What is a Designer: Things, Places, MessagesA relatively thin volume, with incredibly dense language, on the role of the designer, individually and in the global community. Potter can be harsh and demanding at times in his unwavering views of the design industry and the duties of its members, but this is a rich work with much wisdom to impart. Also includes a good model for a creative process.
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Visual Literacy: A Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem SolvingLiza Pro, a lovely new handwriting-inspired typeface from Underware. Includes tons of alternates and smart replacements to give it that natural feeling. †
A List Apart: Issue 286, Learn how to use the attributes of meta and link to do a body good. Plus: the case for aesthetics in visual design. Articles by Mark Birbeck and Patrick Lynch. †
Fever, Shaun Inman’s new web app, an RSS reader that also bubbles up the hottest content from your feeds. Stunning design, customized reading options, iPhone optimized, and waaaaay too many other wonderful features to list here. Watch the brief screencast and try it out! †
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