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11.29.2006 // 5:17 PM // 6 Comments // Lawrence, KS My office bookshelf

This stuff is old, but classic enough that it always proves useful. — Jeff Croft
This is where most of my attention goes these days. — Jeff Croft
This stuff is really, really old and I should probably just get rid of it. — Jeff Croft
This is where my attention should be focused, but hasn't been...so far. — Jeff Croft
Can't get enough Steve Krug — Nate Klaiber
How about some porn here? — robertjosiah
Ooooh! I recognise that book! — Andy Clarke
right now my favorite book — Dustin Fluke
Just finished this one! Must read tipping point next — Kyle Jones
My office bookshelf

Since I’ve always thought this Flickr meme was kinda fun, I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring. This is my small bookshelf in the home office, which includes only books I consider to be “work related.” Some of them are a stretch (like the Malcom Gladwell books), but for whatever reason, they feel more at home here than in our downstairs bookshelf, which has our novels and other non-fiction stuff.

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Taken 11.29.2006 at 8:10 PM in Lawrence, KS, United States (Douglas County). Posted to flickr 11.29.2006 at 5:17 PM.
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  1. 001 // nateklaiber // 11.29.2006 // 6:30 PM
    Thats a nice collection you have there. Mine looks somewhat similar, with a few of the books coming in the next week (pro css, transcending css, and elements of typographic style)… What books do you recommend for typography (aside from elements of…)? This is something that has really caught my interest as of late. I have the malcom gladwell books as well, and would consider them worthy enough to keep on the shelf :) ps - first and second editions of Dont Make Me Think, or you like it so much you bought it twice? he.
  2. 002 // Jeff Croft // 11.29.2006 // 9:07 PM
    @Nate: I definitely consider The Elements of Typographic Style to be the bible of typography, so it’s my first choice. That having been said, it’s a bit manuscript-oriented and not quite as geared towards graphic design (although graphic designers will obviously benefit a lot from it). The other book I really like is Designing With Type, by James Craig. It’s a bit more graphic-designed oriented, with tips on how to use type in layouts, logos, and the like. As for the two copies of Krug — they’re the same edition. Let’s just say I bought a copy and later acquired one on accident when I borrowed it from the library of the University I was working at and never returned it before I left there. Whoops! @Robert: My porn is all digital, I’m afraid.
  3. 003 // And all that Malarkey // 11.30.2006 // 1:08 AM
    So I see that your copy of Transcending CSS arrived :)
  4. 004 // Paul Mayne // 12.09.2006 // 1:02 PM
    Jeff, coincidentally I have two copies of Krug on my shelf also…
  5. 005 // Jeff Croft // 12.10.2006 // 12:37 AM
    Hah…nice, Paul. :)
  6. 006 // Rob Goodlatte // 04.04.2007 // 11:54 PM
    Designing with Type is a great book. I also liked Making and Breaking the grid, but I found the grey-on-white type to be really hard to read. GTD rocks too.