The UX Writing Bible
If I could nominate one book to be our UX Writing Bible, it would be the Yahoo! Style Guide.
books
A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide
Excited for this new book coming up from Cyd Harrell (who’s also a good follow on Twitter, btw), especially the part about “how to show up in spaces dedicated to stewardship rather than profit.” Always happy for design conversations that aren’t about algorithmically testing the conversion rate of different shades of cornflower blue.
No. 70 | Seven good books to give as gifts
I want my life to involve more giving and getting of books.
No. 57 | Seven books I didn’t read last year
I read a lot of great books in 2018, and there are even more that I didn’t read, even though I easily could have! No judgment, just life.
Notes from Close Encounters with Humankind
Finished reading Close Encounters with Humankind recently. The writing is not great but it did contain several interesting facts Iām still mulling over, so hey. A few favorite notions: Some of our earliest tools were used to break open bones so we could eat the marrow. One reason humans may have lost our “fur” was … Read more
No. 22 | Seven things I don’t mind spending a little dough on
I’m nude, what, 30 minutes a day? Tops.
No. 20 | Seven simple pleasures
1) Books. Read them, buy them, gift them. Cover your coffee table, your dresser, your backseat. Steal them from your exes and send them anonymously to lovers and enemies. Arrange them by color or theme or chronology or in a just-so secret way only you understand. Spend all day in a book store and buy … Read more