On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:55:57 +0100 Tony Cowderoy <tony at cowderoy.co.uk> wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good book on design, in English, suitable for a > beginner who knows quite a lot about software but not much about > professional design? I don't want a "how to design with package X" > book. I want one that is about design, not software and I'm looking for > something that starts with basic principles but also goes into quite a > lot of depth. Any suggestions? here is a summary so far of responses; =========================================================== "How to Do Leaflets, Newsletters & Newspapers" by Nancy Brigham Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (June 1991) Language: English ISBN: 096290676X =========================================================== "Exploring Typography" by Tova Rabinowitz Publisher: OnWord Press (Acquired Titles); 1 edition (February 21, 2006) Language: English ISBN: 1401815057 =========================================================== "The elements of graphic design" by Alex W. White Publisher: Allworth Press; 1st edition (November 2002) Language: English ISBN: 1581152507 =========================================================== "Design with type" by Carl Diar Publisher: University of Toronto Press (June 14, 2000) Language: English ISBN: 0802065198 =========================================================== "The Non Designers Design Book" by Robin Williams Publisher: Pearson Education; 1st edition (January 15, 1994) Language: English ISBN: 1566091594 =========================================================== "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information" by Edward Tufte Publisher: Graphics Press USA (Jan 2001) Language English ISBN: 0961392142 =========================================================== Maybe the list could be wikified if thought desireable. Owen
