Reads tagged with “design”
Legendary Designer Charles Eames on Creativity, the Value of the Arts in Education, and His Advice to Students
“There is always a need for anyone that can do a simple job thoroughly.”
Nine Podcasts for a Fuller Life
A short playlist of intellectual, creative, and spiritual invigoration.
A Decadent Decade of Design Matters: 10 Years of Intelligent and Inspiring Interviews with Creative Icons
Stimulating, ennobling, deeply human conversations with Maira Kalman, Seth Godin, Dani Shapiro, Malcolm Gladwell, Chris Ware, Shepard Fairey, and more.
Maurice Sendak’s Weird and Wondrous Illustrations for “The Nutcracker”
“It is rare and genuine and does justice to the private world of children. One can, after all, count on the instincts of a genius.”
Our Fraught Relationship with Time, in Clever Minimalist Illustrations
A witty visual meditation on our comical control strategies, the predictability of modern life, and our constant tussle with productivity and presence.
In Praise of Shadows: Ancient Japanese Aesthetics and Why Every Technology Is a Technology of Thought
“Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.”
Dear Data: Two Designers Visualize the Mundane Details of Daily Life in Magical Illustrated Postcards Mailed Across the Atlantic
A celebration of the infinitesimal, incomplete, imperfect, yet exquisitely human details of life.
Little Tree: An Uncommonly Beautiful and Subtle Japanese Pop-Up Book about the Cycle of Life
“No one notices such a small presence…”
The Best Art, Design, and Photography Books of 2014
The world’s oldest living things, how to overcome creative block, meals from beloved books, the unusual stories behind people’s tattoos, and more.
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