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Old 06-29-2006, 06:19 PM   #2
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Carol,

I don't know of a book to recommend, however, I can point you to a resource that I often draw upon: the pages of the SOG site.

I don't know of any other single resource that has so many examples of good imaginative design. Particularly, I would recommend the site of Daniel Greene for many wonderful design examples.

Good design is a difficult subject to tie down. There is enough subjectivity to keep it simultaneously confusing and interesting. Personally, I learn by seeing not reading. This is why all those great pictures all lumped together in one place are so valuable to me.

Additionally, I see design to be seperated into two somewhat different components. The first being how the subject(s) relate to each other and to the edge of the canvas. Next, the way the light falls on these subjects. Each being vitally important to the success of the overall design.

Good luck in your search for a book, no doubt there are good ones out there.
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