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Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski

www.oreilly.com/library/view...

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The Life of Forms in Art by Henri Focillon

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Tim Ingold Lines: A Brief History

www.routledge.com/Lines-A-Brie...

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Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye
By Rudolf Arnheim

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Bauhaus by Magdalena Droste

Fundamentals

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CBC The House on AI in Canada

Very interesting set of conversation.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

#AI #CBC #Montreal #Canada #policy
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The Word for World the Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin

Looks like a wonderful exploration

www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...

#design #maps #AA #London #LeGuin
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The Nature of Order by Christopher Alexander

www.patternlanguage.com/bookstore/na...

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The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717356...

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Issey Miyake can teach us about innovation in tradition.

us.isseymiyake.com/products/iss...

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Innovation Design: Creating Value for People, Organizations and Society by Elke den Ouden

Why do Springer books have to be so expensive!

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A few years ago I gave away my copy of Carver Mead's Analog VLSI and Neural Systems. Now I find myself wanting to reread it. Fortunately I could find a virtual copy.

www.scribd.com/document/719...

#VLSI #design #innovation #neuralsystems
Carver Mead - Analog VLSI and Neural Systems | PDF | Electronic Circuits | Electrical Network
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Elements of Parametric Design by Robert Woodbury

www.routledge.com/Elements-of-...

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Faviken about the iconic Swedish restaurant by Magnus Nilsson.

Much to learn about deep design here.

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Important essay by Anni Albers worth revisiting.

The Pliable Plane: Textiles in Architecture
1957

www.albersfoundation.org/alberses/tea...

#textiles #design #architecture
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Tinkertoys by Michael Michalko

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198264...

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loadmo.re is Kim Lê Boutin's personal selection of unconventional web references. It collects distinctive mobile experiences as a living archive for design inspiration.

#design #innovation #expression
LOADMORE
LOADMORE showcases unconventional websites for smartphones.
loadmo.re
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The year is 2025, and some folks still take this to mean I advocate doing no up-front design thinking at all.

* sigh *
The year is 2025, and there are still folks saying that getting the design right first time is the better option over refactoring.

Historical note: We actually tried that - gave it a real go - and that's why refactoring was invented, because it turns out we're not clairvoyant after all.
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The Great Mental Models: Volume 1 by Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien

Models help us think through design.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755611...

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Head First Design Patterns by Eric Freeman & Elisabeth Robson

A good practical introduction to software design patterns.

www.oreilly.com/library/view...

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The Design of Future Things by Don Norman

www.nngroup.com/books/design...

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Essential reading

“Computer Music,” published in 1959 by Lejaren Hiller.

fermatslibrary.com/s/computer-m...

#AI #music
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Creating Great Choices by Jennifer Riel and Roger Martin

rogerlmartin.com/lets-read/cr...

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