Let’s get the full disclosure ickyness out of the way: I’ve got work in Rockport’s recently released Really Good Logos, Explained. But there are plenty of other good reasons to pick up this book in addition to the siren song of seeing Tokyo Farm’s goodness in print. Really Good Logos, Explained isn’t the standard grid-after-grid [...]
Robert Bringhurst’s magnum opus The Elements of Typographic Style should be required reading for anyone who even thinks about working with type. Applying the principles that Bringhurst clearly and eloquently articulates in Elements is what makes the difference between typing and typesetting, and knowing that difference is what makes one a designer. I’m not the [...]
Since I’m totally self-absorbed, I thought I’d start a new series to suggesting books that I think any designer would be a fool not to own. First at bat is Basics Design: Print and Finish. From the publisher’s description:
How can printing and finishing techniques be used to enhance graphic design? Basics Design: Print and Finish [...]
