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Grace Jia · · 4 min read9 books every designer should read in 2017
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It’s never too late to learn something new in design industry. After all, continuous learning and growth is a must to make yourself shine in your profession.
So for 2017, here is a list of books—on topics ranging from graphic design, web design, UI design, fonts, and layouts—that will expand your knowledge and help you become outstanding in design industry.
Graphic design
1. Point and Line to Plane (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky believes that the geometric elements such as point, line, and plane have the basic aesthetic meanings called as the “inner sound.” He analyzes each element, both externally (the form of the element) and intrinsically (where the element is not the form itself but the internal tension active in it).
Price: US$10.95
2. Grid Systems in Graphic Design
By Josef Müller-Brockmann
Although Josef Muller-Brockman first presented a high interpretation of grid in 1961, Grid Systems in Graphic Design is still useful today for anyone working with the latest computer-assisted design. With examples on how to work correctly at a conceptual level and exact instructions for using all of the systems (eight to 32 fields), this guidebook provides a crystal-clear framework for problem solving.
Price: US$34.92 – US$45.65
3. Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team
Web design
UI design
Font and layout design
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