Category Books

On My Reading List

I keep a running list of books I want to read. It’s a gigantic list that grows faster than I can possibly keep up with, unfortunately, and includes everything from fictional to non-fiction, with a lot of business and design-related books…

Baby EHD: Books

For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Katie Kirk and Nathan Strandberg of Eight Hour Day. For more from Eight Hour Day, be sure to…

Dahlov Ipcar

For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be fill­ing in on DWL with daily posts. This week’s posts come to you from the tal­ented folks of Studio 254: designer and illus­tra­tor Will Bryant, illus­tra­tor and edu­ca­tor Kate Bingaman-Burt,  designer Clifton Burt, designer Tina Snow…

Draw Your Own Alphabets

Draw Your Own Alphabets: Thirty Fonts to Scribble, Sketch, and Make Your Own is a new book by Tony Seddon that teaches you how to create your own custom fonts. The book includes 30 unique alphabets paired with instructions on how to…

New York Nights

“No other city in the world stages dusk to dawn like New York City. In this book one can experience New York on foot, the ultimate reward for the nocturnal explorer.” James T. & Karla L. Murray New York Nights is…

Brooklyn Makers

I just got my hands on a copy of Brooklyn Makers, a new publication from Princeton Architectural Press. The book features the photography of Jennifer Causey, who first began documenting “makers” through The Makers Project, which she started in 2010. The resulting…

Cardon Webb: Ralph Ellison Book Series

Speaking of vintage-inspired design and illustration, I am also loving Cardon Webb’s colorful design for a series of texts by Ralph Ellison. For each cover, he drew inspiration from record art and typography from the mid-century jazz era.

Sad Santa by Tad Carpenter

Just in time for the holidays, Tad Carpenter has written and illustrated a new book. Sad Santa is a story about Santa’s annual holiday blues—such a fun idea! Check out the video below for more. And if you’re ready to pick…

Popular Lies About Graphic Design

Designer Craig Ward (who I’ve previously posted about here and here) has written a new book entitled, Popular Lies About Graphic Design. Craig describes the book’s subject matter as such: Drawing on my ten years experience, it tackles lighter subjects…

Chris Silas Neal: Book Covers

Chris Silas Neal is another artist I’m ashamed to have never featured here before. On my umpteenth visit to his portfolio, his book cover illustrations and hand-lettering really caught my eye, so I figured now was the time. If you’d…