Lists of 10 seem to get special traction in the online social space dominated by search results and word of mouse reference. And so no self-respecting freelance graphic designer can resist the temptation to see just what tomes appear on a list titled ‘10 Graphic Design Books Every Freelance Designer Should Have’. The list itself covers the usual suspects: Pricing, Ethics, Logos, Fonts and Colors. And it throws in specialty titles that cover the finer points of forms, folds, sizes and the Pantone Matching System among others. Noticeably missing from the list is anything specific to digital or online graphic design. Though much graphic design is still practiced for profit in the offline space–notable examples include vinyl signs, banners and other promotional graphics–one would think that the demands of the digital world would make a 10 essentials list…essential. Alas, the beauty of design online is that it can effectively enable access to something like this list which is itself focussed on non-digital design. And while inspirational examples are part of the craft of graphic design done digitally or otherwise, the tenth item on this list–Insprirational Example Books–is actually a list of six more books, with titles like ‘1000 Graphic Elements’, ‘2000 International Identities’ and ‘The Big Book of Logos 5′. As with any list of essentials, more, it seems, is never enough.