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A Pattern Language

Towns, Buildings, Construction
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Oct 27, 2015inkfish9808 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I'm proud to say this book is at SPL because I jumped up and down and ranted to Sam Coghlan, then library CEO, about the sheer magic of Alexander's book. If you design stuff—or just love great design—you have to read this. A worthy successor to Stewart Brand's design writing in THE LAST WHOLE EARTH CATALOG. To address jasonruhl's note: yes, this book can tell you how to design anything. I know literally dozens of UX and UI designers who swear by it...and I've designed a software system around pattern analysis, inspired by the simple but deceptively profound insights here. Be well.