Design Jones

Last week I was given some fantastic new design books to add to my already packed shelves. A couple of them really useful for a brand I’m in the middle of creating. Here’s my top ten books that I’ve bought over the last few months:

1. 1000 Graphic Elements
2. Cartoon Modern
3. Handwritten
4. Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far
5. The Art of The Bar
6. What Is Graphic Design For?
7. Sticky Graphics
8. Essentials Of Visual Communication
9. Business Graphics
10. Designed For Kids

If, like me, you’re in the middle of setting up your own creative space then head over to This Ain’t No Disco for some design studio inspiration. Who knows, Design Jones could be featured soon. All I have to do is master the art of flat-pack furniture!

Having just gone through a period of creating many different invites, for Ray’s 1st birthday, a family wedding and my upcoming 30th, I can’t recommend moo.com enough.

Just like me they love print. They are a friendly bunch who are efficient, committed to quality and have an incredible easy to use site. They produce stickers, postcards, minicards and much more. You can use your own photos or design or simply select from their existing gallery. My recommendation would be to go with some illustrations by Laszlito Kovacs, an illustrator I’ve admired for a while now, I love the character he injects into his work, the quality of line-work and subtle textures.