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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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THE BIGGEST BLUFF - Image

THE BIGGEST BLUFF

The Biggest Bluff is a new captivating read by Maria Konnikova, a New York Times bestselling author with a PhD in Psychology that having never played Poker, went into a life-changing run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a legend of the game. She didn´t even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. Then something extraordinar...
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BEARD LOVER

This could be an original gift for the beard lover in your family. We picked two original books f, "A Beard Book" by Photographer Justin James Muir contains 86 stunning black and white shots of some of the gnarliest beards in America. "Beard" by photographer Matthew Rainwaters is a collection of portraits that features the bushiest, most stylish, and downright weirdest beards from around the world taken at the World Beard and Moustache Championsh...
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BOB MARLEY: PORTRAIT OF THE LEGEND

Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, Bob Marley was just 36 years old when he died of cancer in 1981, but the Jamaican-born reggae legend left a massive musical legacy. There are many books on the amazingly influential and tragically short life of Bob Marley, but this is the first book authorised by the Bob Marley Foundation. "Bob Marley: Portrait of the Legend" is a glorious oversize book published in honor of Bob Marley´s seventy-fifth birthday. Cr...
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