Thoughts on design
by Paul Rand · first published 1947
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on “Ask HN: Good books or articles on UI design?” ↗…for the the next iconic "f" or "G" or Apple, and I usually tell them that the logo should instantly recognizable as your own (for whatever that's worth). Paul Rand's (I think I wrote Rand Paul above!) "Thoughts on Design" is a great short book where he says, "...[a design] is not good design if it does not co-operate as an instrument in the service of communication." Above all, it's important that you love your new design…
on “I regret my website redesign” ↗Thoughts on Design - Paul Rand, Design as Art - Bruno Munari, Meditations - Marcus Aurelius, Ways of Seeing - John Berger, The War of Art - Steven Pressfield
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗