The Jolly Postman

These books written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg are books that i used to read when i was younger, they were my favorite books ever and they still are, even they are meant for younger children. What inspired me most about them was the interactivity of the book. On every page there is something different for you to do and find, each page is full of another surprise. This book is magical and shows a high level of imagination and creativity. The illustrations are also a joy to look at too.

Knitted Icons:25 celebrity Doll Patterns

I found this book and it made me smile when i saw what it was and the idea behind it. This book by Carol Meldrum is a book full of patterns for creating dolls of the worlds personalities such as Madonna, Marilyn Munroe, Elvis Presley, Gandhi, Queen Elizabeth, King kong.....and many more. 

Inside the book is a photographed image of the doll in colour and a short biography of the world known icon.

Even though this book isnt quite for me, as for one i am pretty bad at knitting, and i dont really want a knitted toy replica of a world known celebrity, however this book is fun to look through and is interesting in terms of how to transform some wool into a world wide known celebrity. 

Planet Earth- The Photographs

This book invites you to experience and enjoy a very special collection of photographs of todays earthly creatures. If you have seen the series on Tv of 'Planet Earth', and you enjoyed it, then you will definitely enjoy this magical book. There are breathtaking captured images which take you in and give you a sense of awe. 

What inspires me most about this book is the remarkable photography produced. The colours and the setting are fascinating and stunning. This is a book you can look over and over again, you will never get bored of it.

Graphic Design for the 21st Century

Another amazingly inspirational book which has been a huge help to me. The book contains a collection of prints, Ads, Flyers, personal portfolio, web designs, illustrations and book cover designs. This book is a must have to designers as it holds such a variation of graphic designs and will inspire everyone in some way during their education or career.

Los Logos

Los logos is a great book to have for inspiration. This book has become a logo bible for me.  The book is full of fresh logos, all from the past and present years. I love this book so much as it shows how much thought and time goes into logos and how much meaning there is behind them.

Advertising Now-print

This book is a extremely useful book. It is full of advertising campaigns from food and beverage to electronics and clothing etc. Its a great book to stimulate ideas for projects and briefs. The ads in this book grab the viewers attention in a funny, shocking, original or touching manner. This book has been extremely useful to me so far and will be for many more years. This book is definitely worth the money. 

Krazy Kids' Food!

When i got given this book as a present, i grew to love it. What intrigues me most about the book is noticing how different the food graphics are now on food packaging for kids. A lot of the old kids food packaging used to have a cartoon character on, such as Mickey mouse or Yogi bear. Manufacturers jumped on the character marketing bandwagon and the kids' food business as a whole boomed.

This delightful book has pages full of wonderful imagery, and makes you realize how much the design on kids food packaging has changed in terms of graphics. I personally love the old school designs and preferred the materials used for the packaging.

Innocent Smoothie Recipe book

A book which i really enjoy looking through is the Innocent Smoothie Recipe book. You might be thinking why does a recipe seem inspiring to me, but its not only the recipes inside which i love, but its the whole concept of the book which keeps in with Innocents fun and simple values. 

The book uses beautiful photographs, a simple layout which is consistent the whole way through, and the recognizable Innocent tone of voice, which gives the book a fun factor throughout transforming it from a usual boring uninspiring recipe book to a book full of joy and entertainment.

What is also amazing about this book is that the design is the same as the design of the product itself, which makes the book easy to identify on the book shelves. Innocent have produced a wonderful informative and fun little book which never gets boring and that can be read over and over again.