Books

I think I bought Design as Art in 2020, during the first strange months of the pandemic, when Amazon deliveries were the only thing...

Amazon design gifts have a reputation problem among people who actually design things for a living. Ask any illustrator, art director, or brand designer...

Some of you may have already read my review of A Dictionary of Color Combinations Vol. 1 here on WE AND THE COLOR. After...

Myquillyn Smith has a theory, and it's a good one. Empty rooms don't feel peaceful. They feel abandoned. In House Hushing: The Simple Method...

I bought this book on a whim back in June, mostly because the cover pattern looked sharper than anything else on my shelf that...

A review of Vintage Graphic Design, Steven Heller and Louise Fili's sourcebook of type, monograms, and ornaments from the golden age of printing. I bought...

I recently bought Rainbow Dreams mostly because I wanted to know if a 256-page book could hold that much color without collapsing into visual...

Why Does Mid-Century Modern Design Still Win Every Argument About Good Taste? Mid-century modern design keeps winning because it never tried to impress anyone. That's...

Four point nine pounds. That's what landed on my desk, in a slipcase built like it expected a fight. Mid-Century Modern Designers, the Phaidon...

Mid-century modern design refuses to stay in the past. Walk into any furniture showroom right now, from IKEA's mainline collections to boutique studios charging...

The Art of Less is not a book about owning fewer things. That's the first assumption gestalten wants readers to drop before they even...

My copy of The Graphic Design Bible has a coffee ring on page 214. It sits right on top of the Swiss grid systems...