Bob Gill

Bob Gill is an important graphic designer. He came to England from America in the 1960's and completely revolutionised the industry with idea-lead work. He is now in his eighties and still going strong. He has published eighteen books over the course of his career. Check him out.

His website: http://www.bobgilletc.com/

Interview: http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature.php?id=18&fid=534

The Anatomy of a Typeface

Adobe CS Suite Type palette

Adobe Software - student prices

Just to let you know that Adobe have education prices for there products.

Adobe sells there Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard package for £237.60 (inc VAT) to students. this software would include everything you need as a beginner (Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Acrobat® Pro).

http://store2.adobe.com/cfusion/store/html/index.cfm?event=displayProduct&categoryOID=6870852&store=OLS-EDU-UK

or currently reduced:

Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium Student and Teacher Edition for £285.60 (inc VAT) to students. This software would include everything you need for print and Web design (Photoshop® Extended, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Acrobat® Pro, Dreamweaver®, Flash® Professional, Flash Catalyst® and Fireworks®).

http://store2.adobe.com/cfusion/store/html/index.cfm?event=displayProduct&categoryOID=6869702&store=OLS-EDU-UK