By: Conrad-Casserole
i'm with DU. those design books are really just focused on decoration or graphic design (which is really just a form of decoration here). and the art books are all kids' books except, i guess, for the...
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Oh, you mean books about design. I though you meant DesignBindings. But hey, at least the Roycrofters are mentioned!
View ArticleBy: specialk420
Covered in NYTimes and on Mefi today - she must be onto something? Im with you DU, sometimes the brainpickings flood can be a bit more fluff than substance and other times she's great.
View ArticleBy: DU
I'd be interested in some solid design books, rather than ones that think crazy lettering and vague, emotive statements are helpful or interesting. This is why I eventually unsubscribed from...
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Brain Pickings presents the Best Design Books of 2012. Because you weren't really going to get anything done today anyway, right? Bonus in case there's still day left: Best Science Books, Best Art...
View ArticleBy: MrMisterio
Thanks for those links, Theta States. In general I find brainpickings selections underwhelming (and, more off putting, so breathlessly hyped!) Agree with DU, there isn't much meat there.
View ArticleBy: Theta States
It feels weird to say it, but you know what I miss? Amazon Lists. They used to be rather popular, and people were pretty good at curating some rather impressive and useful ones. Sure, it was limited to...
View ArticleBy: Theta States
I went straight to the list of "Best Art Books", and uggh, yes, same complaints there: These are cutesy design books, the kind of thing that ends up in the bathroom for toilet reading in a few months....
View ArticleBy: distorte
The balance of pictures and text (and quoted text) is quite interesting here. I wonder, as I always wonder when I look at one of BP's posts, whether this provides much push for people to buy the books,...
View ArticleBy: iamkimiam
And for those who say that these are fluffy or decorative or whatever...what are you expecting from such things? They promise only that level of depth and they deliver on it. They are not aiming to be...
View ArticleBy: iamkimiam
I want all 10 and more. Just skimming through the list (which I will revisit with meticulous and alert eyes after shower and food), I am completely inspired. Aided by the single page layout as well. I...
View ArticleBy: fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit
The best design-related book to come out all year is Design is a Job by Mike Montiero. Some of the content is covered in a talk he gave at Creative Mornings last year called Fuck You, Pay Me about...
View ArticleBy: redsparkler
"As far as I am concerned, and this goes for all cultivated people, ornament does not give zest to life. If I want to eat some gingerbread, I choose a piece that is quite plain, and not in the shape of...
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