Teaching yourself graphic design

Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography (Designing With Type)

22 reviews
James Craig, William Bevington, ...

Watson-Guptill, 2006

Classic must have

+ Better Than My Text Book
+ Basic Typography Book
+ Thank you!
+ A Textbook I Will Hang onto Long After the Class

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Classroom in a Book

41 reviews
Adobe Creative Team

Adobe Press, 2007

Learn Flash in a flash

The Adobe Flash CS3 Classroom in a book is an easy to understand and fast way to get up to speed with the latest version of Flash. How do I know? I had NEVER used any previous version of Flash and solely using this book, in two weeks I taught myself enough to pass the Adobe Certified Associate ...

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)

48 reviews
Ellen Lupton

Princeton Architectural Press, 2004

A solid book for type - with a twinge of humor

+ Fun and interesting
+ Won't turn you into a master

I like this book a great deal. The next time I have a chance to use this in a class (to teach) I will. There are lots of good examples, the language is clear, and it's not too ethereal or esoteric. I think it's a great introduction to typography and laid out very well.

Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom in a Book

11 reviews
Adobe Creative Team

Adobe Press, 2007

Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom in a Book

+ Class Room In A Book...Indeed!
+ Good for the complete beginner
+ Guided tour, not tutorial

The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide to Running a Small Graphic Design or Communications ...

7 reviews
Cameron S. Foote

W. W. Norton, 2006

Great Resource

+ Buy it, together with with "How to be a graphic artist without loosing your soul"
+ Cam Foote's Business Side of Creativity is essential for designers
+ Great Book

QuarkXPress 7 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

4 reviews
Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

Peachpit Press, 2007

Excellent sidekick to QXP 7

+ Clear and Concise
+ QuarkXPress 7 Visual QuickStart Guide

Im very happy with this book overall. I actually used it in my preparation for my Quark XPress Expert Certificaton exam. It saved me on a few occasions during the exam as well (open book). I highly recommend this book for all levels of users as it has quick and efficient tricks and techniques.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book

65 reviews
Adobe Creative Team

Adobe Press, 2007

Classroom in a Book, a novice's tool

+ Great Book for Photoshop Beginners
+ Good Product, Good Price
+ CS3-Classroom in a book
+ basic information

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Classroom in a Book

30 reviews
Adobe Creative Team

Adobe Press, 2007

Excellent

Couldn't of switched from Golive to Dreamweaver with out using this book to learn the software.

Photoshop CS3 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

9 reviews
Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

Peachpit Press, 2007

Great resource!

+ Quick delivery, quality product

I am learning photoshop for the first time and this book has help me tremendously in my class. It is worth the purchase.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Studio Techniques

6 reviews
Ben Willmore

Adobe Press, 2007

Down-to-earth review of the tools and techniques of photoshop.

+ THis book is not for the newbie photoshopper
+ Ben is the best!...
+ Very good!

Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual

11 reviews
Timothy Samara

Rockport Publishers, 2007

Well written and fun!

+ Great handbook for Graphic Designers
+ What I expected, lots of pictures.
+ Well written with lots of examples

Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book

20 reviews
Adobe Creative Team

Adobe Press, 2007

Big Help

+ CLASSROOM IN A BOOK CS3 ILLUSTRATOR
+ Classroom in a Book Series

Started using Illustrator about two months ago and got lost from time to time and had to spend hours trying to unravel my mistakes. This book is wonderful, it is easy to use and is a big help to the novice. I would recomend it to anyone that wants to get to know the product. Very happy with this ...

Illustrator CS3 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

3 reviews
Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

Peachpit Press, 2007

Perfect step-by-step guide for learning Illustrator CS3

+ Awesome resource!

This manual provides someone just getting started using Illustrator with clear explanations for each menu option, tool, and function, along with step-by-step instructions on how to use them. All the other manuals inevitably assume that the reader is familiar with earlier versions of Illustrator and ...

InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

6 reviews
Sandee Cohen

Peachpit Press, 2007

Recommended Noob Book

+ Great resource book for students and professionals
+ Not for the faint of heart

With zero experience with layout programs, this book did a very credible job of walking me through and making me not only knowledgable, but competent. A couple of spots in the book I thought could have been better arranged...different order of teaching, but that is really a minor detail. A number ...