Good Reading

There are some books that tell it straight. Every so often I'm gonna put em in here. Mostly for shits and giggles, but also because a well rounded reading approach is good for every one.

Designers are Wankers by Lee MacCormack (About Face publishing, 2007)
Fab book, witty and very easy going. It gives detail about the industry and its foibles. If you don't want to be in the industry it's still a good read. You get a level up on appreciation for anything product based.


Anti-Gay edited by Mark Simpson (Freedom editions, 1996)
Not the book you might think it is. It's written by homo/bi-sexual individuals who feel stigmatized by the stereotype of 'Gay'. It looks at all the terms for homosexuality and some of the issues that they have lead to. It indicates that the word 'Gay' will pass out of mainstream useage and become a lesser used word when the next term comes up. For example we still use 'fag', 'fairy' ect but for most when you say homosexual the next word they say will be 'gay' if your playing word association, I've done this experiment. Also it doen't claim to be a definitive text, openly states that it is merely trying to start the debate. So that it's not an issue just a topic so that it can be claimed as a subject by those to whom it belongs and not a media bandwagon. And above all it's funny.