Maybe Lee can help

Lee Silber has written a series of books especially for creative thinkers. Many of his ideas are very helpful, especially in the realm of organization and management -- traditionally, a real stumbling block for creatives.

The best thing about Lee is he's a creative guy himself, and "gets" what it's like to be a right-brained thinker living in a left-brained world. Some of his books overlap information, but they're written in very digestible nuggets, which is a good for artsy types (If things get overly-systematic, I usually check out).

http://www.creativelee.com/

Beautiful Evidence

Earlier this week, I attended a day-long course given by Edward Tufte, a former Yale professor who publishes and teaches information design. I was first introduced to his work through an article he published in WIRED -- "PowerPoint is Evil."

The content is dense, but it is worth taking a look at what this guy has to say to designers -- especially those of us who are called upon to create information and/or statistical graphics.

If you have the chance to attend one of his day courses, I would highly recommend it. Included in the registration, you get all 4 of his books (which are pricey, but beautifully done), and several hours of his personal insight.

Thought-provoking and challenging, Tufte's message is an important call for clean, sensible design. His site has a great blog thread with lots of meaty topics.

www.tufte.com