David E. Carter Books

The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 is the third of its kind. Like its predecessors, each piece in it was chosen for its ability to inspire others to create wonderful design. Full of hundreds of innovative ideas, this book can offer the impetus you need to upscale your present project from good to great. Offering similarly innovative design solutions, the first volume, The Big Book of Design Ideas, became one of the best-selling graphic design books. From advertising to logos, from book jackets to websites, The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 showcases some of the most creative work in the world. There's great inspiration in being exposed to great work. Look through The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 and be inspired.

This book includes about 2'500 logos, all in full color.

In addition to the 20 categories the American Corporate Identity Series has traditionally presented, the new book will now include the best of the following design Advertising (print - magazine ads, etc.), Advertising (Web), Billboards, Direct Mail, Posters, Publication Design, Typography, Logos, Retail Environments The new categories are in addition to the corporate identity categories that have made this annual a Complete Corporate Identity Programs, Packaging, Tags, Bags, Labels, & Boxes, Business Cards, Stationery, Announcements, Cards & Invitations, Promotions, Wearables, Menus, Brochures, Annual Reports, Calendars, CDs, Web sites, Signage & Environmental Graphics, Trade Show Displays, Green/Sustainable Designs, Corporate Identity Manuals, Trademarks & Logos, Student Work Several hundred creative design firms have work included in American Advertising and Design 25, ranging from the well known to the up-and-coming. Many trendsetting styles have first appeared in this series since its inception, making this book the must-have reference for every designer′s book shelf.

Now available in paperback, The Big Book of Color in Design focuses on color as a tool to create moods and symbolic images.The book is categorized into 30 different sections, such as “classy,” “hot,” “regal,” or “corporate.” Each section features current graphic design projects that fit into these moods. For each of the featured projects, a “color chip” appears, with the CMYK formula for creating a similar tone. In all, hundreds of examples of use of color in brochures, ads, logos and other categories of graphic design appear in this breakthrough book.

Includes techniques that can be used to enhance various layouts. This book provides insights into the elements that make layouts effective. It covers a range of styles that are selected to help designers think creatively and be productive. It features more than 750 layouts in a visual gallery with descriptive information.

This incredible treasury of more than 2,500 logos were selected from over 10,000 submissions from the 500 best design firms in America. No wonder The Big Book of Logos has become a must-have for everyone interested in design. This classic reference source provides a huge variety of styles and techniques designers can flip through for inspiration.

The business card has taken on a new level of importance in recent years. In an age where the business letter has been replaced by email, the personal contact evoked by a business card is more crucial than ever. Your card is often the one item taken away from a meeting, defining how people view your business long after any face-to-face meeting has faded from memory. Whether you're a businessperson trying to develop your own letterhead set or a graphic designer trying to come up with that next great idea, your challenge is to communicate the "look and feel" of your company in the space your card and letterhead allows. The Little Book of Business Cards presents an unparalleled source of inspiration. In these pages, David E. Carter has gathered more than 260 representative examples of effective business cards and matching letterhead sets. Learn how to get the most from your choice of fonts, color, size, layouts, and logos -- and even what to do when you don't have a logo! As an extra bonus feature, David E. Carter provides informative and instructional annotations to the featured business cards -- valuable lessons for you to apply to your own designs. With The Little Book of Business Cards in your library, you'll be sure to have a business-building design in no time.

This book is an overview of some of the corporate identity programs by design firms from the USA and around the world.

Internet and email have changed the way today’s designers must view traditional letterheads, which, to the surprise of some industry experts, have become more important than ever. As more and more business is being done electronically, an even greater emphasis must be placed on letterhead, business cards, and folder design to ensure that they are in tune with the look and feel of a company’s website. This can get tricky, as creating a design that looks good in print (300 dpi) as well as on the web (72 dpi) is not always the easiest task to accomplish. But in Clio award–winning designer David E. Carter’s comprehensive resource, readers will discover how to create stunning designs and letterheads that work well on both the printed and the digital page.The Big Book of Designs for Letterheads and Web Sites displays literally hundreds of examples that help designers recognize the parameters of print and web letterhead design, where they work together seamlessly, and where some creative integration must be done. This valuable resource makes it clear that the web revolution has not rendered print communications obsolete but has, in effect, made the design and letterhead on print communications even more important when conveying a company’s message and keeping it consistent.• The author has a Clio and seven Emmy Awards to his credit• Contains hundreds of working, real-world examples

These sophisticated pages are a springboard of ideas for anyone needing, studying, or creating business-image identities. A survey of the best new work in corporate identity programs, from letterheads and logos to package design and signage.