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100 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers: Insider Secrets from Top Designers on Working Smart and Staying ...

1 review
Josh Berger, Sarah Dougher, ...

Rockport Publishers, 2005

100 short stories
This book doesn't really teach you anything but does offer experiences that other designers have had. Because each story is so short there isn't a lot to learn from each one. However it is a great book to have around because you can open to any page and not be lost.

XXX: The Power of Sex in Contemporary Design (Graphic Design)
Joshua Berger, Sarah Dougher, ...

Rockport Publishers, 2003

Sex sells. It's one of the oldest and most effective tricks in the book. The challenge for graphic designers, however, is to incorporate sexuality into their work in ways that are classy rather than coarse, sensual rather than smutty, provocative rather than pornographic. This arresting volume shows how top graphic designers have leveraged the universal notion of sex to create attention-grabbing yet high-quality artistic work. Covering ...