Archive for the 'Books' Category

Designing Interactions

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Designing Interactions is a must read for anyone designing interactive objects or services.
And I do not mean just interaction designers.
Graphical designers, gui coders, industrial designers, project managers and many others will gather valuable insight or build up an understanding for the importance of good interface design.

Summer Reading

Friday, June 30th, 2006

The summer holiday is coming up, and my idea of a great summer is dozing away in a hammock with a good book.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
My summer reading includes Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman – pre-ordered from Amazon and hopefully here in time.
Oyster Boy
Another reading recommendation is Tim Burton’s Oyster Boy. [...]

Adobe Photoshop for anyone

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

I am often asked about a good book for learning Photoshop, so here it is once and for all.
My experience with Photoshop is professionally as a designer from version 4 and up since 1996, and before that as an amateur since version 2 in 1992.
When I got Adobe Photoshop for Photographers at work a while [...]

The anatomy of networks

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

I read Linked last Christmas, and it has not left my mind since. The recent findings in network theory expressed in this book are truly fascinating, and I would really recommend reading it – especially if you’re interested in social networking.

Learning After Effects

Monday, May 15th, 2006

Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects is the book that taught me After Effects a few years back.
Unlike many other books for learning software, this one is written in a simple language that makes it very easy to understand the different concepts.
I think I can guarantee that you’ll be able to do almost anything you [...]