Recommended Books, Tools and Gear
Recommended books, tools, materials, and gear for artists, illustrators and designers.
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BOOKS FOR YOUR LIBRARY
Color Theory
Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition
Josef Albers
Johannes Itten
Designer’s Guide to Color: Boxed Set
Color Workbook (4th Edition)
Color Basics
The Secret Lives of Color
The Designer’s Dictionary of Color
Faber BirrenColor Psychology and Color Therapy
Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction
Color + Design: Transforming Interior Space
Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color: (Coffee Table Books, Design Books, Best Books About Color)
Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
Design Principles
Design Basics
Graphic Design: The New Basics: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Principles of Form and Design
Geometry of Design, Revised and Updated (Design Briefs)
Intro To 3D Design
Creative Business
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Marketing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business
Crafting Your Creative Brand
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