Graphics, Print & Signage

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Graphic Design

• Why design matters
• Graphic Design : Learn It, Do It
• Design to Renourish : Sustainable Graphic Design in Practice
• The Graphic Design Process : How to Be Successful in Design School
• Creating a successful graphic design portfolio
• Graphic Design Visionaries

Typography

• Drawn to Type : Lettering for Illustrators
• The Typographic Medium
• Typography essentials revised and update: 100 design principles for working with type
• The art of typography: explorations in use and practice
• Letterforms: typeface design from past to future
• Visual dialogues 101: graphic design fundamentals: design career, layout, typography and colour
• The designers dictionary of type

Visual communication

• Visualizing with Text
• Visual Communication Design
• Design thinking for visual communication
• Essentials of visual communication
• Design for Visual Communication
• Visual Communication

Digital Design

• Digital design: a critical introduction
• Digital design essentials
• Hello Web Design : Design Fundamentals and Shortcuts for Non-Designers
• Creating your digital design portfolio

Social media

• Change the World Using Social Media
• Social Media in the 21st Century: Perspectives, Influences and Effects on Well-Being
• The Social Media Debate : Unpacking the Social, Psychological, and Cultural Effects of Social Media
• Social Media Marketing : A Strategic Approach
• Social Media : Influences on Education

Visual Branding

• Principles of Logo Design : A Practical Guide to Creating Effective Signs, Symbols, and Icons
• Identity Designed : The Definitive Guide to Visual Branding
• Digital type design for branding
• Co‑created visual narratives and inclusive place branding: a socially
  responsible approach to residents’ participation and engagement
• Infographics : The Power of Visual Storytelling

Illustration

• Composition for the 21st ½ Century, Vol 1 : Image-Making for Animation
• Starting Your Career as a Freelance Illustrator or Graphic Designer