Category Archives: Design Books

Graphic Design Self Promotion – Graphic Design Book Review

By Tara: Freelance Designer | Published: March 8, 2010
Graphic design self promotion is always a tricky thing so anything that helps is always welcome. I was recently given a copy of a new ebook called 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives written by Alex Mathers. I have to admit I was a bit sceptical about this, as a year or [...]
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Street Sketchbook: Art and Design Book Review

By Tara: Freelance Designer | Published: March 3, 2010
I got the book Street Sketchbook as a present (from my Amazon wishlist) not this Christmas but the Christmas before and I have been meaning to review it ever since. Street Sketchbook is as the name implies a look at the sketch books of artist and illustrators. The word “Street” does not necessarily mean that the [...]
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A Design Book with an Unusual Concept

By Tara: Freelance Designer | Published: July 4, 2008
I was sent a link to a new design book by the author Maggie Macnab, which has an unusal idea behind it. Her theory is that memorable graphic designs come about because they contain symbols and shapes that occur in our everyday lives in nature. Take a look at the video for the book, it’s [...]
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