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Dieter Rams | As Little Design As Possible

If you love minimal design then you´ve surely heard of Dieter Rams, one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century.  He is credited with influencing generations of designers, including Apple´s designer Jonathan Ive. This beautifully illustrated book covers both Rams life and his work, as well as his ideas on good design, which continue to inspire designers and consumers today. via

Dieter Rams’s ten principles of "good design":
- Good design is innovative.
- Good design makes a product useful.
- Good design is aesthetic.
- Good design makes a product understandable.
- Good design is unobtrusive.
- Good design is honest.
- Good design is long-lasting.
- Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
- Good design is environmentally friendly.
- Good design is as little design as possible.




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SESSION COCKTAILS

Summer has a way of luring you into an early-in-the-day drink, and cocktails are great, but they have high quantities of strong alcohol, and after one you might start to feel tipsy. For those that want a solution for long periods of imbibing without getting wasted, there is a new book, Session Cocktails, dedicated to low-alcohol drinks that are able to be enjoyed several at a time, or for those who just want to give their liver a breather. With more than 60 recipes ...
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MARVEL BY DESIGN

Marvel is one of the most recognizable names in popular culture, they have spent the last 80-plus years inspiring generations of creatives through its approach to visual storytelling. The new book Marvel By Design celebrates the company’s visual language with an in-depth exploration of the design process behind the brand’s most recognizable graphical elements including logos, covers, lettering, layout, and color palettes, explaining how it hass become one of the...
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LIVING THE REMOTE DREAM

Darren Murph holds the Guinness World Record for most blog posts ever written! (after years of tech blogging), but that didn´t stop him from traveling the world, spending more time with his family, and being even more productive away from his desk. Darren say´s "If there’s an Internet connection, you can get work done. Period.” Advances in computer and networking technology are making the viability of working remotely a realistic alternative to traveling ...
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