Chapter 22. Resources
I’ve purposely kept this roundup of recommended reads and resources brief because the preceding chapters should have given you plenty of ideas on how to outwit your competitors. That said, you’ll find a broader selection hyperlinked on the resources page of my book’s website.
www.workformoneydesignforlove.com
Books
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be, by Paul Arden (Phaidon, 2003)
How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie (Simon & Schuster, reissue edition, 2009)
Design is a Job, by Mike Monteiro (A Book Apart, 2012)
Steal Like an Artist, by Austin Kleon (Workman, 2012)
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, by Blair Enns (Rockbench, 2010)
Designing Brand Identity, by Alina Wheeler (Wiley, 2009)
Word of Mouth Marketing, by Andy Sernovitz (Greenleaf, 2012)
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People, by Susan Weinschenk (New Riders, 2011)
Don’t Make Me Think, by Steve Krug (New Riders, 2005)
How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul, by Adrian Shaughnessy (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010)
How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer, by Debbie Millman (Allworth Press, 2011)
The $100 Startup, by Chris Guillebeau (Crown Business, 2012)
Made to Stick, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (Random House, 2007)
Lateral Thinking, by Edward de Bono (Harper Colophon, 1973)
Talent is Not Enough, by Shel Perkins (New Riders, 2010)
The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing, by Ilise Benun and Peleg Top (HOW Books, 2008)
101 Contrarian Ideas About Advertising, by Bob Hoffman (Hoffman/Lews, 2012)
Aesop’s Fables, by Aesop (Chronicle Books, 2000)
Logo Design Love, by me (New Riders, 2010)
Blogs
Seth’s Blog, by Seth Godin
CR Blog, by Creative Review
Zen Habits, by Leo Babauta
the johnson banks thought for the week, by johnson banks
Subtraction, by Khoi Vinh
ideasonideas, by Eric Karjaluoto
Identity Designed, and Logo Design Love, by me
Publishers
(For your book pitch.)
Peachpit
HOW Books
Rockport
Laurence King
Wiley
Workman
Self-publishing
(Options if you don’t want to work with an established publisher.)
CreateSpace
Lulu
Blurb
Xlibris
Ad providers
(Companies that pay you to display ads from relevant third parties.)
The Deck
Fusion Ads
Carbon
AdPacks
InfluAds
Project help
(A few resources to help with your client projects.)
WeTransfer (for sending files of up to 2GB)
Inker Linker (for finding recommended print companies)
Lovely as a Tree (on being more environmentally aware)
Don’t forget
Find these and many more helpful links on the resources page of the website.