Recs if you like Just My Type: A Book About Fonts...
Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
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microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
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Design Like You Mean It
A (slightly nerdy) roundup of the best non-fiction graphic design books for creatives who love kerning, color palettes, typography, and learning how not to destroy a layout. For beginner and advanced designers alike!
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Niche microhistories
Small topics that pack a punch
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Highly Specific Nonfiction
No sweeping ambitions here. We are taking a long, thorough look at one thing. (More or less.) Very open to suggestion!
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meta-novels
books on books, writing, words, etc. fiction and non-fiction included
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Niche Histories
Books that look at the history of specific items, concepts, industries, etc.
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design and art
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Read smart, read free: archive.org hopefuls
Books that can be read on archive.org for free that look interesting - go and search up your tbr, this is only what I want to read so in no way a comprehensive list ☺️🌸 If you see this list after clicking on a book, you’ll know it’s available on archive.org Disclaimer: Some books are so hard to get tho because they are constantly borrowed
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