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Readers who finished Design Essentials A Handbook by Jonathan Block and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Computer Graphics, Criticism & Theory, Software Development & Engineering, and Design.

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Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Procreate How to Create Art on an IPad — 3dtotal Publishing

Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Procreate How to Create Art on an IPad

3dtotal Publishing

Themes: Computer Graphics • Criticism & Theory • Software Development & Engineering

White Space is Not Your Enemy A Beginner’s Guide to Communicating Visually Through Grahic, Web & Multimedia Design — Kim Golombisky

White Space is Not Your Enemy A Beginner’s Guide to Communicating Visually Through Grahic, Web & Multimedia Design

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

3D Typography — Jeanette Abbink

Jeanette Abbink

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

After Effects for Designers Graphic and Interactive Design in Motion — Chris B. Jackson

After Effects for Designers Graphic and Interactive Design in Motion

Chris B. Jackson

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Envisioning Information — Edward R. Tufte

Envisioning Information

Edward R. Tufte

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

AutoCAD® Pocket Reference — Cheryl R. Shrock

AutoCAD® Pocket Reference

Cheryl R. Shrock

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Adobe Animate 2022 for Creative Professionals Implement Professional Techniques and Create Vivid Animated and Interactive Content with Animate — Joseph Labrecque

Adobe Animate 2022 for Creative Professionals Implement Professional Techniques and Create Vivid Animated and Interactive Content with Animate

Joseph Labrecque

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

アートオブグラスホッパー・マニファクチュア Konpurito korekushon obu suda goichi — グラスホッパー・マニファクチュア

アートオブグラスホッパー・マニファクチュア Konpurito korekushon obu suda goichi

グラスホッパー・マニファクチュア

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

How Do I Do That in Indesign? — Dave Clayton

How Do I Do That in Indesign?

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

The Elements of Graphic Design Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type — Alex W. White

The Elements of Graphic Design Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

The Complete Guide to Digital 3D Design — Simon Danaher

The Complete Guide to Digital 3D Design

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

The Art of Game Design A Book of Lenses — Jesse Schell

The Art of Game Design A Book of Lenses

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Digital Foundations Intro to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Suite — Xtine Burrough

Digital Foundations Intro to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Suite

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Illustrator CS2 Killer Tips — Dave Cross

Illustrator CS2 Killer Tips

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Graphic Design for the Electronic Age — Jan V. White

Graphic Design for the Electronic Age

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Real World Adobe Illustrator CS4 — Mordy Golding

Real World Adobe Illustrator CS4

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications — Claudia McCue

Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Design

Hand Lettering on the IPad with Procreate Ideas and Lessons for Modern and Vintage Lettering — Liz Kohler Brown

Hand Lettering on the IPad with Procreate Ideas and Lessons for Modern and Vintage Lettering

Liz Kohler Brown

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Computers

Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter X3 — Rhoda Draws

Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter X3

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Computers

Getting Started in 3D with Maya Create a Project from Start to Finish–model, Texture, Rig, Animate, and Render in Maya — Adam Watkins

Getting Started in 3D with Maya Create a Project from Start to Finish–model, Texture, Rig, Animate, and Render in Maya

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Computers

Real-time 3D Character Animation with Visual C++ — Nik Lever

Real-time 3D Character Animation with Visual C++

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Computers

An Introduction to Computer Graphics for Artists — Andrew Paquette

An Introduction to Computer Graphics for Artists

Andrew Paquette

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Computers

Producing Animation — Catherine Winder

Producing Animation

Catherine Winder

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Computers

Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and Mental Ray — Roger Cusson

Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and Mental Ray

Themes: Computer Graphics • Software Development & Engineering • Computers

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Computer Graphics, Criticism & Theory, Software Development & Engineering — the same threads that run through Design Essentials A Handbook by Jonathan Block. Among the authors featured: 3dtotal Publishing, Kim Golombisky, Jeanette Abbink, Chris B. Jackson, and others.

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