Comments on: 6 best graphic design books for one penny http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/ Graphic Design Solutions for Providence, Boston, and the World Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:53:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Airey http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-139 David Airey Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:47:53 +0000 http://bonfx.com/?p=298#comment-139 I say give it shot, buddy. It reminds me of an old one I published with unrealistic specifics in the title: http://www.davidairey.com/from-nowhere-to-the-first-page-of-google-and-yahoo-in-11-days/ There's clearly a difference between setting up a blog, then 11 days later you're on the first page of Google, and having a "pre-crawled" website and tweaking things a little. Still, headlines play an important part of telling a story. I say give it shot, buddy. It reminds me of an old one I published with unrealistic specifics in the title:

http://www.davidairey.com/from-nowhere-to-the-first-page-of-google-and-yahoo-in-11-days/

There’s clearly a difference between setting up a blog, then 11 days later you’re on the first page of Google, and having a “pre-crawled” website and tweaking things a little.

Still, headlines play an important part of telling a story.

]]> By: Douglas Bonneville http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Douglas Bonneville Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:44:04 +0000 http://bonfx.com/?p=298#comment-138 The psuedo-title was a bit of a play on the "Can you design me a logo for $50" question many designers have come across. Sure, and I can redesign 200 of them for 37 cents while I'm at it. The psuedo-title was a bit of a play on the “Can you design me a logo for $50″ question many designers have come across. Sure, and I can redesign 200 of them for 37 cents while I’m at it.

]]> By: David Airey http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-137 David Airey Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:41:22 +0000 http://bonfx.com/?p=298#comment-137 It's a good tip, Doug. Never gave it much thought, really. As for the title, it screams cheap, but specifics are always good for grabbing attention. ;) It’s a good tip, Doug. Never gave it much thought, really. As for the title, it screams cheap, but specifics are always good for grabbing attention. ;)

]]> By: Douglas Bonneville http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Douglas Bonneville Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:17:40 +0000 http://bonfx.com/?p=298#comment-135 How is this for a title of a blog post: "200 Successful Logo Redesigns for 37 cents" :). There is a lot to be learned from old design book contents AND titles... How is this for a title of a blog post: “200 Successful Logo Redesigns for 37 cents” :) .

There is a lot to be learned from old design book contents AND titles…

]]> By: Douglas Bonneville http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Douglas Bonneville Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:15:23 +0000 http://bonfx.com/?p=298#comment-134 The key is that it's USED. The book could be 25 years old, like the 1985 Typography awards book I just got in the mail yesterday. Some GREAT stuff in there. Enough for a dozen great posts. The handlers make a few bucks off of shipping, so lowering the price to a penny to get rid of it makes economic sense. I have a feeling you might find yourself a dozen books in the span of an hour if you venture forth with some curiosity... Shipping across the board, here in the US that is, is pretty much $3.98 or $3.99. And if a few books happen to be from the same seller (who likely has a bunch of design books) the deal is automatically combined and you get the second book shipped cheaper in some cases. I love opening the mailbox to get my padded manilla envelopes wondering what book arrived. Fun stuff. It's like searching Flickr, only slower and with tactile feedback :). The key is that it’s USED. The book could be 25 years old, like the 1985 Typography awards book I just got in the mail yesterday. Some GREAT stuff in there. Enough for a dozen great posts. The handlers make a few bucks off of shipping, so lowering the price to a penny to get rid of it makes economic sense.

I have a feeling you might find yourself a dozen books in the span of an hour if you venture forth with some curiosity…

Shipping across the board, here in the US that is, is pretty much $3.98 or $3.99. And if a few books happen to be from the same seller (who likely has a bunch of design books) the deal is automatically combined and you get the second book shipped cheaper in some cases.

I love opening the mailbox to get my padded manilla envelopes wondering what book arrived. Fun stuff. It’s like searching Flickr, only slower and with tactile feedback :) .

]]> By: David Airey http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-133 David Airey Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:30 +0000 http://bonfx.com/?p=298#comment-133 Hey Doug, it's the seller who sets the price for second hand books, isn't it? Why a copy would go for $0.01 is beyond me, unless the shipping is ten times what you'd expect. Hey Doug, it’s the seller who sets the price for second hand books, isn’t it? Why a copy would go for $0.01 is beyond me, unless the shipping is ten times what you’d expect.

]]> By: Douglas Bonneville http://bonfx.com/6-must-have-graphic-design-books-for-one-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Douglas Bonneville Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:52:47 +0000 http://bonfx.com/?p=298#comment-132 Welcome visitors! Please remember that you can do this search for something under a dollar or some other amount. There are INCREDIBLE bargains out there for about $5 with shipping from Amazon or your other favorite used book source. Old does not mean irrelevant. NOTE: If you happen to find a real deal on a great book and there multiple copies, please post back here for us all to have a grab at it. To get you started, I performed the basic search: http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1254336528/ref=sr_pg_2?ie=UTF8&rs=1&sort=price&keywords=%26%2334%3Blogo%20design%26%2334%3B%20-flash&bbn=1&rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Cn%3A%211000%2Ck%3A%26%2334%3Blogo%20design%26%2334%3B%20-flash%2Cn%3A1&page=2 I don't have an Amazon reseller account thing, so don't think the link is some cheesy way of making .0005 cents :). It's a straight link to an Amazon search. You have to define and refine the search by a few criteria. Get your terms, then your sub-department, then sort by price lowest to highest. For instance, I just ordered - just this second - a book on 200 logo redesigns for .01 plus shipping. That just saved me 5 hours of surfing the web :) Welcome visitors! Please remember that you can do this search for something under a dollar or some other amount. There are INCREDIBLE bargains out there for about $5 with shipping from Amazon or your other favorite used book source. Old does not mean irrelevant.

NOTE: If you happen to find a real deal on a great book and there multiple copies, please post back here for us all to have a grab at it.

To get you started, I performed the basic search:

http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1254336528/ref=sr_pg_2?ie=UTF8&rs=1&sort=price&keywords=%26%2334%3Blogo%20design%26%2334%3B%20-flash&bbn=1&rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Cn%3A%211000%2Ck%3A%26%2334%3Blogo%20design%26%2334%3B%20-flash%2Cn%3A1&page=2

I don’t have an Amazon reseller account thing, so don’t think the link is some cheesy way of making .0005 cents :) . It’s a straight link to an Amazon search.

You have to define and refine the search by a few criteria. Get your terms, then your sub-department, then sort by price lowest to highest. For instance, I just ordered – just this second – a book on 200 logo redesigns for .01 plus shipping. That just saved me 5 hours of surfing the web :)

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