Comments on: The Books that Sold Me on Design http://www.violetminded.com/design/the-books-that-sold-me-on-design/ making your website bee-you-tee-full Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dave Doolin http://www.violetminded.com/design/the-books-that-sold-me-on-design/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Dave Doolin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:23:46 +0000 http://www.violetminded.com/?p=253#comment-69 "Grid Systems" is *critical* for anyone even remotely interested in design. I also have Elam's "Typographic Systems" and Lupton's "Thinking with Type." Norman I'm not as sold on. He could have made it an easier, more powerful read. BTW - I like the forest green. Still maintain you need a bit more orange for punch. Go spin that color wheel, woman. .-= Dave Doolin´s last blog ..<a href="http://website-in-a-weekend.net/building-community/fresh-faces-web-weeks-review/" rel="nofollow">Lurkers, Saboteurs & Gauntlets… it’s Two Weeks in Review!</a> =-. “Grid Systems” is *critical* for anyone even remotely interested in design.

I also have Elam’s “Typographic Systems” and Lupton’s “Thinking with Type.”

Norman I’m not as sold on. He could have made it an easier, more powerful read.

BTW — I like the forest green. Still maintain you need a bit more orange for punch. Go spin that color wheel, woman.
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]]> By: Zachary McInchak http://www.violetminded.com/design/the-books-that-sold-me-on-design/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Zachary McInchak Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:13:28 +0000 http://www.violetminded.com/?p=253#comment-65 You know, I wasn't quite as moved by The New Typography, but that was also a while ago, so maybe I should give it another shot. Good post all around. The design of your blog is also really refreshing and different..makes me want to rethink my blog..if I ever get around to finishing the design. You know, I wasn’t quite as moved by The New Typography, but that was also a while ago, so maybe I should give it another shot.

Good post all around. The design of your blog is also really refreshing and different..makes me want to rethink my blog..if I ever get around to finishing the design.

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