Wall and Piece48 reviews
Banksy

Random House UK, 2007

Like a how-to for stenciling

+ STREET ART PAR EXCELLENT
+ yep
+ Do you really need to ask????
+ inspiring and entertaining
  
  











  



  
Things I have learned in my life so far35 reviews
Stefan Sagmeister

Abrams, 2008

self help books usually turn me off

+ Great designs and interesting format
+ Is there more?
+ Must see
+ praise
  
  











  



  
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things29 reviews
Donald A. Norman

Basic Books, 2005

excellent!

+ A good read but it won't change how you think about design
+ a straightforward argument for considering the human in human-centered design
+ An interesting view about how products can change our lives
+ Jakob Nielsen's Other Half
  
  











  



  
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things142 reviews
William McDonough, Michael Braungart

North Point Press, 2002

solutions for a future

+ Spectacular Read!!
+ great read
+ cradle to cradle
  
  











  



  
Thoughtless Acts?: Observations on Intuitive Design7 reviews
Jane Fulton Suri, IDEO

Chronicle Books, 2005

Great Book!

+ Think about it
+ Obscure photos with Real meanings ...

Excellent book that illustrate the little things that miss our senses and observation day in day out. Opens up a world of thought for everyone around, expecially designers.
  
  











  



  
Creative Advertising: Ideas and Techniques from the World's Best Campaigns23 reviews
Mario Pricken

Thames & Hudson, 2004

Handy and full of great ideas

+ A must have for advertising professionals and students
+ Good tips
+ Creative Advertising
+ Very nice
  
  











  



  
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking933 reviews
Malcolm Gladwell

Back Bay Books, 2007

A Bit Long-Winded, But Worth It

Blink has changed the way I think about decision-making. From an early age we are discouraged from making "snap" decisions, we are not taught to develop our natural instincts. While some snap decisions can be mistakes, if we tune up our "gut" feelings, it may be possible to make excellent decisions ...
  
  











  



  
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, 20th Anniversary Edition74 reviews
Al Ries, Jack Trout

McGraw-Hill, 2000

A must-read

+ Great book
+ A real American example of Positioning point by point
+ Got inspired!
  
  











  



  
Massive Change7 reviews
Bruce Mau, Jennifer Leonard, ...

Phaidon Press, 2004

For every dreamer....

+ Massive change
+ Massive change
+ An optomistic view of mankind's future
  
  











  



  
The End of Print19 reviews
Lewis Blackwell, David Carson

Chronicle Books, 2000

end of print

+ Great Book - Not for Beginners
+ DO NOT MISTAKE ILLEGIBILITY FOR COMMUNICATION!
+ Forget about the Bauhaus
  
  











  



  
The Art of Writing Advertising : Conversations with Masters of the Craft: David Ogilvy, William Bernbach, Leo ...2 reviews
Denis Higgins

McGraw-Hill, 2003

What do five legendary copywriters say about advertising?

+ Some very serious insights that I believe are timeless

The Art of Writing Advertising is a unique collection of interviews conducted about forty years ago by Advertising Age magazine editor, Denis Higgins. Legendary copywriters William Bernbach, Leo Burnett, George Gribbin, David Ogilvy and Rosser Reeves candidly discuss their craft, their writing ...
  
  











  



  
Ogilvy on Advertising74 reviews
David Ogilvy

Vintage, 1985

fun read

+ Outdated but still valuable
+ It's Ogilvy, for crying out loud
+ absolutely great
  
  











  



  
Where the Suckers Moon: The Life and Death of an Advertising Campaign20 reviews
Randall Rothenberg

Vintage, 1995

Great Lessons for Anyone In...or Going Into...Advertising

+ Lots of tangents, still relevant
+ Turf Wars a plenty
+ Best Advertising Book
  
  











  



  
Sagmeister: Made You Look20 reviews
Peter Hall

Thames & Hudson, 2001

Made You Look

+ Truly innovative thinking
+ Sagmeister Rules
+ Brilliant book from a brilliant designer
+ Sagmeister... the Master
  
  











  



  
Hitting the Sweet Spot: How Consumer Insights Can Inspire Better Marketing and Advertising6 reviews
Lisa Fortini-Campbell

Copy Workshop, 2001

Great Advice for Consumers and Those Who Love Them

+ easy interesting read
+ Smart ý Pragmatic ý Fun
+ Smart ý Pragmatic ý Fun
+ Sound advice for minding your consumers
  
  











  



  
The Copy Workshop Workbook 20028 reviews
Bruce Bendinger

Copy Workshop, 2002

A Gift to Copywriters

+ Great Book
+ Excelent buy but a little slow delivery

Among the 100-plus how-to books on my office shelves, Bruce Bendinger's well-thumbed first edition of the Workbook stands out. This book taught me, for instance, to write an effective creative strategy. (Thank you, Mr. Bendinger!) Fifteen years into my copywriting career, I can report that the ...
  
  











  



  
Paul Rand6 reviews
Steven Heller

Phaidon Press, 2000

Excellent

+ an essential
+ Great book!
+ Buy a Magnifying Glass
+ A good work about a great designer
  
  











  



  
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop24 reviews
Timothy Samara

Rockport Publishers, 2005

Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop

+ Great book for designers
+ essential structure
+ good
  
  











  



  
The Book of Gossage5 reviews
Howard Luck Gossage, Jeff Goodby

Copy Workshop, 2006

A Unique Book About a Unique Character

+ Heartbreakingly good
+ An entertaining history of a really strange man and his time
+ Read this last...
+ The Ad Man who was thirty years ahead of his time.
  
  











  



  
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference922 reviews
Malcolm Gladwell

Back Bay Books, 2002

"THINK OF THEM AS EPIDEMICS"

+ How to tip your product into the market
+ Making Mole Hills into Mountains
+ Great Information On The Theory of Tipping Points
+ The Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor and the Power of Context.