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Rick Poynor
Jan 13, 2012 1 comment

Guest blogger: Visual culture critic Rick Poynor (Design Observer, London)
Profile   Notable Books of 2011
Guest blogger Rick Poynor—also a Designers & Books commentator—discusses Christian Patterson’s Redheaded Peckerwood (MACK, 2011). — SK

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Erik Spiekermann
Mar 15, 2012 6 comments

Guest blogger: Erik Spiekermann (Edenspiekermann AG: Berlin)
Profile   Notable Books of 2011
Guest blogger and graphic designer Erik Spiekermann examines a book on the history of modern German thought from all angles, including its ingenious cover design.

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Maria Popova
Mar 8, 2012 0 comments

Guest blogger: Maria Popova (Brain Pickings, New York)
Profile    Notable Books of 2011
Guest blogger Maria Popova—creator of Brain Pickings—looks at George L. Legendre’s recent book, which looks at pasta shapes as design statement.

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Steve Kroeter
Dec 6, 2012 1 comment

To help celebrate the year in design book publishing, Designers & Books is posting its second annual list of Notable Design Books. We invited a group of esteemed design community members—our Book Board—to select titles published in 2012 that they think are particularly worth noting.

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Phil Patton
Feb 9, 2012 1 comment

Guest blogger: Phil Patton (New York Times, New York)
Profile   Notable Books of 2011
Guest blogger Phil Patton highlights some books he is currently reading, and rereading, on a wide range of design subjects. —SK

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Steve Kroeter
Dec 21, 2012 0 comments

To end the year in design book publishing, Designers & Books is posting its updated second annual list of Notable Design Books—now with additional titles. We invited a group of esteemed design community members—our Book Board—to select titles published in 2012 that they think are particularly worth noting.

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Phil Patton
Nov 17, 2011 0 comments

Guest blogger: Phil Patton (New York Times, New York)
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We welcome guest blogger Phil Patton—design and culture journalist, curator, and author—who shares his selection of notable design titles published during 2011. — SK

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Maria Popova
Nov 10, 2011 0 comments

Guest blogger: Maria Popova (Brain Pickings, New York)
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We welcome guest blogger Maria Popova—creator of Brain Pickings, who shares her selection of notable design titles published during 2011.

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Steve Kroeter
Nov 30, 2011 0 comments

To help celebrate the year in design book publishing, Designers & Books invited a group of esteemed design community members to select titles published in 2011 that they think are particularly worth noting. Among those who have participated so far in selecting titles were Justin Davidson, Wendy Goodman, Julie Lasky, Paul Makovsky, Daijiro Mizuno, Phil Patton, Maria Popova, Rick Poynor, and Alissa Walker. Below you will find the results of their deliberations: our list (to date and growing) of Notable Design Books of 2011.

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Phil Patton
Oct 9, 2012 0 comments

Guest blogger: Phil Patton (New York Times, New York)
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Guest blogger Phil Patton—design and culture journalist, curator, and author—shares his selection of notable design titles published or about to be published during 2012. — SK

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