don't read

Mf's Don't Read [CD on Demand]
$19.98
Dynamic in the since that it speaks to the socio-economic gap and how African-American are squandering money.

Don't Like to Read, Then Don't, Listen!: How to Turn Any Type of Text Into Audio Files (DVD)
$4.99
It's hard to judge the quality of the content on this video because the context is pretty poor...at first it sounds like he's narrating into a vast, empty lecture hall, then he's in a smaller room and we're looking at a monitor with a camera that can't stay still, which is kinda nauseating. But I'm still hopeful that this is worthwhile material.

Don't Speed. Read!: 12 Steps to Smart and Sensible Fluency Instruction
$18.99
The author dispels the misinformation that has arisen about fluency since the National Reading Panel named it as a key element of reading and helps teachers explore and understand their role in supporting students who read with appropriate speed, accuracy, expression-and comprehension. The book equips teachers to make reliable professional judgments about students' fluency and provides a step-by-step plan with an array of instructional options. For use with Grades K?5.

Designers Don't Read
$19.95
The title of this book caught my attention...but the clever writing is what sold me.

I have been in the design profession for a long time (I am a Creative Director at a branding firm), and during my career I have definitely encountered a few too many designers that don't read nearly enough. At times I think that some don't read at all. Don't get me wrong they buy books, and subscribe to magazines...but all too often it's about the pretty pictures.

Well...Austin Howe's splendid little book does not have any pictures. What it does have is lots of well chosen words, strung together in sentences that are often funny...and also inspiring. It is a clever book that reminded me why I fell into my profession...and why I work countless hours - and love every second of it. Doing creative work requires people who are committed to ideas and know how to express them through words and images that make those ideas not only clear...but compelling, memorable, and inspiring.

Through anecdotes and quotes from a wide variety of books, Austin proves that he does quite a bit of reading himself....and in so doing I hope he will inspire young (as well as mature designers) to continue broadening their horizons...and feed their intellectual curiosity. Good design is intelligent...not just pretty.

I will buy many copies of this book...and have the folks at my agency read it. I know that it will help us be a better agency. I hope that many others will follow suit...if nothing else, the book makes for an entertaining read...and the chapters are short and sweet.

Alfredo Muccino
Chief Creative Officer
Liquid Agency
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