tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157516332009-06-08T13:55:04.630+01:00<b>Bookshelf:</b> A collection of favourite graphic design books and related topics.Davidnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15751633.post-86411243273164619292009-06-08T13:31:00.003+01:002009-06-08T13:51:50.513+01:00

Last month saw the publication of Twenty-six ways of looking at a blackberry: How to let writing release the creativity of your brandOne of the things I like most about the book is John Simmons belief that we are all capable of writing in a more compelling and persuasive manner. In this latest addition to the bookshelf he gives us practical tools to help unleash that potential. I had high hopes

Davidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15751633.post-2161336423121789542007-07-03T15:53:00.001+01:002009-05-21T21:25:37.031+01:00

Last summer saw the release of Alas! Smith & Milton: How not to run a design company - the story of one design company's 25-year struggle to make sense of a notoriously fickle industry. Co-written by Nick Asbury and Howard Milton (one of the company's founders), the story draws on interviews with friends, associates and employees of the company from over the years - including such design

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Paperwork: The Potential of Paper in Graphic DesignNancy Williams (GBP 13.96 at Amazon)Sleeve notesPaper and other design materials are one of the most discussed topics in design today. Despite growing importance in issues such as environment, designers and printers remain uncertain of paper's potential. This book examines the role and potential of paper in the area of design.

Davidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15751633.post-1128529511158104072005-10-05T17:10:00.000+01:002005-10-05T17:29:23.030+01:00

Martin ParrVal Williams, Martin Parr - Photographer (GBP 17.46 at Amazon)Sleeve notesOne of the leading British photographers of his, or any, generation, Martin Parr presents a retrospective of his 30-year career, a dynamic entirely appropriate to his wry, equivocal look at nostalgia and tradition. Suburban warrior from Surrey, he was one of the first to drag British photography from the realms

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Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type WorksErik Spiekermann (GBP11.49 at Amazon)Sleeve notesAmerican type designer, Frederic Goudy, once said, "Anyone who would letterspace lower case would steal sheep." Well, in that case I have to admit to a bit of sheep rustling over the years.Spiekerman and Ginger have distilled decades of typographic experience into a unique and entertaining guidebook

Davidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15751633.post-1125349818718889132005-08-29T20:59:00.000+01:002005-10-05T15:59:44.180+01:00

Jeremy Myerson, Graham Vickers, Michael Johnson, Jeremy Bullmore, Alan Fletcher, Richard Seymour, John Webster, Peter York (Amazon, Paperback, 31.50 GBP)REWIND features on our own bookshelves partly because it chronicles the whole of our working lives in the industry and features all our heroes. It's also included becaue it features a couple of pieces of work drawn from our own archives: The Tate

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