Comments on: Welcome to the Designer’s Review Books

By: Daniele Rossi

Daniele Rossi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:27:17 +0000

I can’t take the credit for the ‘illustrative designer’ naming. That goes to Von Glitschka of http://glitschka.com

By: Editor

Editor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:57:54 +0000

Bernard – Yes, you’re very welcome to suggest books. It’s always good to know.

By: Bernard Farrell

Bernard Farrell — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:39:54 +0000

Can we suggest books? For example Luke W’s latest on Web Form Design.

And I also came here by way of Subtraction.

By: Editor

Editor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:25:33 +0000

Thanks Daniele – I like your title of “Illustrative Designer”. Solves the “is it illustration or design?” debate in one go.

By: Daniele Rossi

Daniele Rossi — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:18:55 +0000

I found out about your site on Twitter and I must say I am impressed so far with your thorough review! Like others have stated, I’m looking forward to your posts (because you can never have too many design books). I don’t mind the ‘missing’ apostraphe either

By: Editor

Editor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:57:02 +0000

Thanks Andy. Yes, I have a category called “Not Design” for all the other interesting books that I and my fellow designers have found inspiring/useful but that aren’t directly design books. (There are two on writing that changed the way I think and teach, for example, that I will review soon).

I have kept the categories broad because it would have become too complicated. They are 2d, 3d, Interactive, Motion, Photography and Not Design. You can’t see the categories yet because I don’t yet have an entry for all of them and having half of them showing due to the reviewed books (which is what I originally started with) was confusing and it’s irritating to go to a empty category. But there’s plenty more to come…

By: Andy Jacobson

Andy Jacobson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:17:09 +0000

Nice site. Do you plan on adding non-”how to” books as well? Might be nice to have books that inspire Designer’s thought process as well.

By: Khristine

Khristine — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:22:53 +0000

I discovered DRB on Subtraction. As someone just entering the field, I think this will be great!

By: Editor

Editor — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:03:46 +0000

Thanks Andy and David, hope you enjoy it. Any suggestions are also very welcome.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:28 +0000

Good luck with the new venture. I’ll be coming back (…and that’s not a threat).