List of Books, Blogs and websites and magazines on design

1. RECOMMENDED WEBSITES < BLOGS <BOOKS
1. Abduzeedo, www.abduzeedo.com (tutorials and inspiration)
2. Creattica, http://creattica.com/ (examples of design work of all sorts)
3. .Blog Spoon Graphics,http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/ (tutorials and
articles)
4. Go Media,http://www.gomediazine.com/ (tutorials, industry insights)
5. You the Designer ,http://www.youthedesigner.com/ (tips, resources, news
about design in general)
6. Smashing Magazine, http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ (web design)
7. Think Design, http://thinkdesignblog.com/ (freebies, resources,
inspiration)
Books on Design:Four books that my subject matter expert, Roshan Shakeel on
design bought off Flipkart:
1. Design Basics Index, Jim Krause (design theory)
2. The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture and Type,
Alexander W. White (design theory)
3. How To Be A Graphic Designer Without Losing Your
Soul, Adrian Shaughnessy (real-world, practical advice on making it in the
industry)
4. Thinking With Type, Ellen Lupton (typography)
Books to purchase later once the first set is bought, browsed and implemented:
1. Graphic Design: The New Basics, Ellen Lupton (design theory)
2. Graphic Design As A Second Language, Bob Gill (design theory)
3. Notes on Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Greg
Berryman (design theory)
4. The Elements of Typographic Styles, Robert Bringhurst (typography)
Magazines
1. Creative Gaga (it's local one, pretty handy for keeping track of news in the
Indian design scene)
2. Computer Arts Magazine (get it at The Magazine Store--Church Street-- for a
discounted price, or alternatively, off The Pirate Bay where the latest issue
is always available)