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best 2006-2007 graphic design books

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Adobe CS3 Books
Publication Date: 2007

The Anatomy of Design dissects 50 examples of graphic design, revealing an array of influences and inspirations. The selections include posters, book and record covers, packages, catalog covers, and more. The designs are presented on gate-style foldouts showing the featured design and other works that share the key influences with captions explaining the whys and wherefores.

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Exploring the Elements of Design, 2nd Edition
(Design Exploration Series)
Publication Date: August 2007

With the same straightforward approach and dynamic examples that made the first edition so popular, this fully revised second edition of Exploring the Elements of Design again presents the latest in graphic design concepts side by side with some of the best contemporary design work. Created by two leading designer-educators as a very practical and very visual introduction to the art of graphic design, this richly illustrated full-color book offers clear explanations of the fundamental principles, award-winning examples of professional work, and diagrams that clearly show how these principles operate in successful design solutions.

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Exploring the Elements of Design
Item No.: 1418038555

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Business Graphics: 500 Designs that Link Graphic Aesthetic and Business Savvy
Publication Date: July 2007

Business graphics -- from promotional launch of a new service or product to redesigning a company's identity -- are the bread and butter of the graphic design industry. This book presents a vast array of work that have helped business clients succeed. Very few publications look at this area of graphic design in such a comprehensive manner. This book provides hundreds of innovative examples of great design for business, examines the critical thinking behind the work, and addresses the challenges those designers overcame.

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Business Graphics: 500 Designs that Link Graphic Aesthetic and Business Savvy
Item No.: 1592533205

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Design Matters: Logos 01: An Essential Primer for Today's Competitive Market
Publication Date: June 2007

This book focuses on creating logos. It offers well-crafted examples and essential information needed to execute strong designs. While most design books only focus on type, color, and layout issues, the Design Matters seriesof books are more in-depth, allowing designers to learn how to create work that is aesthetically appealing, strategy-driven, and smart.

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Design Matters: Logos 01: An Essential Primer for Today's Competitive Market
Item No.: 1592533418

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The Big Book of Layouts
Publication Date: May 2007

A collection of outstanding layout designs and detailed descriptions for graphic designers that encourages creativity, discovery, and inspiration. This book includes techniques that can be used to enhance any layout. It provides insights into the elements that make layouts effective. It covers a range of styles, from traditional to cutting edge, that were selected to help designers think more creatively and be more productive.

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The Big Book of Layouts
Item No.: 0061149934

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The Anatomy of Design
Publication Date: February 2007

The Anatomy of Design dissects 50 examples of graphic design, revealing an array of influences and inspirations. The selections include posters, book and record covers, packages, catalog covers, and more. The designs are presented on gate-style foldouts showing the featured design and other works that share the key influences with captions explaining the whys and wherefores.

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The Anatomy of Design
Item No.: 1592532128

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The Design Box: Brochure Design Book, Cards & CD
Publication Date: January 2007

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The Design Box: Brochure Design Book, Cards & CD
Item No.: SL106

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highlights of the best 2006 graphic design books

Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design
Publication Date: November 2006

The Typography Workbook for designers provides an abundance of information on type -- the cornerstone of graphic design -- succinctly and to the point, so that designers can get the information they need quickly and easily. Whereas many other books on type are either very technical or showcase oriented, this book offers ideas and inspiration through hundreds of real-life projects showing successful, well-crafted usage of type. The book also offers a variety of other content, including choosing fonts, sizes, and colors; incorporating text and illustrations; and avoiding common mistakes in text usage.

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Typography Workbook
Item No.: 1592533019

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Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain
Publication Date: October 2006

For any designer or creative type who wants to quickly limber up their imagination on a daily basis, the 15-minute exercises in this book are designed to help you get into your creative zone. The guide -- an edgy sketchbook design with simple and conceptual exercises -- will have readers reaching for markers, pencils, digital cameras, and more in order to develop a working and productive creative mindset.

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Caffeine for the Creative Mind
Item No.: 1581808674

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> Zing! 5 Steps & 101 Tips for Creativity On Command
> Creativity for Graphic Designers: ...Guide to Idea Generation
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Interaction of Color : Revised and Expanded Edition
Publication Date: May 2006

Josef Albers' Interaction of Color is a masterwork in twentieth-century art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this timeless book presents Albers' unique ideas of color experimentation in a way that is valuable to specialists as well as to a larger audience. This edition presents a significantly expanded selection of more than thirty color studies, demonstrating such principles as color relativity, intensity, and temperature; vibrating and vanishing boundaries; and the illusions of transparency and reversed grounds.

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Interaction of Color : Revised and Expanded Edition
Item No.: 0300115954

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Graphic Design Basics
Publication Date: February 2006

GRAPHIC DESIGN BASICS combines design principles, history, and current technology to present students a comprehensive introduction to the field of graphic design. Keeping pace with rapid changes in the field of design, while maintaining a consistently high academic quality, the text emphasizes design structure and visual perception with a wide range of visuals from throughout design history, as well as the latest contemporary illustrations and electronic designs. Each chapter provides assignments with student sample solutions, as well as critique sections to help students apply the concepts and assess their work. This market leader's interwoven combination of concept, history, and practice is rarely found in other Graphic Design texts.

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Graphic Design Basics
Item No.: 0495006939

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Graphis Annuals
Publication Date: February 2006 / November 2006

Graphis -- the definitive showcase of design, with color images of the year’s most outstanding work:

Graphis Annuals for 2007:
Graphis Advertising 2007
Graphis Design 2007

Graphis Annuals for 2006:
Graphis Advertising 2006
Graphis Design 2006

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Looking Good in Print
Publication Date: January 2006

Looking Good in Print, is the bestselling designer's guide for creating print documents using the newest desktop publishing technologies. It provides expert advice and invaluable techniques for the desktop publisher. This edition features special sections on working with large documents, distribution documents, and developing documents that can easily be updated and modified, as well as techniques for using fonts and a variety of type styles, placement of photos and illustrations to maximize impact, organization and working with large files, how to avoid design pitfalls, and creating printable documents and forms for use on the Web. It includes step by step instructions and examples for creating everything from newsletters, product sheets, catalogs, advertisements and forms to newspapers, tabloids and documents used on the Web.

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Looking Good in Print
Item No.:193309706X

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more of the best 2006 graphic design books

Logo Lounge 3

1,000 Bags, Tags, & Labels : Distinctive Designs for Every Industry

8vo: On the outside

Advertising: Concept and Copy

American Corporate Identity 2007

Basics Design: Print & Finish

Color Design Workbook : A Real-World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design

Designing Brand Identity : A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands

Designing With Type: The Essential Guide To Typography

Logo Design Workbook : A Hands-On Guide to Creating Logos

New Masters of Poster Design : Poster Design for the Next Century

The One Show: Interactive Advertising Design

Poster Collection 07: Armin Hofmann

The Story of Graphic Design in France

Talent Is Not Enough: Business Secrets for Designers

The Ten Commandments of Typography / Type Heresy: Breaking the Ten Commandments of Typography

Tres Logos

Type Rules! : The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography

Type Style Finder: The Busy Designer's Guide to Type

Typography 27

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