I was wondering if anyone could recommend me any design related reading?
Any recommendations would be great.
Hoodzy
July 24, 2010, 11:35pm
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Absolutely need to read Cradle and Cradle and The Design of Everyday Things.
The so called Designers over at Toshiba, Samsung and Motorola really need to read these books as well. I can’t get over how bad some of there stuff is sometimes.
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July 24, 2010, 11:51pm
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They are not “so called” designers, they are designers.
at the OP, do a search through the forums, this has been discussed:
I’m applying to industrial design university and its’s really hard to get in, I mean real hard. So my question is what do ya’ll suggest, are some books, I must read, buy? Not only that are good for now but on the long term as well. thanks.
I’m looking for good books which relate to form and how designers in the past have developed a design language for a brand or for their own work.
For instance, Dieter Rams has his 10 commandments - I’d love to see books that really explain how he went through the process of selecting a shape and determining all the details that made those Braun products so great.
Any suggestions?
I’m trying to figure out if the ID industry or a bachelor’s degree in ID is for me, and I’m looking for a bunch of magazines, books, etc. that will give me a better idea of my actual interest in it.
Thanks!
Some of the books I would highly recommend reading.
Small is Beautiful - E.F.Schummacher (must read for everybody who walks this earth)
Affluenza - Oliver James
Designers are wankers - Lee McCormack (for any design grad or student studying its a good little read)
Emotional Design - Donald Norman
Enjoy.