30 books every graphic designer should read

1.
Logo Modernism
Logo Modernism 4.51 avg rating — 577 ratings
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Branding: In Five and a Half Steps
Branding: In Five and a Half Steps 4.33 avg rating — 278 ratings
3.
The Elements of Typographic Style
The Elements of Typographic Style 4.26 avg rating — 9,029 ratings
4.
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts 3.95 avg rating — 60,505 ratings
5.
How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul
How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul 3.98 avg rating — 5,001 ratings
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How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world 4.32 avg rating — 1,120 ratings
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Work for Money, Design for Love: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Starting and Running a Successful Design Business
Work for Money, Design for Love: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Starting and Running a Successful Design Business 4.23 avg rating — 494 ratings
8.
The Art of Looking Sideways
The Art of Looking Sideways 4.11 avg rating — 6,624 ratings
9.
Paul Rand: A Designer's Art
Paul Rand: A Designer's Art
by: Paul Rand
4.28 avg rating — 426 ratings
10.
Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist
Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist 4.52 avg rating — 305 ratings
11.
Graphic Design: A User's Manual
Graphic Design: A User's Manual 4.07 avg rating — 164 ratings
12.
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered 4.10 avg rating — 58,507 ratings
13.
The Little Know-It-All: Common Sense for Designers
The Little Know-It-All: Common Sense for Designers 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings
14.
Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung
Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung 4.12 avg rating — 4,236 ratings
15.
Interaction of Color
Interaction of Color 3.97 avg rating — 13,874 ratings
16.
Designed by Peter Saville
Designed by Peter Saville 4.40 avg rating — 93 ratings
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The End of Print: The Grafik Design of David Carson
The End of Print: The Grafik Design of David Carson 4.07 avg rating — 756 ratings