Kindle. 6 Must-Read eBooks To Spark Creativity. Creativity comes in many forms and offers a myriad of solutions to the practical, mundane problems we’re faced with daily. However, we’re not always equipped with a constant flow of new and exciting ideas. Often times, we don’t even feel like we have the time to engage in artistic activities. Many people are too busy commuting to their jobs or simply don’t know how to tap into their own potential.
Luckily, there are a number of literary resources to guide, engage, and ignite our creativity. It’s especially useful, in this digital age, to have a selection of reading materials conveniently in our e-readers. So, while you’re traveling or simply taking a break from your busy schedule, we’ve got a list of some great e-books worth reading to unearth the secrets behind creativity and jolt some innovation out of you. 1. Price: $8.05 – $10.95 2. Imagine: How Creativity Works by New York Times best-selling author Jonah Lehrer gives insight into the ways that creativity is derived. 3. Price: $18.99. Books that will induce a mindfuck. Here is the list of books that will officially induce mindfucks, sorted alphabetically by author. Those authors in bold have been recommended by one or more people as being generally mindfucking - any books listed under their names are particularly odd.
You're welcome to /msg me to make an addition to this list. And finally, although he's way down at the bottom, my personal recommendation is definitely Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, as it turns the ultimate mindfuck: inverting the world-view of our entire culture, and it is non-fiction. Brain Pickings 2011 Best-of Reading Lists. 10 design books to consider for graphic design students. Learning graphic design is a lifelong process, so graphic design students don’t worry: you’ll have plenty of time becoming an expert in your field.
This said, I know that when you are getting started you are really eager to learn more quicker, that’s why I’m suggesting a selection of design books that are in my opinion worth reading for graphic design students, but also for others. 1. Making and breaking the grid Some graphic designers are crazy about using grids in their designs, others depise it because they feel it makes all layouts look the same (or at least they think so). 2.
A good book for beginners, learn some basics of graphic design as well as parts of the history. 3. Branding is much more than just logo design, it even goes beyond graphic design. 4. Learn directly from one of the iconic graphic designers of the twentisest century: Paul Rand. 5. Typography is one of the important basics of graphic design, and this book is one of the must-have if you plan to do a design career.