The Art of Explanation (book)
Explaining things is my job. A living hero of explanations is Lee Lefever, one of the founders of CommonCraft.…
Category: Books
The history of religion: explained
I have a fascination with religious history. It’s a fantastic lens on the history of civilization. I’ve never had much…
News: I’m working on a UX book with Jackson Fish
When my friends Hillel Cooperman and Jenny Lam started their UX company JacksonFish, I thought, how awesome. Every designer…
Man’s Search for Meaning: Book Review
This is one of those classic books I’ve had on my shelf for over a decade, but never touched.…
The first scoop on my next book
The good news is my next book is well underway. As many of you know, I quit my job…
Trinity: a graphic history of the Atomic bomb (review)
I’m a fan of graphic novels on non-fiction topics. By putting techniques from comics and illustration at the forefront…
The 5 best books on Innovation EVER
Before I share the list of the 5 best books on innovation, here’s a list of 5 things you…
The secret life of blurbs
Blurbs, the quotes from famous people that appear on books, are curious things. They’ve been around forever, and show…
Usability issue for Kindle on Amazon.com
Noticed a small usability issue with how Amazon.com promotes Kindle editions of print books. This is what’s known as…
Confessions of a self published author
Lisa James McKenzie, one of my kickstarter supporters, requested a behind the scenes summation of my experience self-publishing my new book,…
Mindfire day Dec 7th: can you help?
Behind the scenes I’ve been working hard to generate PR for Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds. We’re up…
Mindfire preorders now up – via kickstarter
You can now place pre-orders for Mindfire, for kindle or print, by going to the brand new kickstarter page. Beyond…
Need ideas: fun rewards for Mindfire book pre-orders?
I’m setting up a page on Kickstarter to let folks preorder my next book, MindFire (details here). One downsides…
Cover designs for Mindfire: vote!
In my continuing quest to involve you folks in the process of making this book, it’s time to look…
New update on the next book
After a pre-spring hiatus, things are rolling again on book #4. First update on the book is here, and…
Help name the next book (Round 1)
I mentioned yesterday work on my fourth book is moving along. One key decision I need your help with…
Update on my next book
It’s been awhile since I’ve said anything about my next book. Time for an update. The book’s primary theme…
Free copies of Myths of Innovation
O’Reilly Media has started a new blogger review program – If you’re willing to write a review, both on…
Confessions ebook $6.99 today only
O’Reilly is running a special deal, today only. You can get Confessions of a Public Speaker as an ebook…
Book review: Creative workshop
I’ve been around for awhile, and have stacks of books claiming to spark design skills and creative thinking. Most…