Hardware hates me, but I can do my job with books. Books!
Didn't end up going with a netbook, since it looked like it was going cost more than expected, and wasn't going to let me off without messing with my OS. (It's not that I have something against messing with my OS -- I even kinda enjoy setting that stuff up, given sufficient time -- but thesis has to come first right now, and I *know* how long I'll
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Stop stealing sheep & find out how type works /
by Erik Spiekerman & E.M. Ginger.
Layout index : brochure, poster/flyer, web design, advertising, newsletter, page layout, stationery /
by Jim Krause.
Before & after page design /
by John McWade.
How typography works : and why it is important /
by Fernand Baudin ; foreword by Charles Bigelow. --
Understanding comics : the invisible art /
by Scott McCloud.
The elements of typographic style /
by Robert Bringhurst.
The Graphics of communication : methods, media, and technology /
by Russell N. Baird ... [et al.].
The newspaper designer's handbook /
by written & designed by Tim Harrower.
The non-designers design book : design and typographic principles for the visual novice /
by Robin Williams.
Editing by design : for designers, art directors, and editors : the classic guide to winning readers /
by Jan V. White.
Graphic idea notebook : a treasury of solutions to visual problems /
by Jan V. White.
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Plus I borrowed a couple from another friend.
I've only read a few thus far: Stop Stealing Sheep, Before & After page design, I flipped through Layout Index and I'm partway through The Elements of Typographic Style.
Been learning loads, although not all of it is immediately relevant to my point, I'm taking some time to just immerse myself and see where it leads. Even if it doesn't wind up thesis-relevant, I can't imagine that having some inkling of the fundamentals of graphic design is going to be a bad thing.
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