This book documenting the product design skill of Japanesse designer Naoto Fukasawa.

Is the blog of New York based Illustrator / Pattern designer Julia Rotham. Here you will find a commentary on her lovely books, their design, production and content.

Thanks to young Emma for the link.

Just spotted the ‘Type selector’ in my new magma catalogue delievered this lunchtime.

The ‘user friendly font swatch’ presents a whopping 226 typefaces to inspire those who like to set type of a day time - possibly another award winning xmas present suggestion!

Amazon UK : Designing Interactions No boobs here dom. :p
One of those interesting, quite chunky, coffee table/lounge books to dip in and out of. Featuring in depth interviews with the pioneers of todays interaction design scene (if you can call it a scene). I flicked through Paul Atkinson’s copy last week. Youll, see him referenced very early on, and fully credited in the endnotes, as well as 10’s of interesting products and interactive projects you should already know about. This book is fresh from the MIT press and even features Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity. (his site is down)

This mention is actually long overdue, shame on you Simon.
This is a book by Brendan Dawes (mN, brendandawes) with its own site at http://aido.brendandawes.com

Fascinating very readable insightful book about the creative process without the fakery of making intelligent observations and statements have to sound academic. My current copy is with a final year student. and I dont think he’ll bring it back, I’m ordering my second. I admit, Brendan has graciously spared me a sidenote..but Id still be raving about this book if he hadn’t.
Amazon UK : Analogue In Digital Out

Following Mr Richardson’s comment on pleasing Penguin book covers, I thought I would bring to your attention the portfolio of David Pearson who has played a big part in the design of Penguin’s recent output.

I’ve just read this (took less than an hour!) and comes up with some very interesting points. I think everybody should read this, I think I might even take on some of the principles stated with this. One of the quirky ones I’m going to try is, when ever I have a meeting in the office I’m not going to sit down - I sit in front of a computer way to much and it might give a new perspective on comon ideas.

You can buy it here (I’m not saying you should, but I think you may have to!)

Here is my first christmas present suggestion for 2006. I’m sure we all know a breast man

On a similar note to Who says book deals are hard to get?, one of the most entertaining books i’ve been reading, cringing, loving, hating, and being sick in my mouth to is Stoned, Naked and Looking in My Neighbour’s Window. From the creator of grouphug.us

“Juvenile, profane, and timeless, FUCK this book collects images of real public signs that have been mischieveously altered by stickers bearing the most expressive of all four letter words….”

this fucking book is on sale now