Whats a good book for graphic designers ?

Question: Whats a good book for graphic designers !?

I have 2 and a half years of experience working with photoshop but I have never had any formal training, I will be starting college spring 2009 to study graphic design, but I want to get a head start now, whats a good book or magazine for graphic designers so I can start learning some of the basics now !? something that I can pick up from barnes and nobles!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

A few popular books about Graphic design and typography:

Stop selling sheep & Find Out How Type Works

Thinking with Type

Logo Font & Lettering Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design, Construction and Usage of Alphabets and Symbols

How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer

Graphic design cookbook

For magazines this is what I read frequently:

How magazine: http://www!.howdesign!.com/GeneralMenu/

Print magazine: http://www!.printmag!.com/

Computer arts: http://www!.computerarts!.co!.uk/

communication arts: http://www!.commarts!.com/

Applied arts: http://www!.appliedartsmag!.com/

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Creative Review!.!.!.!? My Graphics teacher (who is a graphic designer) gets them and brings them all in!. It's more for like examples and stuff though, I think!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com