Books

Louise Fili|Books

A Life in Letters

An excerpt from Louise Fili's Elegantissima.

Observed|Books

Everything I Wish I Could Be

Felice C. Frankel|Books

Visual Strategies

Visual Strategies is a new book by Felice Frankel and Angela DePace (Yale University Press, 2012) that shows the power of good design in communicating scientific findings.

Anne Mikoleit|Books

100 Lessons for Understanding the City

We were struck by the Table of Contents of this new title, Urban Code: 100 Lessons for Understanding the City. It reads like a staccato narrative of citylife.

Observed|Books

Graphic Design : History in the Writing

The first anthology of its kind, Graphic Design: History in the Writing (1983–2011) comprises some of the most influential published texts about graphic design history.

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.