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What’s On Our Desks

This week on the Design Blog: Find out what book(s) each member of the design team keeps on their desks for reference, fun, and inspiration


Renee
Envisioning Information  by Edward Tufte

Ashley
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman

Chris
HTML & CSS: design and build websites by Jon Duckett

Janny
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton
Infographics Design by BNN

Avi
Universal Principals of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, & Jill Butler
Type on Screen by Ellen Lupton
The Art of Tim Burton by Leah Gallo

“I am constantly inspired by the artistic concept of Tim Burton. Having the work of those whom you admire near-to-hand is so important to me.” — Avi, Senior Marketing Designer.

Michael
The Wall Street Journal Guide To Information Graphics by Dona M. Wong
Just Enough Research by Erika Hall
The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero

And this week’s bookworm winner: Collin!
Universal Methods of Design by Bella Martin and Bruce Hanington
Strange Plants by Zioxla
Typographie by Emil Ruder
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

Editor’s Pick: “Vampires in the Lemon Grove shines. It makes you want to jump up and sing, to spend the rest of your life trying to be Karen Russell.” — Jared, Marketing Associate.

The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhusrt
Designing Information by Joel Katz
Information Dashboard Design: Displaying Data for At-a-Glance Monitoring by Stephen Few
Resonate: Present visual stories that transform audiences by Nancy Duarte
2013 Feltron Annual Report
Fox 8 by George Saunders

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