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Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of InstructionHand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction
Best Price: $8.02
I have purchased 6 books and 2 cd sets to get started in hand binding. This book by far will...
The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and TypeThe Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type
Best Price: $12.99
This book was the course material for a beginning graphic design class I took. It was very...
Making a Good Layout (Graphic Design Basics)Making a Good Layout (Graphic Design Basics)
Best Price: $5.00
This book would have be good as a 101 primer in the early 90s but now the images are too...
The Craft of BookbindingThe Craft of Bookbinding
Best Price: $6.86
Many of the methods Banister uses in this book are finicky and overcomplicated, but they get the...
Idea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic TreatmentsIdea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic Treatments
Best Price: $4.96
You may be a design superstar, but you need this. If not now, you will eventually and it will...


Bookworks: Books, Memory and Photo Albums, Journals and Diaries Made by HandBookworks: Books, Memory and Photo Albums, Journals and Diaries Made by Hand
Best Price: $14.33
This book is real easy to follow and detailed. Tons of different projects for all kinds of...
LaTeX: A Document Preparation System (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T)LaTeX: A Document Preparation System (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T)
Best Price: $37.46
Though less complete, this book is a gentler introduction to latex than the companion book. It...
Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions From A Master CraftsmanJapanese Bookbinding: Instructions From A Master Craftsman
Best Price: $19.65
I was interested in bookbinding, and loved the simplicity and elegance of japanese books. When I...
Anatomy of a TypefaceAnatomy of a Typeface
Best Price: $15.59
I bought this because I was told it was one of the three best books for studying typography (the...
Books, Boxes & Portfolios: Binding, Construct and Design, Step-By-StepBooks, Boxes & Portfolios: Binding, Construct and Design, Step-By-Step
Best Price: $20.90
I have done several bookbinding and box-building projects, and have looked at a number of books...


Designing Visual Language: Strategies for Professional Communicators (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) (Technical Communication)Designing Visual Language: Strategies for Professional Communicators (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) (Technical Communication)
Best Price: $61.12
This book serves as a very general introduction to visual design, but it doesn't have much...
Gothic and Old English Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)Gothic and Old English Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Best Price: $7.67
You think I'm kidding, but I am not. I do not know how many times I have searched the...
Script and Cursive Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)Script and Cursive Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Best Price: $7.71
This book is really great as a reference and as a stencil tracer for words and names in...
Non-Adhesive Binding Books without Paste or GlueNon-Adhesive Binding Books without Paste or Glue
Best Price: $25.00
another great artist bookmaking idea resource; prior knowlege about construction is a plus
Typograpie: A Manual of DesignTypograpie: A Manual of Design
Best Price: $73.08
Emil Ruder's Typography is the timeless textbook from which generations of typographer and...

A Short History of the Printed WordA Short History of the Printed Word
Best Price: $14.88
Chappell and Bringhurst have put together an informative, enjoyable book on printed text. It...
3,800 Early Advertising Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)3,800 Early Advertising Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Best Price: $11.45
This book had literaly every kind of object that you would want to look at. Everything from...
Adobe(R) PageMaker(R) 7.0 Classroom in a BookAdobe(R) PageMaker(R) 7.0 Classroom in a Book
Best Price: $17.99
I am a college student majoring in Multimedia Publishing. This book was used as the Pagemaker...
Terrific Training Materials: High Impact Graphic Designs for Workbooks, Handouts, Instructor Guides, And Job AIDSTerrific Training Materials: High Impact Graphic Designs for Workbooks, Handouts, Instructor Guides, And Job AIDS
Best Price: $24.01
The materials were good ideas if you have no experience in training or educating people. If a...
The Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books: Gabrielle FoxThe Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books: Gabrielle Fox
Best Price: $89.37
The projects in this book are more basic than in other books I've seen. There aren't any unique...

Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster ShopHatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop
Best Price: $24.64
For generations woodtype was used because it was the most efficient way to produce posters...
Print Shop Deluxe for DummiesPrint Shop Deluxe for Dummies
Best Price: $11.55
This book's copyright date is 2000! There have been a number of new versions since then that...
Handbook of Print MediaHandbook of Print Media
Best Price: $75.00
I have a small library on printing and printing technologies. This book is the best single book...
Learning LaTeXLearning LaTeX
Best Price: $26.23
Um bom livro pra quem n?o conhece nada sobre LaTeX e quer dar os primeiros passos.
The 7 Essentials of Graphic DesignThe 7 Essentials of Graphic Design
Best Price: $17.94
This book offers a rather general overview of graphic design, and does that job pretty well. The...

The TeXbook (Computers & Typesetting)The TeXbook (Computers & Typesetting)
Best Price: $29.23
If you really want to know TeX, this is the book to have. However, if you are a complete...
First Steps in LaTeXFirst Steps in LaTeX
Best Price: $18.50
This is basically just a subset of Gratzer's larger book. Not to say this book isn't good, but...
Mark My Words: Instruction and Practice in ProofreadingMark My Words: Instruction and Practice in Proofreading
Since shifting from finding typos for fun to proofreading for pay, I have studied numerous...
Circus Alphabets (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)Circus Alphabets (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Best Price: $7.25
Attractive sourcebook of royalty-free, immediately usable typefaces recalls old-fashioned print...
The Non-Designer's Scan and Print Book (Non-Designer's Series)The Non-Designer's Scan and Print Book (Non-Designer's Series)
Best Price: $20.79
This is a great book for anyone interested in Graphic Design. I purchsed this book for a Graphic...

Math Into LaTeXMath Into LaTeX
Best Price: $84.16
I just wanted to point out that this book is obsolete. The new fourth edition title has changed...
Pagemaker(r) 7: The Complete ReferencePagemaker(r) 7: The Complete Reference
Best Price: $29.94
I was disappointed. While the book was well organized and would help people get started, but it...
Bookbinding for Book ArtistsBookbinding for Book Artists
Best Price: $25.00
We used this book in a college class I took called "Book Art". This book is written...
Typographic Design: Form and CommunicationTypographic Design: Form and Communication
Best Price: $27.50
I imagine this book working well as a text for an introductory course on typography. Part of...
How to Marbleize Paper: Step-by-Step Instructions for 12 Traditional Patterns (Other Paper Crafts)How to Marbleize Paper: Step-by-Step Instructions for 12 Traditional Patterns (Other Paper Crafts)
Best Price: $1.49
Very clear, with instructions to build the tools needed to marbleize and complete list of...

Type & Layout: How Typography and Design Can Get Your Message Across-Or Get in the WayType & Layout: How Typography and Design Can Get Your Message Across-Or Get in the Way
Best Price: $60.00
Type & Layout is a classic reference book, invaluably thought-provoking for anyone involved...
A History of Graphic DesignA History of Graphic Design
Best Price: $21.95
I purchased this book for my Graphic Design history class. The book is well written and it is...
Newspaper Designer's HandbookNewspaper Designer's Handbook
Tim Harrower provides a very practical guide to newspaper design. The art of newspaper design...
On Book DesignOn Book Design
Best Price: $17.82
I've read a number of great books about the mechanics and about the details one must consider...
PageMaker 7 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)PageMaker 7 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Best Price: $14.00
Although I am usually not a big fan of the Visual Quick Start series I really like this one. ...

LetterletterLetterletter
Best Price: $13.35
This iconoclastic collection of essays on typography, writing and life is the work of Gerrit...
Adobe InDesign for DummiesAdobe InDesign for Dummies
Best Price: $18.99
Adobe sadly didn't include much of a tutorial with the software, so I opted for a Dummie book-...
The GATF Guide to Desktop PublishingThe GATF Guide to Desktop Publishing
Best Price: $49.99
This comprehensive introduction to desktop publishing processes and techniques takes a general,...
Pagemaker 6.5 for Dummies, Internet EditionPagemaker 6.5 for Dummies, Internet Edition
Best Price: $76.60
This is THE LAST Dummies book that I will EVER purchase. Whaddya mean, Internet Edition??? What...
A New Introduction to BibliographyA New Introduction to Bibliography
Best Price: $31.76
Gaskell (as it is known) was the textbook I used at UCLA for an Analytical Bibliography class...

Proofreading Plain and Simple (Plain and Simple Series)Proofreading Plain and Simple (Plain and Simple Series)
Best Price: $5.97
I teach legal writing and research at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Proofreading is...
The British Library Guide to Bookbinding: History and Techniques (British Library Guides)The British Library Guide to Bookbinding: History and Techniques (British Library Guides)
Best Price: $13.31
exceptional in every way
Books, Boxes & Wraps: Bindings & Building Step-By-StepBooks, Boxes & Wraps: Bindings & Building Step-By-Step
BOOKS, BOXES & WRAPS is everything we've needed and waited for. The easy-to-follow...
Swash Letter Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)Swash Letter Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Best Price: $6.38
Ornate, decorative letters, formed with long tails and flourishes, will add panache and style to...
The Latex Companion (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T)The Latex Companion (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T)
Best Price: $19.50
For anyone coming to LaTeX from a background in mathematics many sources of help are available,...

Paul Renner : The Art of TypographyPaul Renner : The Art of Typography
This is one of those most interesting books I have ever read about graphic design, you expect it...
A Guide to LATEX: Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users (3rd Edition)A Guide to LATEX: Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users (3rd Edition)
I have been using this book a lot, in the recent months, and I am finding it very useful. I am...
Art Nouveau Display Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archives)Art Nouveau Display Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archives)
Best Price: $6.00
100 complete fonts from Solo-type Typographers Catalog: upper and lower cases, alternate forms,...
  
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