Before and After Graphics for Business7 reviews John McWade Peachpit Press, 2005 Great book for effective work + Excellent Reference Material + Another successful design book from Before & After + Excellent + A great resource for ANY business             Layout Index: Brochure, Web Design, Poster, Flyer, Advertising, Page Layout, Newsletter, Stationery Index27 reviews Jim Krause North Light Books, 2001 Exactly What I Needed + great for students, good for old hands, priceless for adhoc designers First things first: this book was clearly designed for beginners. It would probably not be particularly helpful to someone with a graphic design background. But as someone who has no professional design experience at all and is faced with creating and producing a newsletter for the first time ...             Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands26 reviews Marty Neumeier Peachpit Press, 2006 great high level branding introduction + Excellent + Wonderful Ideas + ZAG . . .to the front of the competition + Very Interesting             Before & After Page Design12 reviews John McWade Peachpit Press, 2003 New to design? + Before&AfterPageDesign-Great Book! + Great tips. + Good material for the starting designer             Hot-Wiring Your Creative Process: Strategies for print and new media designers (VOICES)3 reviews Curt Cloninger Peachpit Press, 2006 Very useful ideas for increasing your creativity + Great Book About Creative Process + Packed with tips Being creative is very difficult for me. The movie actor and singer Judy Garland was called "one take Judy" because she could act a scene or record a song perfectly in one take. Creativity doesn't come that easily for me. Sometimes it becomes so difficult that I want to give up, close up Photoshop ...             Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, Second Edition: The Essential Resource for Design, Production, and ...5 reviews Brian P. Lawler Adobe Press, 2005 New to print? You need this book + Great School Resource + Information a plus + Great Resource             The The Non-Designer's Type Book, 2nd Edition18 reviews Robin Williams Peachpit Press, 2005 Wonderful intro to the world of type... + Very thorough and useful + A MUST for type lovers + Great Guide to help get your message into print.             Talent Is Not Enough: Business Secrets For Designers (VOICES)2 reviews Shel Perkins Peachpit Press, 2006 THE Guide for Freelancers + useful books I've been a freelance designer for many years and have read many books and papers on the business-side of design. I have to say that Perkins' book is the most thorough, easiest-to-understand guide on the ins and outs of freelancing I've read to date. The book is a practical guide on how to meander ...             Inside / Outside: From the Basics to the Practice of Design (2nd Edition)3 reviews Malcolm Grear Peachpit Press, 2006 The power of the images is impressive + great book + Good material if you're going in with the right expectations... This is one of most impressive books I have ever read, the author truly shows the power that "simple" images can present. Grear is one of the best design artists in the United States; his company has created images for major corporations and organizations, including the summer Olympic Games in ...             Color Index: Over 1100 Color Combinations, CMYK and RGB Formulas, for Print and Web Media54 reviews Jim Krause How, 2002 excellent resource + Need help with colors, this book is it! + Incredibly Helpful This is an excellent resource for any designer. It is very handy and durable. This book organizes color palettes by style: Basic, Active, Quiet, Progressive, Rich, Cultural, Natural, etc. Color Index 2 is different because it organizes color palettes by 'root' colors: Blue, Violet, Red, Orange, ...             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.             Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop24 reviews Timothy Samara Rockport Publishers, 2005 Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop + Great book for designers + essential structure + good             Robin Williams Design Workshop, 2nd Edition36 reviews Robin Williams, John Tollett Peachpit Press, 2006 very accessible + What a great service + Love the follow up + Robin Williams Design Workshop (2nd Edition)             The Non-Designer's Design Book215 reviews Robin Williams Peachpit Press, 2003 great intro to designTurned the + Love it! + A handy beginner's reference - Simple concepts, clear explanations, and good ideas + Immediate payback with the production of a nice flyer + Great for the non-designer             Designing a Digital Portfolio (VOICES)5 reviews Cynthia Baron New Riders Press, 2003 One of the Best Books on the Topic + comprehensive material. + Great beginners guide + Superb resource for a wide variety of portfolio formats + The definitive resource             The Brand Gap: Expanded Edition19 reviews Marty Neumeier Peachpit Press, 2005 Good Book for Entrepreneurial Graphic Designers + best ever + Must read if you are in advertising! Good, quick read for creatives who have a business knack. It is a great reference tool for small and medium businesses or for multinational companies. Well done and easy to digest. Cheers, Ivan Mohawk Bomb Records http://www.mohawkbomb.com Also recommend: Zag: The Number One Strategy of ...             MTIV: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer (VOICES)32 reviews Hillman Curtis New Riders Press, 2002 incredible! + Very recommended, lots of insight about creative practice + Good While taking one of my design courses last semester, I was very enthusiastically recommended this book by a professor of mine. Since it was in my school's library, I decided to check it out. The book is, simply put, flat-out amazing. I have read it several times since, and would recommend it to ...             Adobe Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks46 reviews Scott Kelby New Riders Press, 2003 Great book for all Photoshop enthusiasts + Brilliant Book + Useful tips and tricks + Incredible. + Great book when paired with....             Design Basics Index (Index Series)28 reviews Jim Krause How, 2004 A great resource for students and professionals alike! + Wow. Simply put this is a better verison of another book! + Every Designer NEEDS this book! + Great book! Small, flexible, and fun to read             Analog In, Digital Out: Brendan Dawes on Interaction Design (VOICES)7 reviews Brendan Dawes New Riders Press, 2006 Unique book about always thinking about what is around you + Loved the book! + Brendan Dawes Superstar + New ways of seeing + Excellent source of stimulation for creativity