Guest Sao_bento Report post Posted October 26, 2006 These are the classics. They would be a great foundation for anyone involved in graphic design or motion graphics. Steven Heller's new site. http://www.hellerbooks.com/docs/books.html Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist http://www.amazon.com/Tibor-Kalman-Pervers...TF8&s=books Armin Hoffman Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Design-Manua...TF8&s=books Emil Ruder Typography http://www.amazon.com/Typography-Emil-Rude...TF8&s=books Josef Muller-Brockman http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Designers-Hi...TF8&s=books Jan Tischold The New Typography http://www.amazon.com/New-Typography-Weima...TF8&s=books Karl Gerstner Seven Chapters of Constructive Pictures, Etc http://www.amazon.com/Karl-Gerstner-Chapte...TF8&s=books Abram Games http://www.amazon.com/Abram-Games-Catherin...TF8&s=books Paul Rand From Lascaux to Brooklyn http://www.amazon.com/Lascaux-Brooklyn-Pau...TF8&s=books Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rothermel 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 i would like to add two essential books that i look at all the time. U&lc http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=P0780 Kubrick archives http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-3822822841-0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carbaldi 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul - Adrian Shaughnessy http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Designer-Wit...r/dp/1568985592 I found this a pleasant/enriching read. C Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drnz 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 (edited) Thanks for the lists! Enought to keep a head busy for months... Not quite as dense/theoretical, but excellent as a quick ref.... 30 Essential Typefaces for A Lifetime Edited October 26, 2006 by drnz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SermonOfMockery 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 sao bento covered just about all of them- great post! if that's the gerstner book i read and loved, it has a different cover... the one i read has a really ugly red cover. it's very funny, too- highly recommended. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sao_bento Report post Posted October 26, 2006 sao bento covered just about all of them- great post! if that's the gerstner book i read and loved, it has a different cover... the one i read has a really ugly red cover. it's very funny, too- highly recommended. I was looking for that one too, but settled for what Amazon had. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SermonOfMockery 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2006 this is it: http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=P0118 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sao_bento Report post Posted October 28, 2006 this is it: http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=P0118 That's the one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SermonOfMockery 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2006 don't bother with gerstner's "compendium for literates," though- it's sort of interesting, i guess, but definitely way too esoteric and weird to really get much practical info out of... but if you see it cheap, might be worth looking through. i got it from the library at my school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcat 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) A book that I like a lot is called "Bohemian Modern" Living in Silver Lake by Barbara Bestor. It covers the interiors and architecture around Silver Lake, and the graphics are excellent. Much better than the pages shown at the amazon site. http://www.amazon.com/Bohemian-Modern-Livi...TF8&s=books A good book for the cutting edge art scene is "Live Through This" New York in the Year 2005. It falls apart quickly, but good stuff. http://www.amazon.com/Live-Through-This-Ye...5/dp/0975324330 The new Phaidon book on Swiss designer Max Huber is outstanding. Edited October 30, 2006 by tomcat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
