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By Jens Holm October 14, 2013

In the words of Alan Moore: “A superhero Moby Dick.”

By Tiana Vasiljev October 11, 2013

This book is a true type nerd’s delight.

By Todd Oldham October 10, 2013

No one has the ability to string words together like Dorothy Parker. The stories remain fresh after years of reading them and I often marvel how contemporary they are. I have clearly distressed my paperback version so this was the first e-book I bought.

By Erik Spiekermann October 8, 2013

Whenever students of visual communication ask for my recommendation, I mention this book as the first thing they should read.

By Thomas Girst October 7, 2013

Sophistication and smiles do go together.

By Peter Mendelsund October 4, 2013

Lesson learned: Life can be messy and beautiful in equal measure. (Design can be, too.)

By Stanley Abercrombie October 3, 2013

The design problems George Nelson observed in the adolescence of modern design are with us still, though rarely as wittily considered.

By Galia Solomonoff October 2, 2013

A painful and lovingly written story about young creative talent struggling to survive in New York and making it!

By Witold Rybczynski October 1, 2013

If you never took Scully’s course at Yale, or had the privilege of hearing him lecture, this book is a good substitute.