It’s episode 209 and time for us to talk about the genre of Design! We discuss graphic design, interior design, the line between design and art, fonts, kerning, footnotes, and more! Plus: Anna talks about evidence synthesis and search design! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Make Your Own Pixel Art: Create Graphics for Games, Animations, and More! by Jennifer Dawe and Matthew HumphriesThe Wright Style: Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers by Debbie BerneMaker Comics: Design a Game! by Bree Wolf and Jesse FuchsPatternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns by Jude StewartDesign: The Definitive Visual Guide Other Media We Mentioned Graphic Wit: The Art of Humor in Design by Steven Heller and Gail AndersonBear and BreakfastTwo Point CampusCat Cafe Manager 2Soviet Bus Stops by Christopher Herwig The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century by Mark Lamster The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt Links, Articles, and Things Folio - 019 - immanence 01 - with jam edwards & garbageface aka gnostic front aka karol orzechowskiJam's Pokémon design KerningRiver (typography)Ampelmännchen (East German pedestrian walk signal) 16 Design Books by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures by Christian Allaire More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech by Meredith Broussard Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines by Joy Buolamwini The Layered Edible Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Creating A Productive Food Garden Layer by Layer by Christina Chung Exploring Game Mechanics: Principles and Techniques to Make Fun, Engaging Games by Maithili Dhule Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth by Janice George, Leslie H. Tepper, and Willard Joseph Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers by Josh A. Halstead, Leslie Xia, Farah Kafei, Kaleena Sales, Ellen Lupton, Valentina Vergara, and Jennifer Tobias Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes Reimagined Worlds: Narrative Placemaking for People, Play, and Purpose : A Designer's Manifesto by Margaret Chandra Kerrison The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid by Hideo Kojima User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play by Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble Now You See Me! An Introduction to 100 Years of Black Design by Charlene Prempeh Just Enough Design: Reflections on the Japanese Philosophy of Hodo-Hodo by Taku Satoh Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games by Steenz and Samuel Sattin Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook by Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, April 1st we’ll be talking about the genre of Romantasy! Then on Tuesday, April 15th it’s time for our Spring Media Update, as we talk about books and other things we haven’t read for the podcast.
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