Often I get asked a lot of times about which books I'd recommend for the designers in their lives. Here is a short list.
Designer Book List
What to get the designer in your life.
5 Things for People Who Need A More Stylish Desk — Design Wish
Considering how much time we spend at our desks, a few considered additions beyond the computer and mouse can make a mountain of a difference.
So here is a collection of 5 things that will give your desk greater easy, order, style and interest. Share the list with the desk-bound that need a little lift.
Native Union DOCK for iPhone or iPad
Premium weighted silicone combined with precision cut aluminum matches metal finishes of your device
Compatible with iPhone 5/5s, iPhone 6/6s, iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini (all generations), iPod Touch, iPod Nano, Apple Magic Keyboard, Apple Magic Trackpad 2, Apple Magic Mouse 2 (remove DOCK aluminium back-plate), Apple TV Remote with Touch (4th generation Apple TV), Apple Smart Battery Case
Rain Design mTower Vertical Laptop Stand
Vertical notebook stand saves desk space. Increases airflow around notebook to keep it cooler. Sturdy single piece aluminum design. Sand-blasted and anodized finish matches Apple notebooks. Compatible with MacBook Pro 13/15/17, MacBook Pro 13/15; retina, MacBook Air 11/13
WoneNice Retro Flip Down Clock - Internal Gear Operated-Black
- 12 Hour AM/ PM Clock
- Flip Down Minute and Hour Display, Easy to read numbers
- Accurate quartz movement
- Quality construction woth updated retro flip design in silver
- Power Source: 1 x D Battery (not included)
Kikkerland Concrete Desktop Planter
- Go green at the office
- Desktop planter is made of solid concrete
- The terraced base holds pens, business cards, or other small supplies
- Great accent to any desk
- Measures 6.3 by 3.6 by 3.2-inches
Design Wish — Hand-book Journal Co. 8-1/2-Inch by 12-Inch Quattro Journal, Grid
Good sketching makes good design. And this is a great notebook.
Sculptural Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb from Plumen - Design Wish
The Plumen Designer Light Bulb proves that compact fluorescents can be a design feature, not just a economical/environmental choice.
1 - Works in Paper from a Paragon of Mid-Century Modern
Irving Harper was the director of design at George Nelson Associates in the 1960s and is known for designing the Marshmallow Sofa for Herman Miller. He was also an artist working in paper. His work is showcased in Irving Harper Works in Paper.
Via Rizzoli:
Encompassing influences as diverse as Picasso, Egyptian hieroglyphs, the art of Oceana and Africa, the architecture of Paris, and the American beech tree that shades the Rye, New York home he has lived in for over 50 years, the artist’s private meditations reveal an informed aesthetic consciousness expressing itself as pure joy. Harper’s private work delivers on the promise of modernism: humble materials elevated by brilliant design and craftsmanship, and integrating the natural world to create objects in a universally understood language.
4 - A CGI Artist's Impressively Imaginative Reel
CGI, like most other techniques, can be used to either great effect or as a poor substitute for vision and imagination.
VFX artist Samm Hodges of Animal VFX shows how amazing it can be in his 2012 reel.
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