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mid-ori · 25-01-2005, 11:56

Does anyone know of any good creative thinking books?

cam · 25-01-2005, 13:32

MTV - Process, Inspiration And Practice For The New Media Designer; Hillman Curtis

mid-ori · 26-01-2005, 05:06

that is a good book

nakedintruder · 26-01-2005, 07:57

"Don't make me think" - Steve Krug

petchy · 27-01-2005, 04:44

i've just read "Creativity for Graphic Designers" by Mark Oldach, which I thought was quite good. It's going back 10 years but the content is still sound. It will challenge you to think about the ways you work, but acknowledges that different approaches work for different people.

(also: don't judge the book by it's cover! It's layout is also a bit 'A-level textbook' style.)

Jeff Fisher LogoMotives · 27-01-2005, 10:34

Here's a few suggestions:

A Whack on the Side of the Head!: How you can be more creative, by Roger von Oech

Breaking Designer’s Block: 301 Graphic Solutions, by Rockport Publishers

Creative Sparks: An Index of 150 + Concepts, Images and Exercises to Ignite Your Design Ingenuity, by Jim Krause

Creative Utopia: 12 Ways to Realize Total Creativity, by Theo Stephan Williams

Creativity for Graphic Designers, by Mark Oldach

Designers in Handcuffs, by Pat Matson Knapp

Graphically Speaking: A to Z guide to Visual Lingo, by Lisa Buchanan

Idea Revolution, by Clare Warmke

Thinking Creatively: New ways to unlock your visual imagination, by Robin Landa

- Jeff

dirty ego · 30-01-2005, 14:05

Tha Art of Looking Sideways

alice · 30-01-2005, 19:21

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Originally Posted by dirty ego

Tha Art of Looking Sideways

seconded!

Also;
100 Habits of successful Graphic Designers by Plazm, published by Rockport
Sagmeister's Another Self Indulgent Design Book, Made You Look, published by Booth-Clibborn Editions
You Can Find Inspiration in Everything by Paul Smith, published by Violette Editions

Twistmedia · 05-02-2005, 18:18

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Originally Posted by i_am_cam

MTV - Process, Inspiration And Practice For The New Media Designer; Hillman Curtis

A must....Good purchase!

misterphotoshop · 05-02-2005, 20:21

all of those books mentioned look great! Im going to have to go out and buy me some. Thanks for this thread it should be helpful

dirty ego · 07-02-2005, 07:26

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Originally Posted by alice

100 Habits of successful Graphic Designers by Plazm, published by Rockport

i'll agree with that.

also Area by phaidon :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...446959-2164652

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