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Graphicdesign.com seeks to provide our audience with the most timely and relevant news and articles surrounding the industry of Graphic Design. Our book section is an additional resource to the blogs and articles on the site for users to select sources for further reading and knowledge development.

The range of books in our online book library are cherry picked by the team of industry experts at Graphicdesign.com to be of particular interest to our audience. The library is the start of a developing database of relevant publications and come pre-selected by us with reviews and summaries to help make an informed choice when selecting material to read.

How to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul

Author: Adrian Shaughnessy
Dec 16, 2011

You know how a person can take a Spanish class for a couple years but still not be fluent enough in the language to carry on a conversation? Some things just can’t be taught in the classroom. That is the kind of book, How to Be a Graphic Designer, without Losing Your Soul (2nd edition) by Adrian Shaughnessy is……a trusted resource of information that college didn’t teach you. It is a book about how designers should behave, not about contracts, bid sheets and proofs. It shows no nonsense strategies for setting up, running and promoting a business while staying true to your character. Shaugnessy teaches you the philosophy of the business. He does an excellent job of answering questions in a well reasoned and understandable manner. The book is a very easy read; one you can take piece by piece, chapter by chapter. Easy to start and stop. It is written from a mentor’s point of vie [...]