Art Design Books

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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,806 ratings — published 1988
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.96 — 339,099 ratings — published 2012
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Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,575 ratings — published 2004
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.94 — 438,705 ratings — published 1972
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The Elements of Typographic Style The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,059 ratings — published 1992
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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 61,713 ratings — published 2014
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Interaction of Color Interaction of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,532 ratings — published 1963
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts Just My Type: A Book About Fonts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,691 ratings — published 2010
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Design as Art Design as Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,031 ratings — published 1966
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,713 ratings — published 2002
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Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,329 ratings — published 1996
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How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,016 ratings — published 2005
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The Secret Lives of Color The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 21,909 ratings — published 2016
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Art and Fear Art and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.77 — 105,037 ratings — published 1994
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 43 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,773 ratings — published 2000
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The Story of Art The Story of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.96 — 465,478 ratings — published 1950
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.87 — 380,937 ratings — published 1979
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Wall and Piece Wall and Piece (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.85 — 235,934 ratings — published 2005
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 132,215 ratings — published 1993
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The War of Art The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.97 — 119,372 ratings — published 2002
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Universal Principles of Design Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,884 ratings — published 2003
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.95 — 86,376 ratings — published 2023
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Meggs' History of Graphic Design Meggs' History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,848 ratings — published 1983
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.39 — 8,687 ratings — published 1983
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Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,711 ratings — published 2003
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)
by (shelved 30 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 19,521 ratings — published 2010
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The Art of Looking Sideways The Art of Looking Sideways (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,628 ratings — published 2001
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The Art Book The Art Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.86 — 167,630 ratings — published 1997
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Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,234 ratings — published 2009
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The Laws of Simplicity The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,025 ratings — published 2006
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by (shelved 27 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,511 ratings — published 2003
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,268 ratings — published 2011
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Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,096 ratings — published 2003
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
by (shelved 25 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.26 — 17,475 ratings — published 2019
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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.87 — 57,153 ratings — published 1973
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Envisioning Information Envisioning Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,957 ratings — published 1990
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Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,933 ratings — published 1994
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In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,822 ratings — published 1933
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.83 — 93,051 ratings — published 1912
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Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,219 ratings — published 1993
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,900 ratings — published 2003
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.79 — 72,941 ratings — published 2003
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79 Short Essays on Design 79 Short Essays on Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,919 ratings — published 2007
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The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.89 — 50,104 ratings — published 1995
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Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.10 — 57,528 ratings — published 1988
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Graphic Design: The New Basics Graphic Design: The New Basics (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,266 ratings — published 2008
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Seven Days in the Art World Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as art-design)
avg rating 3.61 — 71,556 ratings — published 2008
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The Politics of Design: A (Not So) Global Design Manual for Visual Communication The Politics of Design: A (Not So) Global Design Manual for Visual Communication
by (shelved 19 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,869 ratings — published 2016
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Logo Modernism Logo Modernism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as art-design)
avg rating 4.50 — 600 ratings — published 2015
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“I like a rule which regulates emotion. I like an emotion which offsets the rule”
George Braque