Wish List 2007
I don’t want clothes. I don’t want video games. I want books. Design books. Organize-Your-Life books.
First Choices

- Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design
- by Michael Bierut. 9781568986999.
- Reason: Because it's Michael Bierut.

- The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
- by John Maeda. 9780262134729.
- Reason: Because I think simplicity is important.

- Dictionary of Brand
- by Marty Neumeier. 9781884081064.
- Reason: Because the BADCast says so.

- Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
- by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. 9780865475878.
- Reason: Because respecting the environment is important.
Secondary Selections
- Sagmeister: Made You Look
- by Peter Hall. 9781861542748.
- Reason: Because it's related to Stefan Sagmeister!
- Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far
- by Stefan Sagmeister. 9780810995291.
- Reason: Again, because it's Stefan Sagmeister! Found out on UnBeige.
- Beautiful Evidence
- by Edward R. Tufte. 9780961392178.
- Reason: Because I'm interested in infographics.
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Edition
- by Edward R. Tufte. 9780961392147.
- Reason: More infographics.
- A Designer’s Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and What They Really Need
- by Jennifer and Kenneth Visocky O’Grady. 9781592532575.
- Reason: Because research is important for design. Heard from BADCast #46.
- Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design
- by Kristen Cullen. 9781592533527.
- Reason: I need to improve my layout skills.
- Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design
- by Timothy Samara. 9781592533015.
- Reason: I need to learn more about typography.
- Make It Bigger
- by Paula Scher. 1568985487.
- Reason: Learn from one of the best through case studies.
- The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
- by Neil Fiore. 9781585425525.
- Reason: Attempt to increase productivity.
Still Good to Have
- Made with Fontfont: Type for Independent Minds by Erik Spiekermann. 9780977985043.
- Reason: Type! Heard on ESAD lecture on Swiss Legacy.
- The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher. 9780714834498.
- Reason: Lots of inspiration. Skimmed through it at a bookstore.
- The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet by David Kahn. 9780684831305.
- Reason: I like puzzles. Heard about it through something related to the movie “Zodiac”.
- The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. 9780446691437.
- Reason: David Allen recommended it.
- The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson. 9781401302375.
- Reason: Need to learn about business. Heard about it from Ellen Lupton via SVA Podcast Series.
- Designing Design by Kenya Hara. 9783037781050.
- Reason: Core77 reviewed it.
Graphic Design: A New History by Stephen J. Eskilson. 9780300120110.- Reason:
New history, eh? Steven Heller recommended it.Never mind. Two guest writers on Design Observer don’t think it’s that good.
- Layers: The Complete Guide to Adobe Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature by Matt Kloskowski. 9780321534163.
- Reason: I want to maximize the ratio of my knowledge of Photoshop features and the amount of space Photoshop takes up my hard drive and my life.
Flush.


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