One of the easiest brochure layouts is a simple tri-fold. These books provide inspiration and ideas for many more options as well as advice on paper, type, color, folds, diecuts, and binding to achieve your brochure design goals.
By Val Adkins. This is a basic how-to book on paper selection, choosing type, and working with service providers to develop everything from a single-page one color brochure to a multipage full color booklet. Practical advice for beginners on planning and designing brochures with a few examples for inspiration.
By B. Martin Pederson. 400 full-color illustrations provide a visual feast of design inspiration. Brochures from many industries showcase the work of top designers.
By Rockport Publishers (compilation). Inspirational collection of brochure designs featuring generous photos, with minimal explanatory text. Numerous ideas for layout and binding.
By Gail D. Finke. Colorful, photo-filled book of brochure designs utilizing a variety of layouts and papers.
By Rockport Publishers. Organized by the type of business, product, or service, this popular book series illustrates layouts and styles for brochures from the 1990s.
By Cheryl Cullen. It's a picture book of brochure designs. For those on the cutting edge, the design examples may be somewhat dated but still provide inspiration and ideas.