Books

Thoughts and reviews on great and sour literary achievements. My tastes lean towards sci-fi, fantasy, horror, design, programming, and reference.
On the Subject of Design 2
Once again I’m adding to my list of recommended books with some good reads I’ve come across in the past few years.
On the Subject of Design 2
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Haunted
Happy Halloween!
Haunted
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On the Subject of Design
Good books are tough to find, so I’ve begun keeping track of notable ones.
On the Subject of Design
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Updating
A few quick updates to the site, including: entry thumbnails in the Articles Archive, individual comment feeds for entries, and a small revamp of the Recommended Reading section.
Updating
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Change of Heart
Quotes from Jan Tschichold, master typographer, designer, writer and infamous design flip-flopper.
Change of Heart
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Touch, See, and Hear
A survey for people who make websites, a film of people who make things, and an evening of people who read books.
Touch, See, and Hear
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Appearing
A podcast interview with CreativeXpert and a live speaking event for Field-Tested Books in NYC on July 28th.
Appearing
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Annotated
My name is Jason, and I’m a chronic forgetter. Seeing as how there isn’t time to reread everything I like, I’ve taken to a new practice: annotating.
Annotated
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A List Apart: Issue 302, Format wars: HTML5 vs. Flash, ePub HTML vs. proprietary technologies. Articles by Dan Mall and Joe Clark.

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