There are so many books out there for graphic designers, and some of them will really help you if you want to learn to be a designer. That’s the main resource I used when I was searching for
I did. I’m a self-taught designer so the main resource I had when learning was graphic design books. In this video I recommend books that talk about tips for freelancing, beginners web design, and some minimal contemporary illustration.
I’m a strong believer that you can become a graphic designer without going to school to get a degree for it, you can teach yourself graphic design. So with this series I want to focus on the best creative books I’ve found along the way that are gonna help you become a self-taught designer.
There are always 3 books, they’re categorised as Head, Heart and Hands…
Head: books for the creative mindset
Heart: books about my favourite illustrators, photographers, designers, filmmakers etc
Hands: technical graphic design knowledge, how to learn the rules and how to break them
Hope you enjoy this series and find some of these books useful!
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Books I mention (in order)…
1. Head – ‘Things I have Learned In My Life So Far’ (Stefan Sagmeister)
https://bit.ly/2LZtQkH
2. Heart – ‘Estaciones’/‘Seasons’ (Blexbolex)
https://bit.ly/2ynU5ze
3. Hands – ‘Grid Systems’ (Kimberley Elam)
https://bit.ly/2tlDpTn
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Graphic Design Books episode 1
Graphic Design Books episode 2
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