Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
The book suggestion of this week is about the importance of change and how difficult that can be. The book is titled Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
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The Vignelli Canon
The book suggestion of this week is The Vignelli Canon by the famous Italian designer and legend, Massimo Vignelli.
Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung
The book suggestion of this week is titled Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung by Josef Muller-Brockmann and it's a classic book about design and grid systems that despite the age is still useful and the base of most grid design for web and mobile apps. From a professional for professionals, here is the definitive word on using grid system
Thoughts on Design by Paul Rand - Book Suggestion
The book suggestion of this week is by the Paul Rand and it's titled Thoughts on Design.
Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design
The book suggestion of this week is titled Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design by John Clifford. Based on the reviews it is a must have for any designer. How Magazine puts "Striking work from the likes of Paul Rand, Milton Glaser, Paula Scher and other greats provides the imagery that guides readers through the pages.
Chris Crawford on Interactive Storytelling
The book suggestion of this week is about storytelling, the title is Chris Crawford on Interactive Storytelling by Chris Crawford.
The Best American Infographics 2013
The book suggestion of this week is about infographics. The title of the book is The Best American Infographics 2013 by Gareth Cook and David Byrne.
Little Book of Lettering
The book suggestion of this week is once again about typography and hand lettering. The title is Little Book of Lettering and the author is Emily Gregory.
Hand to Type: Scripts, Hand-Lettering and Calligraphy
The book suggestion of this week is about typography, more precisely, about hand-lettering and calligraphy. The book is titled Hand to Type: Scripts, Hand-Lettering and Calligraphy and the authors are R. Klanten, J. Middendorp and H. Hellige.
The Art of Choosing
The book suggestion of this week is The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar. The book is about choice and how our behavior about making them. I am half way through this book and I am enjoying it a lot. There are some very usfeul information about conformity, the sense of uniqueness that we think we have, especially when me make our choices. Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend?
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
The book suggestions of this week is about entrepreneurship by one of our favorite authors and speakers, Gary Vaynerchuk. The book title is Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World and Gary shares hard-won advice on how to connect with customers and beat the competition. A mash-up of the best elements of Crush It!
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
The book suggestion of this week is David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell. I just finished reading it and as any other Gladwell book, it's really enjoyable and full of super interesting facts.
Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience
The book suggestion of this week is about UX design and how to apply the lean principles to make a better user experience. The title of the book is Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience and the authors are Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden. The Lean UX approach to interaction design is tailor-made for today’s web-driven reality.
The UX Book: Process and Guidelines for Ensuring a Quality User Experience
The book suggestion this week is about UX design, the title is The UX Book: Process and Guidelines for Ensuring a Quality User Experience by Rex Hartson and Pardha S. Pyla.
Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook
The book suggestion of this week is about UX design and how to sketch user interfaces. The title is Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook by Saul Greenberg, Sheelagh Carpendale, Nicolai Marquardt and Bill Buxton. Designing user interfaces is much more than just moving pixels in Photoshop or other software. Creating something requires iteration, especially in the first first phases of the process.
Content Strategy for the Web
The book suggestion of this week is about content and the strategy behind crafting the right content for your site or application. The book is Content Strategy for the Web, 2nd Edition by Kristina Halvorson. Better content means better business. Your content is a mess: the website redesigns didn’t help, and the new CMS just made things worse.
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
The book suggestion of this week is the book that Stefan Sagmeister recommended during his presentation at Reasons to be Creative.
Essential Elements for Brand Identity: 100 Principles for Designing Logos and Building Brands
The book suggestion of this week is about branding, the title is Essential Elements for Brand Identity: 100 Principles for Designing Logos and Building Brands (Design Essentials) by Kevin Budelmann, Yang Kim and Curt Wozniak.
Identity Suite: Visual Identity in Stationery
The book suggestion of this week is about branding. The title of the book is Identity Suite: Visual Identity in Stationery by Victionary. As the title says, the book is about extending the brand through beautiful crafted stationery. Book description The most fundamental of all branding tools is a company's own stationery.
I Love Type 01 - Futura
The book suggestion of this week is an awesome one, it's about typography. The title of the book is I Love Type 01 - Futura by Victionary.