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04 Sep 09

Magma birthday treat 21

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Thanks to the generous Flame Digital crew I received some birthday book tokens to a lovely book shop. Magma is to designers, as the sweetshop is to school children. I must have everything! Anyway I only had my dinner hour (rock-star I know) to choose, here are those choices and a quick initial review.

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Factory Records - The complete graphic album

Factory Records - The complete graphic albumFrom Manchester itself. The record label that embraced graphic design to its most. I wonder how far internationally Factory Records reached in terms of inspiring people.This book is the whole factory records visual backlog. - Online link

101 things I learned in Architecture school

101 things I learned in Architecture schoolIts quite simple, 101 quick and easy tips based around the discipline of architecture design. I've always been fascinated with perspective. I had my eye on going the whole hog, a career. Web design was definitely the shorter route, career wise. I'd still be in the educational phase if I made that choice. - Online link

Dear Diary by Lesley Arfin

Dear Diary by Lesley ArfinA bit of smut, don't judge me. I fancied something gritty. Hardly a graphic design book. Its published by the extremely trendy Vice (well, they try extremely hard to be). It's basically a women's diary from a girl to crackhead. I did say it was gritty. It should set a more interesting ride on the number 68 into work that's for sure. - Online link

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