Posts Tagged ‘book’

You should buy Approachable Open Source by Brian Muenzenmeyer. If you written code before, you should buy this book. If you’ve ever spent any time on GitHub, you should buy this book. If you care about the web, you should […]

Atomic Design has been on sale for about two and half years, and I’m making the decision to stop selling paperback copies of the book. You can still buy the ebook version of the book for 10 bucks in addition […]

I’ve long been interested in how technology democratizes creation, and I’ve had success creating and self-publishing a book. So this article by Craig Mod rang a lot of bells for me. We were looking for the Future Book in the […]

I wrote and self-published a book called Atomic Design, and I’m really pleased with how the whole thing turned out. I want to share my experience largely because I think the process has a lot to offer other authors who […]

Cennydd put together a great reading list for designers. I’m currently reading Donella Meadows’s fantastic Thinking in Systems: A Primer, but a lot of these other books probably should be on my radar. After all, Cennydd is intimidatingly smart.

Also on this year’s reading list is a new book from the always-thoughtful Jeremy Keith. I’ve had the good fortune of hearing Jeremy speak about the web for several years now, and he always leaves me feeling incredibly inspired. I have […]

I have great news: Atomic Design is complete and is on sale now!  You can pick which flavor of the book suits you best: Paperback for $20 Ebook for $10 Paperback + Ebook for $25 The ebook includes ePub, mobi, and PDF formats so you […]

I had the great opportunity to chat with Chris, Dave, Val, Simon, and Richard about what goes into writing a book. It was fun to hear some the other authors all talk through the same challenges I’ve had (like competing with […]

I’m in the process of wrapping up the manuscript of Atomic Design, and it’s time to begin the copy editing process. Up until this point this book project has been a solo endeavor. Writing this book in the open has been fantastic so […]

A while ago I was on Cesar Contreras’s podcast Pencil Vs Pixel. We talked about a lot of things, including my little mantra: work hard, don’t be an asshole, share what you know. Cesar put together a book based on some […]

I remember sitting at my desk tuned into a virtual conference, listening to Josh Clark give a talk about creating tapworthy mobile experiences. My co-worker sitting beside me was also listening in, and after his talk he turned to me and said “that guy’s […]

I wrote a chapter all about responsive design patterns for Smashing Magazine‘s The Mobile Book a few years ago. Now my chapter is rounded up with chapters from other great authors from other Smashing books. And the best news, you can […]

The folks at Net Magazine were kind enough to write about my upcoming book called Atomic Design. I chatted with them about how I’m writing the book in the open and what I’m trying to accomplish with it.

So I am writing a book. And I am really excited about it. It’s called Atomic Design and it’s all about creating and maintaining effective interface design systems. Here’s what I’m going to cover in the book: Explain why it’s increasingly […]