Designing with Type, 5th Edition: The Essential Guide to Typography, authored by James Craig and Irene Korol Scala, is a comprehensive and indispensable resource for typography enthusiasts. With updated content and full-color images, the book covers fundamental principles, historical developments, and practical aspects of typography, emphasizing its importance in conveying meaning and emotions. It explores the role of technology in contemporary typography and delves into the artistry and aesthetics of design, offering valuable guidance on effectively incorporating type in various mediums.
Read MoreDo the F*cking Work: Lowbrow Advice for High-Level Creativity is a candid and straightforward guide that emphasizes the importance of taking action, overcoming creative blocks, embracing discomfort, and cultivating the discipline to unlock one's creative potential. The book encourages readers to actively seek inspiration, embrace failure, take risks, and surround themselves with a supportive community.
Read MoreCompiled by Jesse Reed and Hamish Smith, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Graphics Standards Manual is a meticulously crafted brand book that details the graphic design standards of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The manual was originally published in 1975 and has since become an iconic artifact of American design.
Read MoreThinking With Type is the go-to guide to learning and using typography in visual communication. This book focuses on the essentials like typefaces, typesetting, hierarchy, alignment, and using the grid.
Read MoreThings I Have Learned in My Life so Far by Stefan Sagmeister is a collection of his own personal maxims that he has accrued throughout his life. Each maxim is constructed into a piece of typographic work, and is separated into its own signature, resulting in a collection of booklets housed in a laser cut slip case that can be interchanged, mixed, and matched to create new cover designs.
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