[Scribus] Good Book for Newby Designer?

[Owen]

On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:55:57 +0100
Tony Cowderoy <tony at cowderoy.co.uk> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a good book on design, in English, suitable for a 
> beginner who knows quite a lot about software but not much about 
> professional design?  I don't want a "how to design with package X" 
> book.  I want one that is about design, not software and I'm looking for 
> something that starts with basic principles but also goes into quite a 
> lot of depth.  Any suggestions?


here is a summary so far of responses;
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"How to Do Leaflets, Newsletters & Newspapers" by  Nancy Brigham
 Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (June 1991)
 Language: English
 ISBN: 096290676X
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"Exploring Typography" by Tova Rabinowitz
 Publisher: OnWord Press (Acquired Titles); 1 edition (February 21, 2006)
 Language: English
 ISBN: 1401815057
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"The elements of graphic design" by Alex W. White 
 Publisher: Allworth Press; 1st edition (November 2002)
 Language: English
 ISBN: 1581152507
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"Design with type" by Carl Diar
 Publisher: University of Toronto Press (June 14, 2000)
 Language: English
 ISBN: 0802065198
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"The Non Designers Design Book" by Robin Williams
 Publisher: Pearson Education; 1st edition (January 15, 1994)
 Language: English
 ISBN: 1566091594
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"The Visual Display of Quantitative Information" by Edward Tufte 
 Publisher: Graphics Press USA (Jan 2001)
 Language English
 ISBN: 0961392142
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Maybe the list could be wikified if thought desireable.




Owen