Posts within category Book Reviews
- 2012 Jan
Book Review: Smashing Book 2
Finished reading Smashing Book 2 and I got disappointed. It looks good, feels good, covers a variety of topics, but to me it just doesn’t work. Continue reading
- 2011 Jun
Book Review: Hardboiled Web Design
Andy Clarke’s long-waited book, Hardboiled Web Design, brings new ideas on website development. It’s packed with HTML5 and CSS3 but with a different take. A hard-ass approach using the latest, emerging technologies. Continue reading
- 2010 Mar
Book Review: Logo Design Love
If you are into branding and logos then you probably know David Airey. His knowledge in the graphic design field has generated two well known and popular blogs. In the book Logo Design Love, David covers brand indentity and logo design in an exciting and comprehensive way. Continue reading
- 2009 Dec
Book Review: Making and Breaking the Grid
Making and Breaking the Grid, by Timothy Samara, is an analysis of the construction and deconstruction of grid-based designs. Featuring a comprehensive showcase of works in different media and across several decades. Continue reading
- 2009 Sep
Book Review: Don’t Make Me Think!
What comes to your mind when you think about usability in web design? “Less clicks is better”? “Design to the average user”? “Content is king”? “Users leave your website if it doesn’t load in X seconds”? If you take any of these as a rule for your websites then you need to read this book: Don’t Make Me Think, by Steve Krug. Continue reading
- 2009 Aug
Book Review: Sexy Web Design
Have you ever wondered if your design process is the right one for your projects? Have you ever thought that maybe there’s a step missing or maybe a specific phase that needs more emphasis on? After doing some research on the subject I found out that Elliot Jay Stocks, a very cool designer from the UK, had recently written a book about this called Sexy Web Design published by Sitepoint, a cool Aussie based book publisher and web & design reference website. Continue reading
- 2009 Jul
Book Review: Thinking with Type
I must admit that typography wasn’t always my favourite field in design. Until a couple years ago fonts and texts were mere supporting actors of the design movie. My mind changed when I finally realized that typography is as important as the shapes, the colours and the styles used. One of the books that helped me get there was Thinking with Type, by Ellen Lupton. Continue reading
- 2009 Jul
Book Review: The Brand Gap
Branding books don’t have to be huge or full of complicated theories, they can be fun, practical and inspiring. The Brand Gap, by Marty Neumeier, is a fast-reading book containing a good amount of definitions – good enough to not make you dizzy – and great visual examples of today’s branding reality. Continue reading
