Sixteen font book

I really liked the design of this book, the typography used is extremely well thought out, and the colour scheme is simple but has a big impact. I am pretty sure that the purpose of the book is to just show off these 16 fonts, i am not entirely sure why though. It would be a quite handy tool to have around the place if you are a designer though, as quick glance at the book you can get a look and feel of one of the popular fonts chosen and decide whether its right for your project.

how to become a graphic designer without losing your soul

The Holy Grail of design books. I am quite a way through it and already i have learnt so much. It's a must read if you are intending to go away from uni and get into the world of design. It covers almost everything you need to know as a young designer. If your looking to keep on creating meaningful and wonderful work without being stuck in rut working on projects with no feeling then you neeeeeeeeeeeed this book. Or at least get it from the library. It is written by a range of different successful designers across the world, so you get to hear their experiences, mishaps and triumphs first hand.

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Online shop Magma

This is a great place to get some interesting buys. It is a book shop in London, mainly aiming towards the design/creative side of the population that has a brilliant website. I used it to purchase a book on pitching for my placement colleague when i was leaving just to say thanks, and it came the very next day. Shocked? yea me too, take that amazon. As soon as you land on the website you know in the right place if you are a creative person, there are some fantastic books, and they often come with some well informed reviews, so you won't have to take any chances on anything. Check it out, is well worth is.

http://www.magmabooks.com/content/bookshop/bookshop.asp