BOOKS
Armstrong, Hellen., Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field (Design Briefs) Princeton Architectural Press, 2009
Bennett, Audrey, Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design, Princeton Architectural Press, 2006
Bierut, Michael. 79 Short Essays on Design. Princeton Architectural Press,2007
Bringhurst, Robert. The Elements of Typographic Style. Vancouver, Canada: Hartley and Marks Publishers, 1992.
Carter, Rob & Ben Day & Philip B. Meggs. Typographic Design: Form and Communication. Wiley, 2006
Eskilson, Stephen J.,. Graphic Design: A New History, 2nd Edition, Yale University Press, 2012
Gomez-Palacio, Bryony & Armin Vit. Graphic Design Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design. Beverly, MA: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 2009.
Heller, Steven , ed., The Education of a Graphic Designer, Allworth Press;, 2005
Heller, Steven , Veronique Vienne, Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility, Allworth Press, 2003
Lupton, Ellen. Thinking with Type: A Primer for Designers: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students, Princeton Architectural Press, 2004
Lupton, Ellen, Abbot Miller., Design, Writing, Research, Princeton Architectural Press, 1996
Ruari McLean. The Thames and Hudson Manual of Typography (Thames and Hudson Manuals). New York: Thames & Hudson, 1992
Müller-Brockmann, Josef, Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung, Ram Publications; Bilingual edition, 1996
Shaughnessy, Adrian. Graphic Design: A User’s Manual. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2009.
Shaughnessy, Adrian. How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul. Princeton Architectural Press; New edition, 2010.
Spencer, Herbert. Pioneers of Modern Typography, Cambridge MA, The MIT Press, 2004
Tschichold, Jan & Hajo Hadele, Tr. The Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Design. Vancouver, Canada.: Hartley & Marks Publishers, 1997
Tschichold, Jan & Ruari McLean, tr. The New Typography: A Handbook for Modern Designers (1st English translation) Berkley CA:University of California Press, 1995
ONLINE:
http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php
Neomania, by Anne Burdick - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=21
Cultures of Design and the Design of Cultures Part I, by Andrew Blauvelt - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=23
Cultures of Design and the Design of Cultures Part II, by Andrew Blauvelt - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=24
Discovery by Design, by Zuzana Licko - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=16
Graphic Design in the Postmodern Era, by Mr. Keedy - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=20
Skilling Saws and Absorbent Catalogues, by Kenneth Fitzgerald - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=22
Saving Advertising, by Jelly Helm - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=25
First Things First Revisited, by Rick Poynor -http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=13
and
First Things First Manifesto 2000, Various authors -http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=14
Sustainable Consumerism, by Chris Riley - http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php?sect=1&id=26