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Books like Graphic Design
A comprehensive, visually rich journey through the history of how we communicate ideas, art, and commerce. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Graphic Design.
- intellectual
- visually-driven
- structured
- contemplative
- 01
Euro deco
Steven Heller and Louise Fili
A sophisticated exploration of the elegant intersection between modern art and commercial design in early twentieth-century Europe.
- 02
The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst · 2005
A poetic and authoritative masterclass in the invisible architecture of the written word.
- 03
Making and breaking the grid
Rockport Publishers
A masterclass in the architecture of visual space that teaches you the rules just so you can beautifully destroy them.
- 04
Production for graphic designers
Alan Pipes · 1992
A grounding, comprehensive manual that demystifies the journey from creative concept to tangible, printed reality.
- 05
The world history of animation
Stephen Cavalier
A sweeping, visually stunning journey through a century of bringing drawings, clay, and pixels to vibrant life.
- 06
The story of art
Ernst Hans Gombrich
A warm, conversational stroll through the entire history of human creativity with the world's most patient museum guide.
- 07
Thinking with Type
Ellen Lupton · 2004
A visually arresting, deeply practical masterclass that permanently changes the way you look at the printed word.
- 08
Design is Storytelling
Ellen Lupton
A vibrant, visual playbook that transforms the way you look at the objects and interfaces around you.
- 09
History of art
H. W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson · 1966
A monumental, sweeping journey through the corridors of human creativity, guided by an erudite and reverent voice.
- 10
Janson's history of art
H. W. Janson, Penelope J. E. Davies and others · 2007
A sweeping, museum-like journey through the monumental achievements of Western visual culture.
- 11
The book of trees
Manuel Lima
A visually stunning exploration of how humanity has used the branching structure of trees to map knowledge, genealogy, and data across centuries.
- 12
Envisioning Information
Edward R. Tufte · 1990
A passionate, visually stunning masterclass in transforming complex data into elegant, comprehensible truth.
