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Alexandra Lange|Books

The Mother of Us All

Reyner Banham on Esther McCoy: "She speaks as she finds, with sympathy and honesty, and relevantly to the matter at hand." Could there be a better definition of the role of the critic?

Jessica Helfand|Books

Page One: Great Expectations

Adam Harrison Levy|Books

A History Of The World In 100 Objects

Adam Harrison Levy reviews the book A History Of The World In 100 Objects.

Michael Erard|Books

Imaging the Brain

Using geographical visuals to understand the brain.

William Drenttel|Books

Late Summer Reading

In the late summer, we share a reading list first published in Frieze magazine, April 2011.

Carl Schoonover|Books

Portraits of the Mind

The book, Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century (Abrams) documents this overlooked dimension over two millennia of obsession with the brain.

The Editors|Books

Holiday Books 2010

Recommended books by Design Observer writers for the 2009 holiday season.

Edward Morris|Books

Destroy This Book

The Green Patriot Posters project looked to the graphic design and artistic communities for ways to invigorate and mobilize people to remake our economy for a more sustainable future.

William Drenttel|Books

Design + Craft: The Brazilian Path

Adélia Borges, a Brazilian curator has now published a remarkable book on the intersection of design and craft, artisanal objects and social innovation.

Chris Calori|Books

Six Feet Under: Mapping Tangled Transit Networks

A review of Underground Maps Unraveled: Explorations in Information Design by Maxwell J. Roberts.

Observed|Books

Secret Fore-Edge Paintings Revealed

Observed|Books

Recent Books Received: 09.26.13

Murals of New York City: The Best of New York's Public Paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish by Glenn Palmer-Smith, Joshua McHugh and Graydon Carter; EP Volume 1/ The Italian Avant-Garde 1968-1976 Edited by Alex Coles, Catharine Rossi; Shiro …

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Candace Parker & Michael C. Bush on Purpose, Leadership and Meeting the Moment

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Compassionate Design, Career Advice and Leaving 18F with Designer Ethan Marcotte

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Love Letter to a Garden and 20 years of Design Matters with Debbie Millman

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Redesigning the Spice Trade: Talking Turmeric and Tariffs with Diaspora Co.’s Sana Javeri Kadri