Ben Barry, design extraordinaire for Facebook, has an excellent library, which he has graciously placed online. Composed of more than 721 books, magazines, and ephemera, the library is a great look into the inspiration of one designer. Barry has even crafted a stamp, in his signature style, which guards his property against well-intentioned borrowing that turns into ownership.
A Curated Collection of Thought on Design
The Branding Comedy
The Branding Comedy cleverly maps brands to the levels of hell. It’s interesting to see who made it into paradise. The full book is available for review on ISSUU.
5 Secrets from 86 Notebooks
A great video of Michael Bierut at 99 Percent. In the video, he talks about his process — specifically, how he generates ideas. (SPOILER: It’s listening to clients.) Every designer will benefit from this video.
The Living Principles
The AIGA just relaunched The Living Principles web site, creating a collaborative and open space for sharing projects that realize the power of The Living Principles Framework. If you are not familiar with The Living Principles, a short introduction follows:
The Living Principles for Design framework aims to clarify the multiple, interrelated dimensions of sustainability and guide purposeful action in everyday design and business practice. Drawing from decades of collective wisdom, theory and results, the framework weaves environmental, social, economic and cultural sustainability into an actionable, integrated approach that can be consistently communicated to designers, business leaders, educators, and the public.
When you have a free moment, join the community and share your perspective on the evolving role of sustainability in design.
Supreme Questions
What does the Supreme Court discuss, and why do we always make such a fuss? This information graphic from mgmt.design answers that question and others. Guess what? It’s mostly a bunch of chatter. Via Fast Company Co.Design.
Commercial Type
There is a wonderful entry on I Love Typography about the logic and launch of Commercial Type, a new type foundry. Right now, they have a small number of beautifully designed typefaces, which reflect the attention of the foundry’s founders. The Commercial Type web site is also a beautiful example of design.
I love to see the aesthetic of people directly reflected in their work. Follow Commercial Type on Twitter to learn about the latest releases.
Bloomberg L.P. Corporate Headquarters
Check out the Bloomberg L.P. Corporate Headquarters, which was designed by Lisa Strausfeld of Pentagram. Strausfeld won the 2010 National Design Award for interaction.