Tag: book

I've had my copy of Josef Albers' Interaction of Color, the 50th Anniversary Edition, on my desk for quite a while now. Not on...

Sanzo Wada built his color system almost a century ago, yet nothing on my desk gets touched more often than this little book right...

Eight houses. Ten years. One design language that never once contradicted itself. That's the real story hiding inside The Eames Houses, the new Phaidon...

Branding books usually pick a lane. Some focus on logos. Others obsess over color theory or typography. The Elements of Brand Design, published by...

I spent three evenings with Cat before I trusted myself to write about it. That is not typical for me. Most art books get...

I read Made by James: The Honest Guide to Creativity and Logo Design the way I test every design book on this site: cover...

Don Norman never wrote a single line about chatbots. He couldn't have. The Design of Everyday Things came out in 1988, decades before anyone...

Graphic Classics landed on my desk much heavier than expected, and that weight matters. This is not a coffee table decoration. It is a...

Herman Miller: A Way of Living rewires how you think about furniture, business, and the quiet power of design conviction. Published by Phaidon Press...

Some books belong on a shelf. This one belongs on your desk, your coffee table, and your conscience as a designer. Mid-Century Modern Design:...

David Hockney died on June 11, 2026. He was 88 years old. For me personally, that news hit differently than most obituaries do. Hockney...

Summer is the one season that actually gives you permission to read slowly. Not the frantic, bookmark-everything-and-come-back-to-it reading we do the rest of the...