing with issues of typography, layout, brand identity, icons, and pretty much anything else general about design. |
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Booklists - Design
Making and Breaking the Grid by Timothy Samara, Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, Inc. 2002 Graphic Design Sources by Kenneth J. Hiebert, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. Designing Brand Identity, 2nd ed. by Alina Wheeler, Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2006 Logo Design Workbook by Adams, Morioka and Stone, Gloucester, MA: Rockport, 2004. Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, New York: Dover Publications, 1957. History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Great Production by Designs by Constance J. Sidles, Cincinnati: North Light Books, 1998. Typography: Macro + Micro, 2nd Ed. by Willi Kunz, Zurich, Sulgen Switzerland: Verlag Niggli AG, 1998, 2000. Typographic Design: Form and Communication, 2nd Ed. by Rob Carter, Ben Day and Philip Meggs, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1993. The Art of Typography by Martin Solomon, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1986 Official Signs & Icons 2 by Mies Hora, New York: Ultimate Symbol, 2005. Hornung's Hanbook of Designs & Devices by Clarence P. Hornung, New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1946 Handbook of Pictoral Symbolss by Rudolf Modley, New York: Dover Publications Inc, 1976. Dictionary of Symbols by Carl G. Liungman, New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1991. Symbol Sourcebook- An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols by Henry Dreyfuss, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984. The Design Manual by David Whitbread, Sydney: UNSW Press, 2001. The Art & Science of Web Design by Jeffrey Veen, Indianapolis: New Riders, 2001. Designing Web Graphics- How to Prepare Images and Media for the Web by Lynda Weinman, Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing, 1999. |
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Valuable book on using grid structures to organize and standardize page layouts. Well thought out and illustrated through disassembly of case studies.
Ken Hiebert has a good way of explaining some of the principles of design. Very clear and easy to grasp. This book is the same. It uses project examples (from past courses he's taught) to discuss issues of form, context, etc.
Comprehensive book on the materials and processes involved with designing brand identity. Good definitions of brand, brand identity, their value and ideals plus covers issues of strategy, positioning, naming, taglines, marks and characters. This book is so full of useful, practical advice on an often confused topic that it is worth its weight in gold. 
This book would be classified as a logo brochure if not for its first section. The beginning of this book contains a simple, easy-to-read overview of what goes into the design of a logo and the systems along with it. If you're looking for more in-depth explanations, Designing Brand Identity is much better, but this book is thought provoking in its own right.
The Handbook of Ornament is a fun reference book full of line-art drawings of motifs, patterns and objects. Some may argue that the subject matter reflects the publishing date and is somewhat arcane, but it is a book worth returning to for inspiration and graphic elements to apply to my work, regardless of medium. 
A comprehensive summary that traces the practice of design through the ages, trends and fashions of history. This book is considered by many to be perhaps the best historical record of graphic design and its evolution.
Basic introduction to press techniques and advice on how to prepare documents for press productions. Includes information on issues such as production-safe layouts, paper choice, printer selection, inline color conflicts, varnishing and press checks.
Comprehensive exposition on all aspects of typography, including letterform, elements of layout, macro and micro levels of typography design and layout, and how to put it all together. U.S. version through Willi Kunz Books, 211 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Standard overview of the history, anatomy and do's and don'ts of typographic layout. Much of the book is taken up by an inventory of type samples.
Older, basic book on typographic terminology, principles and typefaces. There are more up to date books out there, but even old school has its value. Good book for students.
Arguably one of the most useful resources for designers and an essential reference for signage EGD designers. This book contains practically all icons for U.S. Highway and international (European) sign systems, plus recreational signs, hospitality signs, labelling icons, and braille basics. The book comes with a CD containing vector .EPS files of each sign and symbol for artwork production.
Small collection of 1,836 mostly abstract ornamental designs. Suitable for iconography and ornamentation. Organized into classes, such as circle, cross, pentagon, hexagon, diamond, square, etc. 
Useful inventory of pictoral symbols, organized by topics. While some of the styling is a little dated, the book is still a good reference when stumped with symbol or icon development.
This book's indexing and organization is a bit cryptic, but is a good reference for identifying the origins of existing symbols. Individual descriptions cover historical and cultural perspectives, along with each symbol's context of use. It does not cover public signage forms (such as stop signs), but rather the more basic geon symbol shapes.
A useful resource with good coverage and a well organized format. Note that it only provides examples of public signage symbols such as stop signs. It does not offer ways to user test and evaluate their appropriate application in particular situations. 
Solid, comprehensive resource on a wide range of design topics. Like other books that try to cover a lot of ground, this one also suffers at times from being a bit cursory. However the explanations are clear and for the younger designer this books overs a lot of troubleshooting advice.
Useful book covering website design and development topics such as the use of fluid design (best part), pure CSS pages, browser compatibility, building for small code size, and object-oriented publishing. Call it a 2.0 update on basic web design.
The book explains in detail how to prepare images for online use. All of Weinman's pointers are written in plain English and backed up with solid visual examples. Cover shown is an older copy. This book has been updated.