The Little Black Book of Design by Adam Judge Our Price: $9.99 Used from: $8.78

Creative Workshop: 80 Challenges to Sharpen Your Design Skills by David Sherwin Our Price: $16.21 Used from: $14.18

Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by William Lidwell Kritina Holden Jill Butler Our Price: $17.70 Used from: $17.70

Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by David Airey Our Price: $21.34 Used from: $19.99

Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design by Kristin Cullen Our Price: $16.00 Used from: $9.50

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman Our Price: $11.29 Used from: $5.90

Non-Designer's Design Book, The (3rd Edition) by Robin Williams Our Price: $19.52 Used from: $11.40

 

Welcome to Design Guide

 

This Day In History

Yalta Conference opened: 4 February 1945 - This Day in History

On this day in 1945, during the final stages of World War II, the Yalta Conference opened with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meeting to plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany.

More Events on this day:

1974: Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

1932: The United States hosted its first Winter Olympic Games, in Lake Placid, New York.

1902: American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan.

1789: George Washington was elected to serve as the first U.S. president by a unanimous vote in the first electoral college.

1787: Shays's Rebellion, an uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions, was defeated by the Springfield militia.

---

Betty Friedan: Biography of the Day

Betty Friedan

"The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive."

Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique (1963)

Born this day in 1921 was American feminist Betty Friedan, cofounder of the National Organization for Women and author of The Feminine Mystique (1963), which studied the frustrations of modern women in traditional roles.

---

Concise Encyclopedia Book and CD-ROM: Special Price from The Britannica Store

For RSS subscribers The Britannica Store presents a special 20% discount on the Concise Encyclopedia and free CD-ROM. This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Britannica's most popular publication worldwide is a one-volume encyclopedia containing 28,000 articles accompanied by colorful photographs, diagrams, maps, and flags. The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia has comprehensive coverage on a variety of subjects including, arts, business, geography, history, literature, philosophy, politics, pop culture, science, sports, and more. The book features an easy-to-use format, pronunciation help, relevant tables, and international maps. To see the special price, add the product to your Shopping Cart.

---