Design

Advertising, Graphic Design & Digital Design


Our unrivalled selection of books on new media will keep you up to speed with the latest techniques and the newest thinking - essential in a world of rapidly changing digital technologies and mass communication.

Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design’s Golden Age

Scripts

Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age

  • Paperback
There’s flair and flourish to spare, and from the sharp-edged Italian styles inspired by the Futurists to striking British shop signs, it’s an inspiring resource – Computer Arts

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Signage Systems & Information Graphics
  • Paperback with flaps
Great examples of signage design worldwide, ranging from museums and schools to transport systems, with an emphasis on the most original approaches to the task

Sonic Graphics

Sonic Graphics

Seeing Sound

  • Paperback
the first book to get to the heart of the relationship between music and its successful graphic expression

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Space Invaders

Australian Street / Stencils / Posters / Paste-ups / Zines / Stickers

  • Hardback
  • Distributed on behalf of The National Gallery of Australia

The Storyboard Design Course

The Storyboard Design Course

The Ultimate Guide for Artists, Directors, Producers and Scriptwriters

  • Paperback
Tells you how to get down the essence of a film for no more than the cost of a pad and a pencil – The Independent

Street Fonts

Street Fonts

Graffiti Alphabets from Around the World

  • PLC (no jacket)
Excellent value … a real education in the use of lettering as a design source. A colourful and inspiring book – Workshop on the Web

Jan Tschichold - Master Typographer
  • Hardback
Enormous, beautiful …  – Icon

200 Trips from the Counterculture

200 Trips from the Counterculture

Graphics and Stories from the Underground Press Syndicate

  • Paperback with flaps
Excellent … captures the best of this historical moment … get the beanbag out and enjoy the world of free love and LSD – Blueprint

The Typographic Experiment

The Typographic Experiment

Radical Innovation in Contemporary Type Design

  • PLC (no jacket)
Written by some of the finest names in type today … anyone dealing with typography, layout and communications will benefit immensely from studying this book – Computer Arts Projects

Typography Sketchbooks
  • Paperback
Page after page of stunning and inspiring sketchbook images  – Typetoken.net

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Type Selector

Type Selector

The User-Friendly Font Swatch

  • Paperback
This clever new guide contains 226 fonts from all the major type libraries in well over 1,000 typefaces. Its utility and careful design make it both the ideal power tool for day-to-day design work and the perfect designer gift.

Type in Motion 2
  • Hardback
Essential reading for anyone working in motion graphics – Computer Arts

Typography Sketchbooks
  • PLC (no jacket)
Get into the minds of designers who create typefaces, word-images and logos through their private sketchbooks

Visualizing Ideas

Visualizing Ideas

From Scribbles to Storyboards

  • Paperback
Basic layout techniques, giving expert tips and demonstrating useful tricks employed by professionals. They show you how to present your ideas quickly and effectively, illustrating all stages of work with clear examples from teaching and practice.