i'm still on a design stint in the book department. this time around i grabbed books with interesting internal organization. i'm really interested in the process of writing a book... how to make each page efficient & effective, and contribute overall to a cohesive book. & i picked "problems of design" because i'm suddenly interested in the shortcomings of this graphic design obsession. i need to be able to intelligently hold my ground when confronted with justifying art for a purpose. i need to be aware of the flaws and push myself to confront them. i don't even know if that will really be what the book addresses (especially since it is copyrighted 1957. should be interesting.) but i liked this already from it: "truth is a most important quality in design of any dimension and people tend to recognize it when they see it."
week two:
"problems of design"- george nelson
"readymade: how to make (almost) everything, a do-it-yourself primer"- shoshana berger & grace hawthorne
"designing for people"- henry dreyfus
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