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Curso Diseño Gráfico
by Anna María López López • 2013
Every technical step of graphic design, from brief to bleed, in one complete professional course.
4.18
17
Curso Diseño Gráfico Summary
Curso Diseño Gráfico 88%
Every technical step of graphic design, from brief to bleed, in one complete professional course.
by Anna María López López 2013
4.18
17 ratings
Adobe Illustrator Cs6 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team • 1993
Fifteen projects that turn the complexity of vector design into a workflow you can actually use.
4.10
813
Adobe Illustrator Cs6 Classroom in a Book Summary
Adobe Illustrator Cs6 Classroom in a Book 87%
Fifteen projects that turn the complexity of vector design into a workflow you can actually use.
by Adobe Creative Team 1993
4.10
813 ratings
Graphic Design Rules
by Sean Adams • 2012
365 design rules: master typography, color, grids, and client work, one day at a time.
3.92
364
Graphic Design Rules Summary
Graphic Design Rules 86%
365 design rules: master typography, color, grids, and client work, one day at a time.
by Sean Adams 2012
3.92
364 ratings
Information Is Beautiful
by David McCandless • 2001
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
4.12
4k+
Information Is Beautiful Summary
Information Is Beautiful 86%
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
by David McCandless 2001
4.12
4k+ ratings
The Non-Designer's Design Book
by Robin P. Williams • 2011
Good design is not a talent; it is four principles anyone can apply.
4.10
5k+
The Non-Designer's Design Book Summary
The Non-Designer's Design Book 86%
Good design is not a talent; it is four principles anyone can apply.
by Robin P. Williams 2011
4.10
5k+ ratings
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team • 2012
Slideshows, zoomable images, and navigation menus: all built inside Photoshop, no code required.
4.16
316
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book Summary
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book 86%
Slideshows, zoomable images, and navigation menus: all built inside Photoshop, no code required.
by Adobe Creative Team 2012
4.16
316 ratings
Les Fondamentaux Du Graphisme
by Gavin Ambrose • 2008
For new designers: master typography, branding, process, and production from brief to finish.
3.53
109
Les Fondamentaux Du Graphisme Summary
Les Fondamentaux Du Graphisme 86%
For new designers: master typography, branding, process, and production from brief to finish.
by Gavin Ambrose 2008
3.53
109 ratings
Graphic Design
by Ellen Lupton • 2008
Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.
3.95
2k+
Graphic Design Summary
Graphic Design 86%
Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.
by Ellen Lupton 2008
3.95
2k+ ratings
Unfolding the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2009
Turn any business mess into a picture everyone gets, with the drawing skills you already have.
4.04
964
Unfolding the Napkin Summary
Unfolding the Napkin 86%
Turn any business mess into a picture everyone gets, with the drawing skills you already have.
by Dan Roam 2009
4.04
964 ratings
Making and Breaking the Grid
by Timothy Samara • 2003
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
3.88
4k+
Making and Breaking the Grid Summary
Making and Breaking the Grid 86%
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
by Timothy Samara 2003
3.88
4k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 86%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
Abstract Art Painting
by Debora Stewart • 2015
Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.
4.10
187
Abstract Art Painting Summary
Abstract Art Painting 86%
Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.
by Debora Stewart 2015
4.10
187 ratings
Presentation Zen Design
by Garr Reynolds • 2009
Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.
4.19
2k+
Presentation Zen Design Summary
Presentation Zen Design 86%
Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.
by Garr Reynolds 2009
4.19
2k+ ratings
Learning Python Data Visualization
by Chad Adams • 2014
Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.
3.00
5
Learning Python Data Visualization Summary
Learning Python Data Visualization 85%
Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.
by Chad Adams 2014
3.00
5 ratings
Designing Interface Animation
by Val Head • 2016
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
4.16
82
Designing Interface Animation Summary
Designing Interface Animation 85%
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
by Val Head 2016
4.16
82 ratings
Logos that Last
by Allan Peters • 2023
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
4.21
253
Logos that Last Summary
Logos that Last 85%
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
by Allan Peters 2023
4.21
253 ratings
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer
by Michael Fleishman • 2014
Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.
4.00
3
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer Summary
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer 85%
Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.
by Michael Fleishman 2014
4.00
3 ratings
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova • 2017
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
4.13
608
Design Systems Summary
Design Systems 85%
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
by Alla Kholmatova 2017
4.13
608 ratings
Thinking with Type
by Ellen Lupton • 2004
Typography is a craft, not a font menu: the rules of spacing, history, and form.
4.12
13k+
Thinking with Type Summary
Thinking with Type 85%
Typography is a craft, not a font menu: the rules of spacing, history, and form.
by Ellen Lupton 2004
4.12
13k+ ratings
Made by James
by James Martin • 2022
Why rough drawing beats perfectionism, and the pricing formula that sustains a creative career.
4.54
226
Made by James Summary
Made by James 85%
Why rough drawing beats perfectionism, and the pricing formula that sustains a creative career.
by James Martin 2022
4.54
226 ratings
Perspective Made Easy
by Ernest R. Norling • 1939
One horizon line, two vanishing points: the simple geometry behind every drawing that looks solid.
4.26
2k+
Perspective Made Easy Summary
Perspective Made Easy 85%
One horizon line, two vanishing points: the simple geometry behind every drawing that looks solid.
by Ernest R. Norling 1939
4.26
2k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2007
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
4.30
772
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 85%
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
by Bruce Block 2007
4.30
772 ratings
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
by Michael Bierut • 2015
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
4.32
1k+
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world Summary
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world 85%
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
by Michael Bierut 2015
4.32
1k+ ratings
Sociology
by Steve Bruce • 2000
Simplicity sells, black and white wins, and hourly billing loses. A logo designer's manual.
3.38
929
Sociology Summary
Sociology 85%
Simplicity sells, black and white wins, and hourly billing loses. A logo designer's manual.
by Steve Bruce 2000
3.38
929 ratings
The Nature of Code
by Daniel Shiffman • 2012
Code that breathes: how to build simulations that move, think, and evolve on your screen.
4.57
502
The Nature of Code Summary
The Nature of Code 85%
Code that breathes: how to build simulations that move, think, and evolve on your screen.
by Daniel Shiffman 2012
4.57
502 ratings
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy • 2005
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
3.98
5k+
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul 85%
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design
by Ai Mastery Books • 2023
Turn your Midjourney art into income: the marketplaces, products, and niches that sell.
Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design Summary
Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design 85%
Turn your Midjourney art into income: the marketplaces, products, and niches that sell.
by Ai Mastery Books 2023
The Freelance Manifesto
by Joey Korenman • 2017
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
4.52
551
The Freelance Manifesto Summary
The Freelance Manifesto 85%
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
by Joey Korenman 2017
4.52
551 ratings
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring
by Gary Russell • 2002
The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.
4.61
208k+
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring Summary
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring 85%
The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.
by Gary Russell 2002
4.61
208k+ ratings
Making Comics
by Scott McCloud • 2006
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
4.34
10k+
Making Comics Summary
Making Comics 85%
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
by Scott McCloud 2006
4.34
10k+ ratings
HTML and CSS
by Jon Duckett • 2011
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
4.30
5k+
HTML and CSS Summary
HTML and CSS 85%
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
by Jon Duckett 2011
4.30
5k+ ratings
Historia del diseño gráfico
by Philip B. Meggs • 1983
Gutenberg, Bauhaus, Mac: the sweeping chronicle of how design made the modern world legible.
4.14
3k+
Historia del diseño gráfico Summary
Historia del diseño gráfico 85%
Gutenberg, Bauhaus, Mac: the sweeping chronicle of how design made the modern world legible.
by Philip B. Meggs 1983
4.14
3k+ ratings
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
3.94
2k+
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code 85%
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019
3.94
2k+ ratings
Drawing the Head and Hands
by Andrew Loomis • 1956
A sphere-based approach that taught illustrators to draw heads with real volume, from imagination.
4.23
7k+
Drawing the Head and Hands Summary
Drawing the Head and Hands 85%
A sphere-based approach that taught illustrators to draw heads with real volume, from imagination.
by Andrew Loomis 1956
4.23
7k+ ratings
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide
by Brandy Agerbeck • 2012
Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.
4.19
125
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide Summary
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide 85%
Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.
by Brandy Agerbeck 2012
4.19
125 ratings
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
by Wassily Kandinsky • 1912
Abstract painting is not emptiness but a spiritual language more direct than any image.
3.83
93k+
Concerning the Spiritual in Art Summary
Concerning the Spiritual in Art 85%
Abstract painting is not emptiness but a spiritual language more direct than any image.
by Wassily Kandinsky 1912
3.83
93k+ ratings
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams • 2001
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
4.41
8k+
The Animator's Survival Kit Summary
The Animator's Survival Kit 85%
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
by Richard Williams 2001
4.41
8k+ ratings
Design Systems Handbook
by DesignBetter.co • 2019
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
3.92
153
Design Systems Handbook Summary
Design Systems Handbook 85%
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
by DesignBetter.co 2019
3.92
153 ratings
Visual Methodologies
by Gillian Rose • 2001
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
3.87
278
Visual Methodologies Summary
Visual Methodologies 85%
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
by Gillian Rose 2001
3.87
278 ratings
Draw to Win
by Dan Roam • 2016
Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.
4.00
529
Draw to Win Summary
Draw to Win 85%
Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.
by Dan Roam 2016
4.00
529 ratings
How to Lie with Maps
by Mark Monmonier • 1991
Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.
3.58
1k+
How to Lie with Maps Summary
How to Lie with Maps 85%
Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.
by Mark Monmonier 1991
3.58
1k+ ratings
Colored Pencil Painting Bible
by Alyona Nickelsen • 2009
Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.
4.22
1k+
Colored Pencil Painting Bible Summary
Colored Pencil Painting Bible 85%
Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.
by Alyona Nickelsen 2009
4.22
1k+ ratings
Speculative Everything
by Anthony Dunne • 2013
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
4.12
999
Speculative Everything Summary
Speculative Everything 85%
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
by Anthony Dunne 2013
4.12
999 ratings
How Do I Do That in Photoshop?
by Scott Kelby • 2016
From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.
4.27
84
How Do I Do That in Photoshop? Summary
How Do I Do That in Photoshop? 85%
From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.
by Scott Kelby 2016
4.27
84 ratings
The Back of the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2008
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
3.96
16k+
The Back of the Napkin Summary
The Back of the Napkin 85%
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
by Dan Roam 2008
3.96
16k+ ratings
Visual Thinking
by Colin Ware • 2008
Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.
3.81
189
Visual Thinking Summary
Visual Thinking 85%
Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.
by Colin Ware 2008
3.81
189 ratings
Astrazione e empatia
by Wilhelm Worringer • 1907
Primitive art wasn't clumsy. It was fleeing from the terror of space into geometry.
3.83
192
Astrazione e empatia Summary
Astrazione e empatia 85%
Primitive art wasn't clumsy. It was fleeing from the terror of space into geometry.
by Wilhelm Worringer 1907
3.83
192 ratings
Find Your Artistic Voice
by Lisa Congdon • 2019
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
4.05
3k+
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice 85%
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
by Lisa Congdon 2019
4.05
3k+ ratings
Hertzian Tales
by Anthony Dunne • 1999
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
4.26
125
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales 85%
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
by Anthony Dunne 1999
4.26
125 ratings
Lives of the Artists
by Calvin Tomkins • 2008
When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.
4.10
586
Lives of the Artists Summary
Lives of the Artists 84%
When art has no fixed rules, the artist's life becomes the work. Ten portraits.
by Calvin Tomkins 2008
4.10
586 ratings
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