Mike Lenhart (bio)

As designers, we all know how obsessive we can be. How do we get our ideas and where do they come from? How does what we design shape the world and mark a place for us in the history of the world? Well, I Miss My Pencil, a new book put out by Chronicle Books and IDEO, delves into these obsessions and takes a look at what shaped, and shapes, our world.

We all know how to tweet these days, right? Well, let's not forgot the origin of such an act - that of birds. Chronicle Books has recently published Birds, with pictures by Jeffrey Fisher and words by Christine Fisher. This book is exactly what the title states - Birds.