Friday, February 10, 2006

DIY Design

Just published in January, Ellen Lupton's new book is called DIY—Design It Yourself. Billed as having "all the tools you'll need to create your own projects, from conception through production," the book features practical solutions, budget projections, and apparently everything else you need to know to be an indie design entrepeneur.
More info available from Cool Hunting and the publisher.

UPDATE: 3/10: Having now read this book, I was disappointed to learn that it is not actually useful to the professional designer—we already know this stuff. Instead, it is truly targeted to the non-professional, and gives a Design 101 overview that some people think just ends up creating amateur monsters. However, there is the opposing argument that anything responsible for educating the general public about design is good, so... Under Consideration has a great review of the book's assets and drawbacks, and a spirited comment session (including posts from Lupton herself) that argues the spectrum of reaction to the DIY book.

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