Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f44.google.com ([209.85.216.44] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5236722 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:12:05 +0200 Received: by mail-qa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id j7so3344301qaq.10 for ; Tue, 01 Oct 2013 06:12:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=subject:references:from:content-type:in-reply-to:message-id:date:to :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=OewFJq9Ov6dEVd1xNh0mnihOxNXn8WNqVeKxI5+7q+Q=; b=iVg0W/5JBc7AdQzCBrcNoBO4XkzvMyzLu13aq9CU6wFrRMm22vD5OZ3a71lA8MgEy3 MucO41J5ky8mea/u5/nfg4fMH/LPDGFO6233d/9Qbsq2JwVcb6Ip49bUuJrBKKIYIJCF 5EtGOw2QvW6NxdPstd6MeuXeUQGWGytNyIEsnWoZKXZ/XlPSwzuGO0LfsFGcnYRG4rXs j3jN5Z0x1ZJckRVsGUMK/GvRdWalb1sKVwYj9hbBkI30AXLxZr29zXchlHS7vIg+q+V8 lVcfrrCAd6jivg57DKCC0Frm3Ap5iNkst5bY70ZoHzILEcEs11hm0wEBd3nw0Lpzlf7s 9WPQ== X-Received: by 10.229.12.197 with SMTP id y5mr35340850qcy.8.1380633148171; Tue, 01 Oct 2013 06:12:28 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.108] (n221s141.ntc.harrisonburg.shentel.net. [204.111.221.141]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id h20sm11705191qen.5.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 01 Oct 2013 06:12:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Graphic Design books/textbooks for a high school student? References: From: Bruce Wainer Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-CB0A8A6B-CDB5-4960-B285-02CB25B6DCC5 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11A501) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 09:12:25 -0400 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-CB0A8A6B-CDB5-4960-B285-02CB25B6DCC5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Robin Williams book is required by some of the professors for SMAD201, I= ntroduction to Media Design, at JMU. I highly recommend it. Bruce Wainer > On Oct 1, 2013, at 8:22 AM, Brian Behm wrote: >=20 > The Robin Williams' suggestions are good. I'd also recommend something by S= teven Heller.=20 >=20 > This might be a good starting point.=20 > http://www.amazon.com/Stylepedia-Graphic-Design-Mannerisms-Conceits/dp/081= 1833461/ref=3Dla_B000AQ0RJI_1_19?s=3Dbooks&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1380629667&sr=3D1= -19 >=20 > That's going to give a less dry overview than something like The History o= f Design by Phillip Meggs.=20 >=20 > This is a little bit more business oriented but a good way to understand t= he actual career side.=20 > http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Graphic-Designer-Careers-Design/dp/04711767= 7X/ref=3Dla_B000AQ0RJI_1_58?s=3Dbooks&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1380629832&sr=3D1-58 >=20 > Like Jim posted above, Communication Arts was (and still is) one of my big= gest sources of design learning. When I was first starting out, it was Comm A= rts that really helped me to sort out what was good and what was bad (which a= t that point was basically everything that I was doing. heh.)=20 >=20 >=20 > Brian >=20 > --- > Brian Behm > Art Director | Rooster Teeth Productions >=20 --Apple-Mail-CB0A8A6B-CDB5-4960-B285-02CB25B6DCC5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
The Robin Williams book is required by some of the professors for SMAD201, Introduction to Media Design, at JMU. I highly recommend it.

Bruce Wainer

On Oct 1, 2013, at 8:22 AM, Brian Behm <flabbyironman@gmail.com> wrote:

The Robin Williams' suggestions are good. I'd also recommend something by Steven Heller. 

This might be a good starting point. 

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. 

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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