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Reads tagged with “design”

Nurturing Walls: Indian Women’s Stunning Tribal Art Tradition
Nurturing Walls: Indian Women’s Stunning Tribal Art Tradition

What baby birds and tattooed camels have to do with motherhood and the authenticity of public art.

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Apple and the Bananas: A Steve Jobs Personal Remembrance
Apple and the Bananas: A Steve Jobs Personal Remembrance

From Jules Verne to the Iron Curtain, or why ‘bondi blue’ is the defining color of my curiosity.

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They Draw & Cook: Recipes Illustrated by Global Artists
They Draw & Cook: Recipes Illustrated by Global Artists

What starving artists have to do with toads, infatuated chickens, and the universal language of the cookie.

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Charles Eames on Design: Rare and Wonderful Q&A from 1972
Charles Eames on Design: Rare and Wonderful Q&A from 1972

A lucid reflection on the role and culture of design by one of the most iconic and influential designers of all time.

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Hall of Femmes: The Female Icons of Graphic Design
Hall of Femmes: The Female Icons of Graphic Design

Four self-made women who shaped the course and voice of modern graphic design.

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Every Page of Moby-Dick, Illustrated
Every Page of Moby-Dick, Illustrated

Illustrated insights on love, hate, God, capitalism, and the rest of life via Herman Melville and found paper.

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MetaMaus: Inside the Making of the Comic that Made History
MetaMaus: Inside the Making of the Comic that Made History

Why comics? Why mice? Why the Holocaust?

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Catalyzing Creativity: 7 Playful Activity Books for Grown-Ups
Catalyzing Creativity: 7 Playful Activity Books for Grown-Ups

Greenlighting mess-making, 101 ways to astonish yourself, and how to flowchart your way to happiness.

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A Map of Woman’s Heart: Satirical Illustrated Cartography of Victorian Gender Stereotypes
A Map of Woman’s Heart: Satirical Illustrated Cartography of Victorian Gender Stereotypes

From coquetry to selfishness, or what the Sea of Wealth has to do with the City and District of Love.

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The Ropes at Disney: 1943 Walt Disney Employee Handbook
The Ropes at Disney: 1943 Walt Disney Employee Handbook

“If you unwittingly slip off the beam, it will give you painless nudge in the right direction. Please read it carefully.”

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