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Life StyleLife Style by Bruce Mau
Buy new: $37.96 / Used from: $22.75
This guy is currently pretty popular. Not a typical graphic designer as he gets into a lot of different fields.
Visual & Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Decision MakingVisual & Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Decision Making by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $3.99
Tufte is one of those foundational guys every graphic designer should know. Don't know much about this particular book.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd editionThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $28.80 / Used from: $22.00
Tufte is one of those foundational guys every graphic designer should know. This is a good one to check out at the library
Envisioning InformationEnvisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $34.56 / Used from: $16.00
Tufte is one of those foundational guys every graphic designer should know. This is a good one to check out at the library
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and NarrativeVisual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $36.00 / Used from: $9.90
Tufte is one of those foundational guys every graphic designer should know. This is a good one to check out at the library
The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within, Second EditionThe Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within, Second Edition by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $4.00
Tufte is one of those foundational guys every graphic designer should know. Don't know much about this particular book.
Charlie Rose with Bruce Mau; Gary Tinterow, Louis-Antoine Prat & Stephane Guegan (November 29, 2002)Charlie Rose with Bruce Mau; Gary Tinterow, Louis-Antoine Prat & Stephane Guegan (November 29, 2002)
Buy new: $24.95
Might be nice to see an interview with Bruce Mau.
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your SoulHow To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul by Adrian Shaughnessy
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $11.49
Don't know much about this one but it might offer some insight into the challenges faced in the industry.
Neubau WeltNeubau Welt by Stefan Gandl
Buy new: $44.10 / Used from: $31.98
AreaArea by Editors of Phaidon Press
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $19.95
Looked cool to me. Supposed to be the top graphic designers working today.