Graphic Design

Bryan Peterson.
Using Design Basics to Get Creative Results.
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Why make all of this complex design when you can use a square? Simplify. Peterson brings design back down to Earth. Intuitive examples.

Heller, Drennan.
The digital designer: The graphic artist's guide to the new media.
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This book first covers the evolution of digital design and then presents 17 digital projects by designers such as Razorfish's Thomas Mueller and Craig Kanarick, IDEO's Peter Spreenberg and new media artist Marianne R. Petit. Well illustrated.

David Siegel.
Creating Killer Web Sites, Second Edition.
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The fact that this book is in its second edition says something. Great screen design examples for the web (and applicable for other multimedia applications).

     

Robin Williams and John Tollett.
A Blip in the Continuum : A Celebration of Grunge Typography!
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A short but great book, richly illustrated. The title says it all.

Blackwell, Carson, and Davis .
David Carson, 2nd Sight : Grafik Design After the End of Print.
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This book is a follow-up for the The End of Print. It is rich with examples of Carson's work.

Blackwell, Carson, Carson and Byrne.
The End of Print : The Graphic Design of David Carson.
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This book deals with the abstraction of visual language to enable interpretation through intuition. Strong reviews. Carson is considered one of today's leading designers.

   

Lisa Lopuck.
Designing Multimedia.
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This book overviews multimedia design and production at a high level. It contains some nice screen designs.

Roger Walton and Baird Duncan.
Sight for Sound : Design & Music Mixes.
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From pop to hip hop. Magazines, posters, flyers and other graphic creations for the music industry.

Wozencraft, Brody.
The Graphic Language of Neville Brody (Vol. 2).
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This second collection of Brody's works delves into his transition to the digital media. Great images. Neville is known for his cutting edge thinking in design.