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Little People in the City: The Street Art of Slinkachu (foreword by Will Self)

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from: Boxtree Ltd

September 05, 2008
Well, it is art and it is very hard to someone to explain the reason why he's an artist don't you think?

"Why" was the question several of my colleges at work asked me when I received this little book from Amazon this morning. First they've asked me why does he do it and then, why did I bought it. To the first question I answered that Slinkachu is an artist and this is his art. For the second question I didn't need to answer anything. Just passed the book to their hands and let them see for themselves.

I've been following Slinkachu work on the Internet for some time now and when I knew this book was on sale, I just had to bought it.

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The Art of Looking Sideways

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by: Alan Fletcher

June 30, 2001
If you search on youtube for "the art of looking sideways" you'll come across a 10 minute interview with the late Alan Fletcher. The man was clearly a visionary and apparently loved his Mac ;-)

If you're not into graphic design that much (like me) yet you're into philosophy or psychology, marketing or coaching, leadership or teaching or any other field where the human condition is front & center you'll still find lots of wonderful things in this book, if only by reading the quotes and the stories.

This book has been created by a discovering man, a collecting man and especially a listening and thinking man. He supposedly worked 18! years on this book. No wonder it's such a source of inspiration and insight.
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Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far

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by: Stefan Sagmeister

March 17, 2008
I have to say I am extremely disappointed with this. Everyone at college has said you have just got to buy this book, its amazing. Is it?? No it isn't. Sagmeister is nowhere near being the design genius that he has been tagged with. When you compare it to Alan Fletcher, there is just no competition. I have seen far better work being displayed at the various university degree shows this year to be honest. Especially at Stoke, Birmingham and the fantastic illustration work at Bristol which was truly fantastic.
So whatever you do, keep hold of your money and buy something else. He is very over rated and has been built up on a pedestal when he clearly doesn't deserve to be.

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Street Sketchbook (Street Graphics / Street Art)

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by: Tristan Manco

2007-10
absolutly unbelieveable! i cannot believe that such a quality book is being sold at such a low price. some amazing street artists (not just ur run of the mill graffiti artists) from around the world all with some very unique styles, using schools such as fine art, graphics and illustration.

i was going to go down to my local book shop and pay £30 for this but i amazed to see it here for a lot less! definatly worth a look for any art student wanting a modern perspective on some styles.

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The Design of Everyday Things

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by: Donald A. Norman

August 29, 2002
Anyone doing any kind of interface design, or in any way interested in the way people interact with technology should read this book.

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How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS3, (How to Cheat in): The Art of Design and Animation (How to Cheat in)

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by: Chris Georgenes

August 10, 2007
I have been using flash for years and there are still some great tricks that I have learnt from this book. I lecture flash at university to complete beginners and I intend to point them in the direction of this book. The exercises look great and are FUN to complete. Flash is not the easiest program to learn. The beauty of this book is that the content is so engaging, the exercises rewarding, you might not even notice you are learning along the way.

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Logo

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by: Michael Evamy

October 15, 2007
Bought this a few weeks ago and is defenitely worth buying. Some great examples with details of the design agencies involved so you can research further. Buy it now!!

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Hand Job: A Catalog of Type

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by: Michael Perr

October 01, 2007
Looking at this book is so thought provoking and inpsiring. I could look at it for hours.

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How to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul

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by: Adrian Shaughnessy

September 22, 2005
This book contains a great wealth of knowledge that I wish I'd read a year ago when I was still a student. I studied computer science rather than design and am a software developer but I still found this book highly compelling and informative.

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David Busch's Nikon D300 Guide to Digital SLR Photography: 0

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by: David Busch

May 15, 2008
If you have the D300 this book will enable you to get the most out of it.
It goes into detail with every menu and button, in an easy to understand style.I have read others that are little better than the instruction manual.
Its easily a 5 star rating.