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  1. Business & Legal Forms for Graphic Designers (#D109)
  2. Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines (#D73)
  3. Artists & Graphic Designers Market: Where to Sell Your.. (#D72)
  4. Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating & Budgeting (#D61)
  5. Process Color Manual: 24,000 CMYK Combinations.. (#D45)
  6. Starting Your Career as Freelance Illustrator or Graphic Designer (#D40)
  7. Business Side of Creativity: Running a Graphic Design..Business (#D35)
  8. Color Index: 1100 Color Combinations, CMYK & RGB for.. (#D30)
  9. Idea Index: Graphic Effects & Typographic Treatments (#D15a)
  10. Layout Index: Brochure, Web Design, Poster, Flyer,.. (#D10a)
  11. Set of all 3 books above: The Designers Complete Index (#D22a)
  12. Design Basics Index (#D6a)
  13. Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business (#D24)
  14. The Elements of Graphic Design : Space, Unity.. (#D20)
  15. Graphic Design for..21st Century: 100 World's Best Designers
  16. Getting It Printed: How to Work with Printers... (#D18)
  17. Self-Promotion for the Creative Person (#D15)
  18. Becoming a Graphic Designer: Guide to Careers in Design (#D14)
  19. Paul Rand: A Designer's Art
  20. Big Book of New Design Ideas (#D13)
  21. Pantone Guide to Communicating With Color
  22. Paul Rand
  23. Designing Brand Identity: Creating, Building..Strong Brands (#D12)
  24. Graphic Design: A Concise History (#D10)
  25. Graphic Design Time Line: A Century of Design Milestones
  26. Graphic Designer's Guide to Creative Marketing: Finding..Client
  27. A History of Graphic Design
  28. AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design (#D9)
  29. Careers by Design: A Business Guide for Graphic Designers
  30. The End of Print: The Graphic Design of David Carson
  31. Logo Design Workbook: Hands-on Guide to Creating Logos
  32. Non-Designer's Design Book
  33. Dos Logos (#D8)
  34. Graphic Style: From Victorian to Digital
  35. 1000 Graphic Elements: Special Details for Distinctive Designs (#D7)
  36. Alexey Brodovitch
  37. Careers in Art & Graphic Design
  38. Design Basics
  39. For the Record: The Life & Work of Alex Steinweiss
  40. Robin Williams Design Workshop
  41. Thinking With Type: Critical Guide for Designers..& Students
  42. Visual Literacy: Conceptual Approach..Graphic Problem Solving
  43. Complete Manual of Typography (#D6)
  44. How to Design Logos, Symbols & Icons: 24..Renowned Studios
  45. Los Logos
  46. Milton Glaser: Graphic Design
  47. Adobe Creative Suite Idea Kit (#D2a)
  48. (Adobe) Illustrator CS Accelerated: A Full-Color Guide (#D5)
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  49. Art Is Work : Graphic Design, Interiors, Objects & Illustrations
  50. Basics of Design: Layout and Typography for Beginners
  51. Creative Sparks
  52. Design for Communication: Conceptual Graphic Design Basics
  53. Elements of Typographic Style
  54. Tellmewhy: First 24 Months of a NY Design Company
  55. A Century of Graphic Design (#D4)
  56. Brand Gap: Bridge the Distance Betw. Bus. Strategy & Design
  57. David Carson: 2nd Sight : Grafik Design After the End of Print
  58. Designing a Digital Portfolio (Voices That Matter)
  59. From Lascaux to Brooklyn
  60. Graphic Design Manual: Principles & Practice
  61. The Graphic Designer's Guide to Portfolio Design
  62. A Guide to Graphic Design Print Production
  63. How to Understand & Use Design & Layout
  64. Jan Tschichold: A Life in Typography
  65. Letterhead & Logo Design 9
  66. New Big Book of Logos
  67. Trek: David Carson, Recent Werk
  68. Typographic Workbook: Primer to History,Techniques,Artistry
  69. The Ultimate Portfolio
  70. 37th Publication Design Annual (#D3)
  71. Art of Looking Sideways
  72. Best of Brochure Design 7
  73. Business of Graphic Design: Marketing & Managing a Design Firm
  74. Color Harmony Workbook:..Guide to Creative Color Combos
  75. Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design
  76. Design Principles & Problems
  77. Designer's Guide to Color Combos: 500+..Formulas in CMYK
  78. Don't Make Me Think: Approach to Web Usability
  79. Elements of Design:..Structure of Visual Relationships
  80. G1: New Dimensions in Graphic Design
  81. Graphic Design History
  82. Graphic Design Portfolio-Builder: Photoshop & Illustrator Projects
  83. Graphic Design Solutions
  84. Graphic Designer's Guide to Clients:..Make Clients Happy..
  85. Graphically Speaking: Designer-Client Communication
  86. How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist
  87. In the Groove: Vintage Record Graphics, 1940-1960
  88. Logo Font & Lettering Bible
  89. Logo Lounge: 2000 Int'l. Identities by Leading Designers
  90. Non-Designer's Scan and Print Book
  91. Opportunities in Commercial Art & Graphic Design Careers
  92. Universal Principles of Design
  93. Vaughan Oliver
  94. 6 Chapters in Design: Bass, Chermayeff, Glaser, Rand,.. (#D2)
  95. Adobe Type Library Reference Book
  96. Area
  97. Best of Business Card Design 8
  98. Big Book of Corporate Identity Design
  99. Big Book of Logos
  100. Creative Edge: Letterhead + Business Card Design
  101. Creative Edge Brochures
  102. Creativity for Graphic Designers: Real-World Guide..
  103. Designing Business: Multiple Media, Multiple Disciplines
  104. Environmental Graphics: Projects & Process
  105. Fresh Ideas in Letterhead & Business Card Design 4
  106. Getting it Right in Print: Digital Prepress for Graphic Designers
  107. Graphic Design Cookbook:..Recipes for Faster, Better Layouts
  108. Graphic Idea Resource: Working with Layout for Great Design
  109. Great Graphics on a Budget: Creating Cutting Edge Work..
  110. Interaction of Color
  111. It Is Beautiful..Then Gone
  112. Looking Closer 3 : Classic Writings on Graphic Design
  113. Making & Breaking the Grid: Graphic Design Layout Workshop
  114. New Typography : A Handbook for Modern Designers
  115. Nine Pioneers in American Graphic Design
  116. Non-Designer's Type Book
  117. Production for Graphic Designers
  118. Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works
  119. Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typography
  120. Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist
  121. Type & Image : The Language of Graphic Design
  122. Typography 21: Annual of the Type Directors Club
  123. Visual Workout: Creativity Workbook
  124. Web & Software Development: A Legal Guide (With CD-ROM)
  125. Work, Life, Tools: The Things We Use to Do the Things We Do
  126. A Type Primer (#D1)
  127. Before & After
  128. Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography
  129. Push Pin Graphic: A Quarter Century of Innovative Design..
  130. Sagmeister : Made You Look
  131. 1000 Bags, Tags & Labels:.. Designs for Every Industry
  132. Designer's Color Manual: Complete Guide to Color..Application
  133. Inside the Business of Graphic Design: ..Secrets of Success
  134. The Elements of Color
  135. Type & Typography
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Careers By Design : A Headhunter's Secrets for Success and Survival in Graphic Design
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Careers by Design: A Headhunter's Secrets for Success & Survival in Graphic Design

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Success Without a College Degree: Dissolving the Roadblocks Between You and Success

Top Books - Sales and Marketing
  1. SPIN Selling audioCD (#S33)
  2. SPIN Selling hardcover (#S3a)
  3. SPIN Selling Fieldbook: Practical Tools, Methods, Exercises & Resources paperback (#S7a)
  4. 5 Steps to Successful Selling audioCD (#S17)
  5. Self-Promotion for the Creative Person paperback (#S15)
  6. Designing Brand Identity: Creating, Building..Strong Brands hardcover (#S11)
  7. Getting Through: Cold Calling Techniques to Get Your Foot in the Door audiocassette (#S10)
  8. Graphic Designer's Guide to Creative Marketing: Finding & Keeping...Clients paperback
  9. Psychology Of Selling: The Art of Closing Sales audioCD
  10. Sell Your Way to the Top audiocassette (#S5)
  11. Tom Hopkins Audio Sales Collection audioCD
  12. Brand Gap: Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy & Design paperback (#S4)
  13. Advanced Selling Strategies: Proven System Practiced by Top Salespeople audioCD (#S3)
  14. Cold Calling Techniques that Really Work! paperback
  15. Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale paperback
  16. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing paperback (#S2)
  17. New Strategic Selling: ..System Proven Successful by..Best Companies paperback
  18. Secrets of Closing the Sale audiocassette
  19. Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing audiocassette
  20. The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding paperback (#S1)
  21. The Art of Promotion hardcover
  22. Closing Techniques that Really Work! paperback
  23. Discovering Your Sales Strengths: How..Salespeople Develop Winning Careers audioCD
  24. Emotional Branding: New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People hardcover
  25. End of Marketing As We Know It audiocassette
  26. How to Become a Marketing Superstar audioCD
  27. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind paperback
  28. Book Yourself Solid:..Even if You Hate Marketing and Selling paperback
  29. Sales & Marketing: The New York Times Pocket MBA Series hardcover
  30. Sales Success: Motivation From Today's Top Sales Coaches audioCD
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Top Magazines
  1. HOW (#M17)
  2. Sales & Marketing Management (#M11)
  3. Selling Power (#M10)
  4. Communication Arts (#M5)
  5. Print
  6. Artists & Illustrators (#M3)
  7. American Photo (#M1)
  8. The Artist's Magazine
  9. Luerzers..Ads & Posters World Wide
  10. Advanced Photoshop
  11. Wired


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  1. Marketing Plan Pro (#CV15)
  2. Adobe Creative Suite (#CV14)
  3. ClipArt 1.5 Million
  4. Dover Electronic Clip Art Series (#CV10)
  5. PhotoImpact Pro (#CV7)
  6. Quicken (#CV6)
  7. Art Explosion 800,000 (#CV5)
  8. Paul Cezanne Fonts
  9. Rodin / Michelangelo Fonts (#CV4)
  10. Art Explosion Publisher Pro
  11. Mastering Adobe Creative Suite
  12. Adobe Acrobat (#CV3)
  13. Design Templates
  14. Adobe Illustrator (#CV2)
  15. Adobe Photoshop
  16. Art Explosion 300,000
  17. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
  18. Greeting Card Factory Deluxe
  19. Big Box Of Art Minis
  20. Nova Photo Objects 150,000 (Mac)
  21. Mastering Adobe GoLive CS
  22. National Geographic Photo Gallery
  23. Digital Image Suite
  24. Intuit Small Business
  25. Quickbooks Pro (#CV1)
  26. Adobe Dreamweaver
  27. Mastering Adobe Premiere
  28. Mastering Dreamweaver
  29. Quicken Premier
  30. TurboTax
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