Letterhead & Logo Design 10 - Book Review

This series of books shows examples of corporate ID's, including logos, letterheads, labels, business cards and envelopes.
Number 10 in this series; the latest in the best-selling series, has some inspiration for the logo designer today great for finding a layout, font choice/style or just a great read/look. It showcases well-known designers and cutting-edge artists to leave you with a lasting impression. This is a great resource when your faced with a challenge the needs a new & fresh approach or want to see some fantasic techniques. Big on helpful examples small on pointless gibberish!

Design Elements - A Graphic Style Manual (Timothy Samara)

One of the captions for this book reads "Understanding the rules and knowing when to break them"

 This book includes a preface 'Graphic design what is it?' and an introduction including '20 rules for making good design'. These 20 rules are helpful reminders and set the stage for the rest of the book. The first rule states, simply, 'Have a Concept'. Basically the book gives examples of good design and dissects the elements and analyzes them so we can understand why the designer has done what they have and the concept and rules being used behind it.

This book is a great overview of how designers use space, colour and type to create the final form. In a nutshell this book tells us (in a witty way) "Be decisive. Do it on purpose - or don't do it at all".