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Visual Explanations : Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (97 Edition) by Edward R. Tufte Book News Annotation Tufte's (statistical evidence and information design, Yale U.) third book on displaying information that began with the now classic The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983). Whereas the first considered the display of numbers and the... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Non-designer's Design and Type Book, Deluxe Edition (08 Edition) by Robin Williams Publisher Comments Design and typographic insights from the author of The Non-Designer’s book series (over 700,000 copies in print!) This book offers decades of experience from one of the greatest computer book authors. Here in one volume, Robin Williams has joined... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Picture This How Pictures Work by Molly Bang Publisher Comments Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images--and their individual... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Typology : Type Design From the Victorian Era To the Digital Age (99 Edition) by Steven Heller Publisher Comments A must-have for designers, not to mention that quirky group in love with type for types sake (you know who you are), Typology is the most visually dynamic compendium of typefaces on the market. Steven Heller and Louise Fili, two of the most admired and... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Type Primer (2ND 12 Edition) by John Kane Publisher Comments Practical and hands-on in approach, this book/exercise manual speaks clearly to beginning graphic designers and others involved with type about the complex meeting of message, image, and history surrounding typography. Focused on intent and content, not... (read more) List Price $67.00 Your price: $61.65 New - Trade Paper
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Graphic Design (2ND 13 Edition) by Stephen J. Eskilson Publisher Comments Now in its second edition, this innovative look at the history of graphic design explores its evolution from the 19th century to the present day. Author Stephen J. Eskilson demonstrates how a new era began for design arts under the influence of Victorian... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $32.00 Used - Hardcover
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Dore's Illustrations for Don Quixote (82 Edition) by Gustave Dore Publisher Comments Doré's sympathy to Cervantes' satire was so complete that, of numerous interpretations by many artists, his has become standard. Here are 190 wood-engraved plates, 120 full-page: charging the windmill, traversing Spanish plains, valleys... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design by Henry Petroski Publisher Comments Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Nature of Design by Peg Faimon Publisher Comments Let the world be your guide to design principles Get a jolt of inspiration mixed with classic design principles The Nature of Design teaches you the fundamentals of design illustrated through images from everyday life. The principles and elements of... (read more) List Price $32.99 Your price: $17.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Stop Stealing Sheep: And Find Out How Type Works 2nd Edition by Erik Spiekermann and E. M. Ginger Publisher Comments An updated new edition of the classic guide to typography. A unique, entertaining, and educational tour through the most basic unit of human communication: type. This book, a perennial seller since 1993, draws in the reader with its beautiful design and... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Visual Forces : an Introduction To Design (2ND 95 Edition) by Benjamin Martinez Publisher Comments Best coverage of 2-dimensional design and color with a 2 page spread format to insure readers understand both text and corresponding visual references.... (read more) List Price $184.25 Your price: $123.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Type & Typography 2ND Edition by Phil Baines Publisher Comments • Includes 2 extensive timecharts, one on type designers, one on the evolution of writing and printingreference at a glance • Newly revised and expanded • Hundreds of remarkable photographs and illustrations From the history of language... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $13.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Type and Image: The Language of Graphic Design by Philip B Meggs Publisher Comments Type and Image The Language of Graphic Design Philip B. Meggs What is the essence of graphic design? How do graphic designers solve problems, organize space, and imbue their work with those visual and symbolic qualities that enable it to convey visual... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Trade Paper
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An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols by J C Cooper Publisher Comments With over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceana, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.46 Used - Trade Paper
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History of Graphic Design (4TH 06 - Old Edition) by Philip Meggs Publisher Comments Now in its Fourth Edition, this unrivaled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced insight and thorough historical background. Under the new authorial leadership of Alston Purvis, this authoritative book offers more than 450 new... (read more) List Price $85.00 Your price: $54.00 Used - Hardcover
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Primer of Visual Literacy by Donis A Dondis Publisher Comments Responding to the need she so clearly perceives, Ms. Dondis, a designer and teacher of broad experience, has provided a beginning text for art and design students and a basic text for all other students--those who do not intend to become artists or... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Basics Design #08: Basics Design: Design Thinking by Gavin Ambrose Synopsis Basics Design: Design Thinking is an introduction to the process of generating creative ideas and concepts. It indentifies methods and thought processes used by designers in order to start the process that eventually leads to a finished piece of work... (read more) List Price $43.15 Your price: $34.50 New - Trade Paper
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Launching the Imagination, 3D - Text Only (2ND 06 - Old Edition) by Mary Stewart Publisher Comments Designed for courses in Creativity or Three-Dimensional Design, Launching the Imagination: A Guide to Three-Dimensional Design offers a comprehensive framework on which students, teachers, and administrators can build. The approach in this second edition... (read more) List Price $71.90 Your price: $49.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Exploring Elements of Design (3RD 13 Edition) by Poppy Evans Publisher Comments Designed to prepare readers for success in graphic design, the third edition of EXPLORING THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN has been completely updated to reflect the very latest in graphic design concepts and contemporary design work. With its straightforward... (read more) List Price $92.95 Your price: $84.40 New - Trade Paper
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The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from Ideo, America's Leading Design Firm by Thomas Kelley and Jonathan Littman Publisher Comments IDEO, the widely admired, award-winning design and development firm that brought the world the Apple mouse, Polaroid's I-Zone instant camera, the Palm V, and hundreds of other cutting-edge products and services, reveals its secrets for fostering a... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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