a smile in the mind, the art of looking sideways, grid systems in graphic design. stuff like that?

yeah stuff like that. more over. where I would be able to purchase those online and have them shipped to a US address.

edit: seems like amazon.com holds almost all the titles listed thus far.

www.youworkforthem.com

colour today

Fully Booked — Cover Art and Design for Books
There is more unhindered experimentation with the printed book now than ever before. Fully Booked is a collection of current cover art and book design that strikes a crucial balance between sophisticated visual and content design on the one hand, and the market’s demand for availability, legibility and durability on the other. In addition, the book presents a choice selection of artist books that push the boundaries of conventional book design. Fully Booked also reveals developments in today’s graphic design and is an inspirational resource for creators and book lovers.
Editors: R. Klanten, M. Hübner
Language: English
Edited by: DGV
Release: May 2008
Price: € 49,90 / $ 75,00 / £ 35,00
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there was a recent poll on a local design community blog about good books and it got a lot of responses, i've complied the list & some comments here:


"Hey Whipple, Squeeze This!" – Luke Sullivan

“How to be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul” – Adrian Shaughnessy

“Tell Me Why: The First 24 Months of a New York Design Company” Is a light in the closet for anyone who wants to become a freelancer or start their own firm. Plus, it has a lot of pictures.

"Confessions of an Advertising Man," Ogilvy. Such a classic.

"The Elements of Color" – Itten

“The Art of Innovation” – Tom Kelley, General Manager of IDEO with Jonathan Littman.

"Designing Brand Identity" – Alina Wheeler.

"The Elements of Typographic Style" – Robert Bringhurst.

"Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die" – Chip + Dan Heath

"Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands" – Marty Neumeier

"Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t" – James C. Collins

"The Little Blue Book of Advertising: 52 Small Ideas That Can Make a Big Difference" – Steve Lance, Jeff Woll

"Where the Suckers Moon"

"How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising" – Maxine Paetro.

"Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design" – Michael Bierut

"The Elements of User Experience" – Jesse James Garrett. As he says, it’s about asking the right questions – and that goes way beyond site design.

“web analytics: an hour a day” is a great book for learning the ins and outs of online advertising.

“Experience the Message” – Max Lenderman.

“100 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers” – Josh Berger & Sarah Dougher – good read

“Universal Principles of Design” – William Lidwell, Kritina Holden & Jill Butler – it’s like an encyclopedia for designers

“The Laws of Simplicity” – John Maeda

“Radical Careering” – Sally Hogshead

“AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design” – Tad Crawford

“Understanding Comics” – Scott McCloud – this one may seem a little odd to those who haven’t read it but this book has so much information in it about how and why visual communication works. yes it is a comic book that is about comic books, but i guarantee that anyone who works in visual communications will get something out of it. doesn’t hurt if you actually like comics.

“Inside the Business of Graphic Design: 60 Leaders Share Their Secrets of Success” – Catharine Fishel

"Advertising Realities" – Wes Perrin. Totally dated…but a fun read.

"Without Feathers" – Woody Allen…just because it’s fun.

"The Copy Book" – The D&AD

"Small Is The New Big" – Seth Godin

"The Craft Of Copywriting" – Alastair Crompton

"The Book Of Gossage" – Howard Gossage

"Behind The Scenes In Advertising" – Jeremy Bullmore

"A Smile In The Mind" – D. Stuart

"Radical Careering" – Sally Hogshead

CP+B’s "Hoopla"

"It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be" – Paul Arden

"Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite" – Paul Arden

“Up the Agency” – Peter Mayle, Keeps things in perspective.

"truth, lies and advertising" – jon steel.

"cutting edge advertising" – jim aitchison.

"guts: advertising from the inside out" – john lyons.

"eating the big fish" – adam morgan.

"juicing the orange" – fallon.

"all marketers are liars" – seth godin.

"lovemarks" – kevin roberts

“E,” despite being a work of fiction, is tremendous. I really keep meaning to buy it for the agency.

“Then We Set His Hair On Fire” – Phil Dusenberry. Awfully pompous at times, but worth it for the nuggets of retro-timeless wisdom.

“Dry” – Augusten Burroughs isn’t necessarily about advertising, but a lot of the story revolves around his time as a writer at an NYC agency, and a whole lot of booze.

EPICA BOOK. It comes out every year and you can get it through Amazon. It’s surprising how many people haven’t seen one considering how great it is each year.

Also the new book by CU’s very own Brett Robbs is sure to be good. I think it just came out.

“Code Complete”, and “Code Complete 2”. – McConnell; Probably the 2 best books as far as refining and advancing my approach to coding, development, and delivering a quality product on time, and within budget.

"Predictably Irrational", about consumer behavior – Dan Ariely.

hah!

the mighty book of boosh. ok, so why am i posting this, you ask? well, it's main contributor is bollo - real name, david brown, he's a graphic designer and photographer, and friends of the fieldings and barratt from art school.

£19.99 and out soon (ok, £9.99 on amazon)

meetatthegate.net

sneak preview spreads at creative review, too.

^ what's that typeface called again?

'Written on the City' shows off some of the best textual street art popping around world wide!

los logos 4, from gestalten

Design Entrepreneur: Turning Graphic Design Into Goods That Sell (Design Field Guide) (Paperback)

Do Good Design: How Designers Can Save the World: How Visual Communicators Can Save the World

I bought these two yesterday. Both excellent.

1: 'Logo' by Michael Evamy




2: '1000 Graphic Elements' from Rockport