A dang good reading and reference list for any visual communicator. “This bibliography contains a list of sources of additional information on the topics discussed in [the Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines] book. The bibliography lists books and journal articles in sections organized by topic.” Scroll down.

Well, I’ve only skimmed over a couple of these so I don’t really know if this is a worthwhile link … but I figure you can decide for yourselves. I ended up here after his ‘The Bauhaus isn’t our house‘ appeared in my search results for ‘International Style.’ “David Lance Goines has written a large number of articles on varying subjects through the years and many of these personal writings are gathered here. Currently they are organized by title but, due to the large number, they will be organized by date and subject in the future.”

A dang good reading and reference list for any visual communicator. “This bibliography contains a list of sources of additional information on the topics discussed in [the Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines] book. The bibliography lists books and journal articles in sections organized by topic.” Scroll down.

By Bruce Mau. I like these ideas a lot: “#4. Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child). #14. Don’t be cool. #26. Don’t enter awards. #40. Avoid fields. Jump fences. …Renowned designer and communications luminary Bruce Mau has changed the face of cultural institutions and earned the respect of architects and designers around the world.” Or you could start here.

I hadn’t realized Communication Arts had so much good archive stuff online. “Paul Rand was only 32 years old when he completed Thoughts on Design and he was still in his thirties when we met. My impressions of that meeting are still vivid — the quick, curious, and intensely analytical look in his eyes framed by dark-rimmed glasses; the close cropped hair above a forehead where a frown always seemed to lurk ready to pounce on the first banality that had the effrontery to rear its ugly head; all of this over a conservative suit marked by a black-knit tie — the trademark of his Madison Avenue days.” By Allen Hurlburt. Be sure to look around the whole “Creative” section. Yum.

“The following timeline provides a brief overview of the evolution of creativity in visual communications and its relationship to society, culture and technology. While never intended as a comprehensive history, we’ve included projects and campaigns that were either noted as influential in our magazine, other published sources or by individual creatives. Our selection, of course, is open to debate as each creative professional will certainly cite different projects as having an influence on their career.”

A reformulation of HTML 4 in XML 1.0. This is my favorite part, from the Differences with HTML 4 section: “4.1 Documents must be well-formed.” Good luck! Anyway, this is how Jeffrey Zeldman summed it up: “One language (like HTML, but better) that lets you create sites that work on cell phones as well as the desktop. Sites that can include text, database functionality (think: Amazon.com) and even lush media like moving images and music. The next few years should be very interesting.”

Good job, Bloggerfolk.

A dang good reading and reference list for any visual communicator. “This bibliography contains a list of sources of additional information on the topics discussed in [the Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines] book. The bibliography lists books and journal articles in sections organized by topic.” Scroll down.