Pictoplasma

Art books are reaching new heights and Pictoplasma is one of the first I’ve seen. The others are Designer Shock’s DSOS1 : The User’s Manual and Anime. All three books are published by German publisher, Die Gestalten Verlag, and they’re onto something here. The book is a showcase of contemporary art created by international graphic … Read more

E-Writing: 21st Century Tools for Effective Communication

Dianna Booher, communications expert and author of over 40 books shares her expertise in her latest book on E-Writing. She focuses on how to improve the quality of business and personal communications. Booher offers advice to fix where it hurts in electronic communication whether it is writing emails, responding to customer service inquiries, or writing … Read more

Bee Season

This was a most unusual book telling the story of a family of four on a quest for God, order, or something that makes sense. Eliza, the nine-year-old daughter is looking to achieve something extraordinary to catch her parents’ attention. Aaron, the nerdy, teen son is looking to get closer to God. Miriam, the mother … Read more

Designing Web Graphics.3

HTML writers, new web designers, and intermediate web designers most likely have a library of books covering how to create web sites and making them interactive. Glaringly missing from most of these libraries, including my own, is a book on graphics and aesthetics. I admit I let Designing Web Graphics.3 sit on my shelf, along … Read more