If you want to introduce yourself into the illustration business but don’t know where to start I recommend you how to be an illustrator written by Darrel Rees, as it’s considered one of the best books about illustration.

This book is considered the bible of illustrators as it covers the basics, theory, and practice of illustration, but what makes this book so special is that it also covers how to manage to be an illustrator as a job with practical life hacks, how to approach clients, how to make your portfolio to look professional and how to manage your money as a freelance. So this book should be a must-have if you want to be an illustrator.

The Elements Of Typographic Style is a must-have book for typography designers, written by Robert Bringhurst combines history, theory, and practical elements of typography as the name suggests, and it can be used by all typographers who didn’t mind your skill level.

This book is the perfect guide to master your typography skills at the same time that you will understand the history behind this art and how it has evolved during all history. This book is used by many design colleges to learn about typography so if you want to learn about typography design this book is for you.

If you are a beginner graphic designer or a design student then I recommend you this book written by Betty Edwards as an introduction to color and color theory as it covers all the topics related to color with clear and intelligent language easy to understand for everybody.

In this book of 220 pages, you will learn basic color concepts and learn how to mix different colors using the color wheel to create harmonious color palettes, besides this book covers traditional modes of painting it’s a great book to use it as a guide of color to create your color schemes.