Blogging in response to somebody else’s blog is not usually my style, but Cory Doctorow’s anti-iPad rant on BoingBoing is so well written and so wrong that it’s impossible to ignore. continue
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Why Cory Doctorow is wrong about the iPad
on 3 April 2010
How to set up an online business
on 19 November 2009
PC Pro regular Kevin Partner has written a lively and informative book on setting up and marketing a business on the Internet, and I’ve had fun designing it. continue
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Bibliographic: 100 Classic Graphic Design Books
on 23 October 2009
Why a graphics book about graphics books? Noted art director Steven Heller, who wrote the introduction, thinks he owns all the ones mentioned here, but isn’t sure because his personal library – ‘a separate apartment where I store most of my books’ – is too disorganised. You and I, on the other hand, with less shelf space and a more limited budget, may need a bit of help in sifting through the thousands of titles in the field. continue
The Ultimate Guide to Windows 7
on 1 October 2009
Windows 7 is the most significant upgrade to Microsoft’s PC operating system for years. Dennis Publishing’s MagBook on the subject is likely to be one of their best sellers this year, and since they liked the way I designed its predecessor (on the somewhat less inspiring Vista), they asked me back. continue
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Type: A Visual History
on 11 September 2009
It says something about the value for money of today’s coffee-table books that 35 quid looks relatively expensive. For this, though, you get a volume – the first in a set of two, divided chronologically – that, with the addition of four legs, could actually be a coffee table. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
Google Books: be careful what you wish for
on 9 September 2009
Microsoft has weighed in to the Google Books debate, filing a brief in its capacity as a publisher (of books, not software) in the class action suit that seeks to give Google the right to digitise every book in America. It wants the case thrown out, and it’s right. continue
For a book about words, this is surprisingly visual, beautifully laid out on a matt stock, with nice use of background tints and neat, legible type. What’s great about Shaw’s introduction to copywriting is that he explains the real world processes, not just the principles. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
Designing Sustainable Packaging
on 19 June 2009
Part manifesto and part textbook, Designing Sustainable Packaging provides just what you want from a guide to a creative field: a sound overview of the subject in its contemporary context, followed by practical tutorials and examples. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture
on 5 December 2008
Jennifer Hudson’s previous titles include 1000 New Designs and 1001 Buildings You Must See Before you Die. This time she’s gone for depth rather than breadth, and the result is a striking insight into the ways designers and manufacturers work together to bring products from conception to reality. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
How to Be an Illustrator
on 6 June 2008
If you know how to make pictures but don’t know how to sell them, this should help. It’s written by Darrel Rees, a former illustrator who now heads the well regarded Heart agency, and takes you in general terms through all aspects of where the work is, how to get it, and how to get money for it when you’ve done it. continue
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