Core77

Bill Moggridge's Designing Interactions & Designing Media have had a great influence on me. He never explicitly says in these books that moving slowly is a virtue, but there's something about his interviews and the patient, methodical way they're written that has left me moving more slowly and patiently through the design process. Many designers I know are deeply influenced by Bill's books.

Max Huber (the Phaidon book). His graphic designs continue to inspire, especially how his art transcends from luxury retailers in Italy to a supermarket chain -- it works everywhere.

When I was young, my mother used to read me the fable of “Little Red Riding Hood” in Chinese, with Asian illustrations. I always thought the story originated from China until I went to Germany in 2010. An elderly woman told me on my way to Leipzig that the story was born from the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century. Later on when I journeyed to France, I was told the earliest version dated back to storytelling by French peasants in the 14th century. Yet with the childhood story book, I learned to talk to strangers, invite myself in open conversations in exchange cultural values and personal viewpoint.
I would really like to join this book fair and meet wonderful people at the event!

"How to Make Books" by Esther K Smith is one of my favorite. The making of the book is no less important than the content of the book. the attention to calligraphy, letterpress printing, bookbinding,...etc all has beauty in its details.