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Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Graphic Design books/textbooks for a high school student?
From: Brian Behm <flabbyironman@gmail.com>
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The Robin Williams' suggestions are good. I'd also recommend something by
Steven Heller.

This might be a good starting point.
http://www.amazon.com/Stylepedia-Graphic-Design-Mannerisms-Conceits/dp/0811833461/ref=la_B000AQ0RJI_1_19?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380629667&sr=1-19

That's going to give a less dry overview than something like The History of
Design by Phillip Meggs.

This is a little bit more business oriented but a good way to understand
the actual career side.
http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Graphic-Designer-Careers-Design/dp/047117677X/ref=la_B000AQ0RJI_1_58?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380629832&sr=1-58

Like Jim posted above, Communication Arts was (and still is) one of my
biggest sources of design learning. When I was first starting out, it was
Comm Arts that really helped me to sort out what was good and what was bad
(which at that point was basically everything that I was doing. heh.)


Brian

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<div dir=3D"ltr">The Robin Williams&#39; suggestions are good. I&#39;d also=
 recommend something by Steven Heller.=A0<div><br></div><div>This might be =
a good starting point.=A0<div><a href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Stylepedia-G=
raphic-Design-Mannerisms-Conceits/dp/0811833461/ref=3Dla_B000AQ0RJI_1_19?s=
=3Dbooks&amp;ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1380629667&amp;sr=3D1-19">http://www.amazo=
n.com/Stylepedia-Graphic-Design-Mannerisms-Conceits/dp/0811833461/ref=3Dla_=
B000AQ0RJI_1_19?s=3Dbooks&amp;ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1380629667&amp;sr=3D1-19<=
/a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>That&#39;s going to give a less dry overview than=
 something like The History of Design by Phillip Meggs.=A0</div><div><br></=
div><div>This is a little bit more business oriented but a good way to unde=
rstand the actual career side.=A0</div>
<div><a href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Graphic-Designer-Careers-Des=
ign/dp/047117677X/ref=3Dla_B000AQ0RJI_1_58?s=3Dbooks&amp;ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=
=3D1380629832&amp;sr=3D1-58">http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Graphic-Designe=
r-Careers-Design/dp/047117677X/ref=3Dla_B000AQ0RJI_1_58?s=3Dbooks&amp;ie=3D=
UTF8&amp;qid=3D1380629832&amp;sr=3D1-58</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Like Jim posted above, Communication Arts was (an=
d still is) one of my biggest sources of design learning. When I was first =
starting out, it was Comm Arts that really helped me to sort out what was g=
ood and what was bad (which at that point was basically everything that I w=
as doing. heh.)=A0</div>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Brian</div><div><br></div><div>---=
<br></div><div>Brian Behm</div><div>Art Director | Rooster Teeth Production=
s</div><div><br></div></div>

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