Bibliography
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BOOKS > Cartooning > Creativity > Color > Drawing > Information Design/ > Graphics > Illustrated Books > Journaling > Personal Growth > Visual Journalism
CARTOONING
Understanding Comics Scott McCloud How to Draw a Cup of Coffee Joy Sikorski How to Draw a Clam Joy Sikorski Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World Edward R. Emberley The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston,
COLOR
Color & Human Response & Shy; Faber Birren The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors M.E. Chevreul Color Harmony_2 Bride M. Whelan The Complete Book of Colour Suzy Chiazzari
CREATIVITY
Creating: A Guide to the Creative Process Robert Fritz How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Michael J. Gelb Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Head First: 10 Ways to Tap into Your Natural Genius Tony Buzan The Mind Map Book Tony Buzan
DRAWING
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Betty Edwards The Practice and Science of Drawing Harold Speed Bridgman's Life Drawing George B. Bridgman Pen and Pencil Drawing Techniques Harry Borgman Oriental Painting Course Wang Jiana and Cai Xiaoli with Dawn Young The Tao of Watercolor Jeanne Carbinetti
INFORMATION DESIGN/ GRAPHICS
Visual Explanations Edward R. Tufte Envisioning Information Edward R. Tufte The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Edward R. Tufte Patterns That Connect: Social Symbolism in Ancient and Tribal Art Carl Schuster and Edmund Carpenter Information Architects Richard Saul Wurman Visual Language Robert E. Horn A Primer of Visual Literacy Doris A. Dondis Design in the Visual Arts Roy R. Behrens
ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS/ CHILDRENS' BOOKS
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson Penguin Dreams J. Otto Seibold and V.L. Walsh The Art of Maurice Sendak Selma G. Lanes Dizzy Mood Eric Lasserre and Elodie Houyelle Om ne Copie Pas Olivier Douzou and Frederique Bertrand
JOURNALING
Introducing Jottoworld J. Otto Seibold Keeping A Nature Journal Clare Walker Leslie & Charles E. Roth Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself Sabrina Ward Harrison The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon Dan Eldon
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry Edited by Stephen Mitchell The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Professional Service Firm 50 Tom Peters The Project 50 Tom Peters The Brand You 50 Tom Peters
VISUAL JOURNALISM 9-11 : Emergency Relief edited by Jeff Mason Dangeros Drawings: Interviews with Comix & Graphix Artists Dead Meat by Sue Coe Fax from Sarajevo Joe Kubert Maus Art Spiegelman Palestine Joe Sacco Safe Area Gorazde Joe Sacco War Junkie Joe Sacco Fantagraphics for the best selection of underground artists!