Tag: books
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Symbol, by Angus Hyland & Steven Bateman
Symbol is a new book by Angus Hyland and Steven Bateman, published by Laurence King. I was curious to see what difference there’d be between this and Michael Evamy’s Logo from the same publisher. Symbol shows “1,300 symbols organized into groups and sub-groups according to their visual characteristics.” And Logo contains “1,300+ logos in 75…
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Be brilliant at the basics
Business tips from the mini-book Brilliant At The Basics of Business 100, by designer and teacher Nicholas Bate of Oxford-based Strategic Edge. Image via Thinkstock. Don’t try to accommodate every customer. The more you do, the more you can potentially dilute your initial strength that people loved you for. Sure, it’s a balance; just keep…
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When small is good
Just because you’re smaller than the businesses you look up to, doesn’t mean you can’t still delight your clients.
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Studio Culture
A brief look inside Studio Culture: The secret life of the graphic design studio, edited by Tony Brook and Adrian Shaughnessy.
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It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be.
Paul Howard Arden, advertising creative and successful writer, was born on April 7th, 1940, and died on April 2nd, 2008. Here’s a quick excerpt from his seminal book, It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be.
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Graphic Design as a Second Language
I can’t choose a single design book as my “favourite,” but this one’s up there: Graphic Design as a Second Language, by Bob Gill. “The only way to tell which jobs Gill designed yesterday and which ones were designed years ago, is to look at the date. Styles come and go, but his ideas and…