Category: Books
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No, No, No, No, No, Yes.
An interesting excerpt from Gideon Amichay‘s encouraging on Amazon.com.
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Graphic Icons: Jan Tschichold
Excerpted from Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design, the new book from John Clifford. Exhibition poster for Der Berufsphotograph (The Professional Photographer), 1938. Just as his design predecessors influenced Jan Tschichold, so he shaped graphic design long after his own death. After growing up in the heart of Germany’s book industry, Tschichold had…
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Blank Slate: A Comprehensive Library of Photographic Templates
I’ve talked before about how showing identity work using Photoshop mockups can really bring an idea to life. So it was interesting to get Blank Slate in the post, courtesy of Gestalten. You know the idea… The book is a hardback reference catalogue that might make it a little easier to find the exact “blank…
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The Design Method
The Design Method is a new book by Eric Karjaluoto, creative director and founding partner of smashLAB. He kindly took time to answer a few questions on his latest work. Both the client and designer play important roles in the creation of good design. However, each one holds certain strengths and insights that the other…
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The Fortune Cookie Principle
Bernadette Jiwa has released her new book, The Fortune Cookie Principle: The 20 keys to a great brand story and why your business needs one. Here’s an excerpt.
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15 Years, 115 Projects
15/115 (15 Years, 115 Projects) is the second book from designer Mark Bloom of Mash Creative.
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Popular Lies About Graphic Design
An attempt to debunk the various misconceptions, half truths and, in some cases, outright lies which permeate the industry of design.
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10,000 hours
“A good four or five years after graduation is needed for designers to begin to find their feet.”
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Book Mountain, by MVRDV
The Book Mountain library in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, is designed as an advert for reading.
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When what you’re selling isn’t what you’re selling
From Make Your Idea Matter, by Bernadette Jiwa. Yesterday I skipped the early gym session, packed up my MacBook and headed out to the hair salon. This particular salon runs a no-appointment-system; it’s first-come, first-served. So I got there almost an hour before they opened, sat on the ground outside and worked. Ten minutes later,…