Reference Material

 On one of my regular trips to the book store, I just happened to find a great reference book for graphic designers called “The Production Manual: a graphic design handbook”. It has everything from the basic elements of design such as layout, color and typography, and continues on with dealing with different elements on a page like photographs. It has everything! It shows all kinds of creative filters for photos in photoshop, it shows the right and wrong ways of printing, it shows different finishes and what they are good for. I think the best part of this book is all the different sizes it lists for layouts. It gives you dimensions for posters, cds, letterheads, computer screens, etc. It even has a section about different types of binding and folding. This is just a great book to have around for a reference and ideas as well. It shows you options you may not have thought about before be it fixing up a photo, or having a certain finish on your print.

SF ZINE event!

Anyone who likes Zines, Comics and home made art would love the SF Zine fest in Golden Gate Park! I’m going today at 2 for a DIY Screen Printing workshop! There are going to be a bunch of zines, comics, designers and more there.

 

 http://www.sfzinefest.com/

Books

I am always thirsty for knowledge. Sometimes I come across an art book and I just have to have it. Other times I realize my classes are lacking in a good book on the subject, so I go find one myself. For typography 1, I really wasn’t understanding the classifications so I bought “Designing With Type. The essential guide to typography”

This book is great because it has the history of type in a easy to understand language and has examples as well. It has all the important vocabulary of type such as the anatomy of the strokes, kerning, leading etc. It even has creative ways to use type in your art work.

I strongly suggest this book if you are interested in a good visual book on type.

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