There are thousands of great books out there covering every imaginable corner of the design. With so many new graphic design books published all the time, it can be tough to know which ones you need on your bookshelf.
To make your life easier, we have listed down 15 best books on graphic design to read. Take a look through this list of design books and see if something sparks your imagination.
1. The Graphic Design Idea Book: Inspiration from 50 Masters
by Steven Heller & Gail Anderson
Our Rating: 4.10/5
2. The History of Graphic Design. Vol. 2, 1960–Today
by Jens Müller
Our Rating: 5.00/5
3. Graphic Design School: The Principles and Practice of Graphic Design
by David Dabner
Our Rating: 4.20/5
4. 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design
by Steven Heller & Veronique Vienne
Our Rating: 4.70/5
5. Book of Ideas: 2: a journal of creative direction and graphic design
by Radim Malinic
Our Rating: 4.00/5
6. Graphic: 500 Designs that Matter
by Phaidon Editors
Our Rating: 4.03/5
7. Graphic Design Thinking (Design Briefs)
by Ellen Lupton
Our Rating: 4.10/5
8. Grid systems in graphic design: A visual communication manual for graphic designers, typographers and three dimensional designers
by Josef Müller-Brockmann
Our Rating: 4.60/5
9. Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design
by Bryony Gomez-Palacio & Armin Vit
Our Rating: 4.19/5
10. Graphic Design: The New Basics
by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips
Our Rating: 3.97/5
11. Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines, 15th Edition
by Artists Guild Graphic
Our Rating: 4.56/5
12. How to Use Graphic Design to Sell Things, Explain Things, Make Things Look Better, Make People Laugh, Make People Cry, and (Every Once in a While) Change the World
by Michael Bierut
Our Rating: 4.38/5
13. Graphic Design School: “A Foundation Course for Graphic Designers Working in Print, Moving Image and Digital Media”
by David Dabner & Sandra Stewart
Our Rating: 4.71/5
14. The Elements of Graphic Design
by Alex W. White
Our Rating: 3.80/5
15. Presentation Zen Design A simple visual approach to presenting in today’s world (Graphic Design & Visual Communication Courses)
by Garr Reynolds
Our Rating: 4.18/5
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