Books I’ve found useful in some way as I study set design
created by Fwilst
last updated April, 2026
The Performing Set: The Broadway Designs of William and Jean Eckart
Andrew B. Harris
Transforming Space Over Time: Set Design and Visual Storytelling with Broadway’s Legendary Directors
Beowulf Boritt
Set Design and Prop Making in Theater (Exploring Theater)
Bethany Bryan
Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors (Volume 1)
Blain Brown
Interaction of Color
Josef Albers
Rice's Language of Buildings
Matthew Rice
Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak’s Designs for Opera and Ballet
Rachel Federman
Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of Theatre
Derek McLane
Unmasking Theatre Design: A Designer's Guide to Finding Inspiration and Cultivating Creativity: A Designer's Guide to Finding Inspiration and Cultivating Creativity
Lynne Porter
Art of Illusion: Production Design for Film and Television
Terry Ackland-Snow
Small Stage Sets on Tour
James Hull Miller
Theatrical Design and Production: An Introduction to Scene Design and Construction, Lighting, Sound, Costume, and Makeup
J. Michael Gillette
Harry Potter Page to Screen: Updated Edition: The Complete Filmmaking Journey
Bob McCabe
Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps: Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking
Annie Atkins
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Austin Kleon
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