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40+ Books For Professional Design & Development
By Smashing Editorial, September 4th, 2007 in Events, How-To | 2,105 Comments | Forum
Professionalism is built upon knowledge and experience. To become or remain professional, you permanently need to improve your design and programming skills, be aware of new approaches and now how other designers and developers achieve both beautiful and effective designs. And to improve your design and programming skills all the time you need bulletproof sources to learn properly and to learn from masters who have a profound understanding of the field they’re working in. Renowned books from well-known designers, developers, artists and authors might be just the right thing - serving as the inspiration or helping you to stay in touch with popular techniques in your field.
Over the last weeks we’ve selected over 40 expert books in the fields of typography, color, graphic design, brand identity, inspiration, web design and programming, Web 2.0,usability, data visualization and simplicity. We’ve ordered most of them (some books were unavailable).
And we’d like to give them all away - to you and for free - as the appreciation of your trust, your interest and your support of Smashing Magazine over the last year.
How can I participate?
To participate, you have to
- answer the question
“What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?”
in the comments to this post (one word is enough),
- choose one book in the table (not in the list!) you like most and post the number right after the answer (on the next line).
Please notice that
- participants can post comments until the 11th of September,
- the winners will be determined by chance - among the group of visitors who’d like to have the same book,
- only participants who’ve selected one book listed in the table can participate and
- make sure that you fill your e-mail in the comment field correctly, so we can contact you afterwards.
Below you’ll find the table of all books you can win, commenting on this article.
Below the table you’ll find the full description of the books we’ve considered as important and valuable for professional design and web-development.
Books You Can Win
| # | Cover | Title
by Autor |
Description |
| 2 |  |
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton |
The fundamental knowledge about organization of letters on a blank sheet. |
| 3 |  |
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works by Erik Spiekermann, E.M Ginger |
Design guidance in choosing type for legibility, meaning, and aesthetic appeal. |
| 5 |  |
Color by Paul J. Zelanski, Mary Pat Fisher |
A comprehensive introduction to the art and science of color use in all artistic media in both fine and applied arts. |
| 6 |  |
The Elements of Color by Johannes Itten |
Presents the key to understanding color in ltten’s color circle and color contrasts. |
| 7 |  |
Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Muller-Brockmann, Josef Muller-Brockmann |
The definitive word on using grid systems in graphic design. |
| 9 |  |
The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type by Alexander W. White |
Explores the role of white space as a connection between page elements. |
| 10 | 
| 1,000 Graphic Elements: Details for Distinctive Designs by Wilson Harvey |
1,000 of small embellishments collected from all kinds of projects, books, brochures, invitations, menus, CDs and annual reports. |
| 12 | 
| The Designers Complete Index by Jim Krause |
Hundreds of ideas, creative solutions and practical instructions which provide an insight into problem-solving in graphic design. |
| 13 | 
| Photoshop CS / CS2 Wow! Book, The by Linnea Dayton, Cristen Gillespie |
Bestselling mix of step-by-step tutorials for creating both commercial and fine-art images with Adobe Photoshop CS2. |
| 15 | 
| Designing Effective Communications: Creating Contexts for Clarity and Meaning by Jorge Frascara |
The book consists of essays written by a group of experts on communication design. |
| 17 | 
| Designing Brand Identity A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands by Alina Wheeler |
Describes approaches for designing a sustainable identity. |
| 18 | 
| Letterhead and Logo Design 9 by MINE |
Features innovative work in the field of logo design. Showcase of creative techniques and full-color images which can inspire new design solutions. |
| 19 | 
| Logo Design That Works: Secrets for Successful Logo Design by Lisa Silver |
Examines the evolution of 100 popular logo designs and illustrates how and why these designs work. |
| 20 | 
| Logo Design Workbook: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Logos by Noreen Morioka, Terry Stone Sean Adams |
“What makes a logo work?”. The entire logo-development process is examined step-by-step. |
| 21 | 
| LogoLounge 3: 2,000 International Identities by Leading Designers, Bill Gardner, Catharine Fishel |
Thousands of new logos, providing designers with a source for design inspiration and a resource for design solutions. |
| 22 | 
| Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman, 2nd Edition |
Covers the current state of web-development, best practices and advances of standards-based web design. |
| 24 | 
| The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird |
A simple guide with hundreds of full-color examples and illustrations, which will lead you through the process of creating beautiful and functional web designs from scratch. |
| 25 | 
| The Unusually Useful Web Book by June Cohen |
A detailed discussion of planning, designing, building, and maintaining your web site. |
| 26 | 
| CSS: The Definitive Guide by Eric Meyer |
A comprehensive introduction to CSS, along with a thorough review of all aspects of CSS 2.1. |
| 27 | 
| CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions by Andy Budd, Simon Collison, Cameron Moll |
The book is meant to support advanced CSS-developers and present professional techniques, approaches and solutions. |
| 28 | 
| Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design
by Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag, Aaron Gustafson, Mark Boulton |
Discover how to implement highly original designs through visual demonstrations of the creative possibilities using markup and CSS. |
| 30 | 
| Professional Web 2.0 Programming by Eric van der Vlist, Danny Ayers, Erik Bruchez, Joe Fawcett, Alessandro Vernet |
Covers the key programming languages, techniques and technologies of Web 2.0 - at a professional level. |
| 31 | 
| Professional Ajax by Nicholas C. Zakas, Jeremy McPeak, Joe Fawcett, 2nd edition |
Provides a developer-level tutorial of Ajax techniques, patterns and use cases |
| 32 | 
| The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki |
Large groups of people are smarter than an elite, no matter how brilliant the latter might be. Wisdom of Masses seems to “work” better at solving problems, coming to wise decisions and predicting the future. |
| 33 | 
| The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson |
Explains what The Long Tail is and shows the development modern economy is currently undergoing as well as benefits one can gain from this process. |
| 34 | 
| Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age by Paul Graham |
The book explains the world we’re living in and the motivations of the people who occupy it. |
| 35 | 
| Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug, 2nd Edition |
Describes a common sense approach to web usability and facts designers should keep in mind developing usable web-sites. |
| 36 | 
| Prioritizing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen, Hoa Loranger |
Nielsen’s extensive guide for designers who aim to make their designs more usable. |
| 37 | 
| The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web by Jesse James Garrett |
Describes the ideas and techniques of user-centered design for the Web with clear explanations that focus on ideas rather than tools or techniques. |
| 39 | 
| Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte |
Tufte emphasizes the principle of using “the smallest effective difference” to display distinctions in data. The book describes techniques to present and visualize data in an effective and beautiful way. |
| 40 | 
| Beautiful Evidence
by Edward R. Tufte |
The book identifies excellent and effective methods for presenting information, suggests new designs and provides tool for assessing the credibility of evidence presentations. |
| 41 | 
| The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda |
Offers 10 laws for balancing simplicity and complexity — guidelines for needing less and actually getting more. |
Typography
1. The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
ISBN: 978-0881791327
Thought-out typography supports and enriches the content. The Elements of Typographic Style teaches how to approach the choice of typography and how to create beautiful and “working” typography. The book is essential for professionals who regularly work with typographic designs. Robert Bringhurst writes about designing with the correct typeface; striving for rhythm, proportion, and harmony; choosing and combining type; designing pages; using section heads, subheads, footnotes, and tables; applying kerning and other type adjustments to improve legibility; and adding special characters, including punctuation and diacritical marks. The Elements of Typographic Style teaches the history of and the artistic and practical perspectives on a variety of type families that are available in Europe and America today.
2. Thinking with Type
A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students by Ellen Lupton
ISBN: 978-1568984480
The organization of letters on a blank sheet — or screen — is the most basic challenge facing anyone who practices design. What type of font to use? How big? How should those letters, words, and paragraphs be aligned, spaced, ordered and shaped? In Thinking with Type Ellen Lupton provides clear and concise guidance for anyone learning or brushing up on their typographic skills.
The book is divided into three sections: letter, text, and grid. Each section begins with an essay that reviews historical, technological, and theoretical concepts, and is then followed by a set of practical exercises. Sections also include an insight in practice, examples of work by leading typographers, creative approaches and no-no’s to avoid.
3. Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works by Erik Spiekermann, E.M Ginger
ISBN: 978-0201703399
Erik Spiekermann explains precisely and clearly what typography is and offers design guidance in choosing type for legibility, meaning, and aesthetic appeal. Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works guides the reader through all aspects of typography, from the history and mechanics of type, to training the eye to recognize and choose typefaces. The book helps you to understand the basics of type and its placement within society; it also teaches you how to use space and layout to improve overall communication. This guide is revised and updated to discuss the particular design challenges of type on the Web.
4. The New Typography by Jan Tschichold
ISBN: 978-0520071476
Since its initial publication in Berlin in 1928, Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography has been recognized as the definitive treatise on book and graphic design in the machine age. The book covers theoretical discussions of typography in the age of photography, mechanical standardization and practical considerations in the design of business forms. Profound reading for designers, art historians, and all those concerned with the evolution of visual communication in the 20th century.
Color
5. Color by Paul J. Zelanski, Mary Pat Fisher
ISBN: 978-0130984869
A comprehensive introduction to the art and science of color use in all artistic media in both fine and applied arts. It provides a solid and thorough foundation in the aesthetic, science, psychology, and history of color, with extensive illustrations covering all media and historical periods to the present time.
6. The Elements of Color by Johannes Itten
ISBN: 978-0471289296
A useful simplification and condensation of Johannes ltten’s major work. The Art of Color covers subjective feeling and objective color principles in detail. It presents the key to understanding color in ltten’s color circle and color contrasts.
Grid-Based Design
7. Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Muller-Brockmann, Josef Muller-Brockmann
ISBN: 978-3721201451
The main idea behind grid-based designs is a solid visual and structural balance of web-sites you can create with them. Sophisticated layout structures offer more flexibility and enhance the visual experience of visitors. In Grid Systems in Graphic Design Muller-Brockman offers the definitive word on using grid systems in graphic design. With examples on how to work correctly at a conceptual level and exact instructions for using all of the systems (8 to 32 fields), this guidebook provides a useful framework for problem-solving.
Graphic Design, Creativity, Inspiration
8. A History of Graphic Design by Philip Meggs
ISBN: 978-0471699026
A History of Graphic Design includes over 1.200 illustrations which has impacted all aspects of contemporary design and communications. The book offers a comprehensive overview of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations.
9. The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type by Alexander W. White
ISBN: 1-581152507
“White space” is supposed to improve the legibility of the content and make it easier for the readers to read the information and understand it. However, to use it effectively, you need to understand the theoretical basics of “white space” in typography and graphic design. With the help of selected examples from art, design, and architecture, The Elements of Graphic Design explores the role of white space as a connection between page elements. The book contains insightful comments, interactive design elements, suggestions, ideas and and scores of illustrations challenge designers to “think out of the box.” The book inspires more creative and thorough thinking.
10. 1,000 Graphic Elements: Details for Distinctive Designs by Wilson Harvey
ISBN: 978-1592530779
Mostly this is the attention to details which gives your designs a profound and solid nature. This book covers 1,000 of small embellishments collected from all kinds of projects, books, brochures, invitations, menus, CDs and annual reports.
This book invites designers to literally shop for ideas. Content is organized by type; if you’re in the market for an unusual binding, turn to the bindings section to see a wide collection of fresh ideas. Other topics covered include fasteners, graphics, unique materials, embossing, debossing, specialty inks, type treatments, interesting color usage, add-ons, die cuts, and much more.
11. Graphic Design Solutions by Robin Landa, 3rd edition
ISBN: 978-1401881542
Graphic Design Solutions provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to graphic design and advertising design, with step-by-step visual solutions that readers can apply to their designs and advertising projects. The book offers an illustrative overview of modern graphic design solutions for a variety of media — including print, Web, television, and unconventional formats. Graphic Design Solutions helps designers to gain a new way of thinking about their work and understand demands of modern graphic design.
12. The Designers Complete Index (Boxed Set) by Jim Krause
ISBN: 1-581805519
The Designer’s Complete Index is a boxed set which contains all three of Jim Krause’s “Index” Books, including Idea Index (graphic effects and typographic treatments), Layout Index (solutions for effective, dynamic layouts) and Color Index (over 1100 color combinations in CMYK and RGB). Each volume is packed with hundreds of ideas, creative solutions and practical instructions which provide an insight into problem-solving in graphic design.
13. Photoshop CS / CS2 Wow! Book, The by Linnea Dayton, Cristen Gillespie
ISBN: 978-0321213457
Photoshop CS/CS2 Wow! delivers a mix of explanations and step-by-step tutorials for creating both commercial and fine-art images with Adobe Photoshop CS2. The book also includes short features in which professional photographers and designers let you in on their creative techniques and quick solutions. The DVD includes hundreds of before-and-after tutorial files, Layer Styles and Patterns, as well as Actions, gradients and custom tools. You’ll learn innovative techniques for creating and enhancing images, graphics, and type.
14. Creative Sparks by Jim Krause
ISBN: 978-0715317358
A collection of advices, concepts, suggestions and exercises to stimulate the innovative way of thinking designers need to become or remain professional. This book teaches you how to find inspiration and spark new ideas. Each spread describes a thoughtfully designed example of creative thinking as well as practical advice and idea starters. A guide to each designer’s creative path.
15. Designing Effective Communications: Creating Contexts for Clarity and Meaning by Jorge Frascara
ISBN: 978-1581154498
Designing Effective Communications consists of essays written by a group of experts on communication design. The book challenges the traditional “the medium is the message” theory; experts discuss the physical, visual, cognitive, and cultural meanings of messages and look at how interpretation plays a fundamental role in the creation of meaning.
Icon Design, Brand Identity, Logo Design
16. The Icon Book: Visual Symbols for Computer Systems and Documentation by William Horton
ISBN: 978-0471599005
Icons, visual pointers to the chunks of information, are used widely but not always used wisely. This book demonstrates an orderly process for designing sets of icons, suggests fresh ideas and explains how to refine and test icon ideas. Furthermore, it demonstrates how to design large sets of related icons and presents the development of icons for the international market. The book uses a practical, research-based approach to the design of icons. A classic.
17. Designing Brand Identity: A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands by Alina Wheeler
ISBN: 978-0471746843
Building a unique and memorable brand isn’t an easy task. To create a distinctive identity, designers need to be able to offer real substance. Designing Brand Identity describes approaches for designing a sustainable identity. The book is based upon a five-phase process for creating and implementing effective brand identity and offers tools for both designers and companies.
18. Letterhead and Logo Design 9 by MINE
ISBN: 978-1592531820
This latest edition of the annual Letterhead and Logo Design series features innovative work in the field of logo design. Well-known design leaders, design firms and artists submit their logos, labels, business cards and envelopes annually; the result is the showcase of creative techniques and full-color images which can inspire new design solutions for age-old challenges that beg for a fresh approach.
19. Logo Design That Works: Secrets for Successful Logo Design
by Lisa Silver
ISBN: 978-1564967596
This book examines the evolution of 100 popular logo designs and illustrates how and why these designs work. Drafts are compared with each other and the benefits of made changes are discussed — until the final version is released. Exploring the changes made to achieve the final result you can learn how to improve your own logo designs. The book includes short tips which address issues such as testing designs, sourcing inspiration, and typography.
20. Logo Design Workbook: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Logos by Noreen Morioka, Terry Stone Sean Adams
ISBN: 978-1592532346
Logo Design Workbook tries to answer the question “what makes a logo work?”. The entire logo-development process is examined step-by-step. Among other topics covered in the book you’ll learn how to develop a concept that communicates the right message and is appropriate for both the client and the market. Apart from that, you’ll get an insight into choosing colors and typefaces, avoiding common mistakes, and deciphering why some logos are successful whereas others are not.
The book also offers in-depth case studies on logos designed for various industries. Each case study explores the design, the relationship with the client, the time frame, and the results.
21. LogoLounge 3: 2,000 International Identities by Leading Designers by Bill Gardner, Catharine Fishel
ISBN: 978-1592532384
This third edition of the LogoLounge book presents thousands of new logos, providing designers with a source for design inspiration and a resource for design solutions. The first part of the book profiles the recent work of 10 top logo designers; the second part contains almost 2,000 logos organized by typography, people, mythology, nature, sports, etc.
Web Design
22. Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0321385550
Jeffrey Zeldman covers current state of web-development, best practices and advances of standards-based web design. Zeldman describes how to create sites that load faster, reach more users, and cost less to design and maintain. Among other topics Zeldman also explains new techniques to make CSS layouts work better across multiple browsers and ways to make web content more accessible.
23. Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS by Dan Cederholm, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0321509024
Dan Cederholm outlines standards-based strategies for building designs that provide flexibility, readability, and user control. Each chapter starts out with an example of an unbulletproof site one that employs a traditional HTML-based approach which Cederholm deconstructs, points out its limitations and gives the site a make-over using XHTML and CSS.
The book also covers several popular fluid and elastic-width layout techniques and pieces together all of the page components discussed in prior chapters into a single-page template. Bulletproof Web Design offers a practical guide for development of standards-based designs.
24. The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird
ISBN: 978-0975841969
Even if you have an experience at working with both XHTML and CSS, you don’t necessary have a profound understanding on how to create designs from start to finish. The Principles Of Beautiful Design is a simple guide with hundreds of full-color examples and illustrations, which will lead you through the process of creating beautiful and functional web designs from scratch.
25. The Unusually Useful Web Book by June Cohen
ISBN: 978-0735712065
The Unusually Useful Web Book is full with worksheets, lessons, advices from experts, and precise explanations related to web design. You can skim the sidebars and checklists for tips and techniques you can use right away. Or you can follow along with the main text for a detailed discussion of planning, designing, building, and maintaining your web site.
CSS
26. CSS: The Definitive Guide by Eric Meyer
ISBN: 978-0596527334
CSS: The Definitive Guide provides you with a comprehensive introduction to Cascading Stylesheets, along with a thorough review of all aspects of CSS 2.1. The third edition is updated to cover Internet Explorer 7 and covers also the theory behind CSS positioning, lists and generated content, table layout, user interface and paged media.
27. CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions by Andy Budd, Simon Collison, Cameron Moll
ISBN: 978-1590596142
CSS Mastery assumes that you already know the basics and why you should be using CSS in your work; it is meant to support advanced CSS-developers and present professional techniques, approaches and solutions to CSS-based web design. Each chapter explains a particular aspect of CSS-based design, such as visual formatting model, styling lists, forms and data tables, layouts, hacks and filters, bugs and bux fixing. Case studies support the book giving an insight in CSS-development in practice.
28. Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter) by Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag, Aaron Gustafson, Mark Boulton
ISBN: 978-0321410979
In this book you’ll discover how to implement highly original designs through visual demonstrations of the creative possibilities using markup and CSS. You’ll learn to use a new design workflow, build prototypes that work well for designers and all team members, use grids effectively, visualize markup, and discover every phase of the transcendent design process. Transcending CSS covers the cross-plattform functionality, CSS 3 as well as an effective collaboration with team members.
29. The Art and Science of CSS by Jonathan Snook, Steve Smith, Jina Bolton, Cameron Adams, David Johnson
ISBN: 978-0975841976
The Art & Science of CSS shows you how to take the building blocks of your designs (headings, navigation, forms etc) and bring them to life with fully standards-compliant CSS-solutions. This book helps you to design web sites that not only work well across all browsers, are easy to maintain, and are highly accessible, but are also visually appealing.
Web Programming
30. Professional Web 2.0 Programming (Wrox Professional Guides) by Eric van der Vlist, Danny Ayers, Erik Bruchez, Joe Fawcett, Alessandro Vernet
ISBN: 978-0470087886
Web 2.0 architecture opens up an incredible number of options for flexible web design, creative reuse, and easier updates. Web 2.0 Programming covers the key programming languages, techniques and technologies of Web 2.0 - at a professional level. The book offers code for several applications built with popular frameworks.
You’ll first take an in-depth look at XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and Ajax. Next, you’ll gain a better understanding of the protocols and formats that enable the exchange of information between web clients and servers. Ultimately, you’ll discover exactly what you need to know about server-side programming in order to implement new ideas and develop your own robust applications.
31. Professional Ajax by Nicholas C. Zakas, Jeremy McPeak, Joe Fawcett, 2nd edition
ISBN: 978-0470109496
Professional Ajax provides a developer-level tutorial of Ajax techniques, patterns and use cases. First you dive into the architecture of Ajax and a detailed discussion of how frames, JavaScript, cookies, XML, and XMLHttp requests (XHR) are related to Ajax. Afterwards request brokers such as hidden frames, dynamic iframes, and XHR are compared and contrasted, explaining when one method should be used over another. A brief overview of HTTP requests and responses makes the overview complete.
Web 2.0, New Economy, Computer Age
32. The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
ISBN: 978-0385721707
James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite, no matter how brilliant the latter might be. Wisdom of Masses seems to “work” better at solving problems, coming to wise decisions and predicting the future. To prove it, The Wisdom of Crowds gives an insight in popular culture, psychology, ant biology, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence, military history, and politics and show how this simple idea offers important lessons for how we live our lives and think about our world.
33. The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson
ISBN: 978-1401302375
The Long Tail is a powerful new force in the New Economy: the rise of the niche. The cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically, and so our markets are shifting from a model of mass appeal to one of unlimited variety for unique tastes. New efficiencies in distribution, manufacturing, and marketing are essentially resetting the definition of whats commercially viable across the board. The book explains what The Long Tail is, covers these changes and shows the development modern economy is currently undergoing as well as benefits one can gain from this process.
34. Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age by Paul Graham
ISBN: 978-0596006624
The book explains the world we’re living in and the motivations of the people who occupy it. The ideas Paul Graham discusses in this book have a powerful and lasting impact on how we think, how we work, how we develop technology, and how we live. Topics include the importance of beauty in software design, how to make wealth, free speech, the programming language renaissance, the open-source movement, digital design and internet startups.
Usability, User Experience
35. Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0321344755
We don’t read pages — we scan them. We don’t figure out how things work — we muddle through. Users’ behaviour is predictable and there are several heuristics one can use to achieve the best level of user-friendlines. Don’t Make Me Think describes a common sense approach to web usability and facts designers should keep in mind developing usable web-sites. Much of the content is devoted to proper use of conventions and content layout, and the “before and after” give concrete examples and how usable designs can be achieved in practice.
36. Prioritizing Web Usability (Voices) by Jakob Nielsen, Hoa Loranger
ISBN: 978-0321350312
Prioritizing Web Usability is an extensive guide for designers who aim to make their designs more usable. Through the authors’ wisdom, experience amd results of real-world user tests you’ll learn about site design, user experience and usability testing, navigation and search capabilities, old guidelines and prioritizing usability issues, page design, user-friendly layout and content design.
37. The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web by Jesse James Garrett
ISBN: 978-0735712027
The Elements of User Experience describes the ideas and techniques of user-centered design for the Web with clear explanations that focus on ideas rather than tools or techniques. You get the big picture of Web user experience development, from strategy and requirements to information architecture and successful visual design.
38. Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience by James Kalbach, Aaron Gustafson
ISBN: 978-0596528102
This book offers a fresh look at a fundamental topic of web-development: navigation design. Designing Web Navigation demonstrates that good navigation is not about technology - it’s about the ways people find information, and how you guide them.
Data Visualization
39. Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte
ISBN: 978-0961392123
Visual Explanations describes techniques to present and visualize data in an effective and beautiful way. The book ranges through a variety of topics, including the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, magic tricks, a cholera epidemic in 19th-century London, and the principle of using “the smallest effective difference” to display distinctions in data. Tufte presents ideas with clarity and illustrates them in exquisitely rendered samples.
40. Beautiful Evidence by Edward R. Tufte
ISBN: 978-0961392178
Beautiful Evidence is about how empirical observations turn into explanations and evidence presentations. The book identifies excellent and effective methods for presenting information, suggests new designs and provides tool for assessing the credibility of evidence presentations. The book digs more deeply into art and science to reveal very old connections between truth and beauty.
Simplicity
41. The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda
ISBN: 978-0262134729
The Laws of Simplicity offers ten laws for balancing simplicity and complexity in business, technology, and design — guidelines for needing less and actually getting more. The author explores the question of how we can redefine the notion of “improved” so that it doesn’t always mean something more, something added on.
Books To Keep Track On (Not Released Yet)
42. Five Simple Steps: Designing For The Web by Mark Boulton
Five Simple Steps teaches you how to design your website using the principles of graphic design. Five chapters, each covering a core subject: Ideas and Research, Typography, Grid Systems, Colour, Layout and Form. The book focuses on applying the core principles of graphic design to the web.
43. Web Form Design: Best Practices by Luke Wroblewski
A comprehensive work about the modern approach to design web forms, achieving optimal user experience and avoiding common usability mistakes.
shnalla (September 4th, 2007, 4:15 am)
fresh ideas - 1
-B- (September 4th, 2007, 4:15 am)
Kiss 33
constantine (September 4th, 2007, 4:19 am)
type 2
sh. holland (September 4th, 2007, 4:21 am)
Optimism. 12.
romain (September 4th, 2007, 4:22 am)
luck 22
Sarah R. (September 4th, 2007, 4:24 am)
Hugs. 7
neo2001 (September 4th, 2007, 4:25 am)
Sweet caress
Number:18
Lee (September 4th, 2007, 4:25 am)
Inbox(0) 36
Yunus Tunak (September 4th, 2007, 4:26 am)
A big glass of fresh lemonade served with ice and mint.
Yunus Tunak (September 4th, 2007, 4:27 am)
A big glass of fresh lemonade served with ice and mint.
No. 30
Thomas David Baker (September 4th, 2007, 4:27 am)
Problem solved in your subconscious overnight. 40.
Ivan Brezak Brkan (September 4th, 2007, 4:28 am)
Cuddling. 18.
Chris (September 4th, 2007, 4:29 am)
A Beautiful Girlfriend
24
Siberion (September 4th, 2007, 4:32 am)
Gratitude 2
Nina (September 4th, 2007, 4:33 am)
Coffee. 13.
Anton S Soloviev (September 4th, 2007, 4:34 am)
Absense of any upcoming free-lance projects and of course a smile of your sweet. It’s a real passion and creative. :P
Book N 18
off: Greetings from Moscow. :)
Matthew McVickar (September 4th, 2007, 4:35 am)
A good album and a good book. 40.
binnary (September 4th, 2007, 4:35 am)
The brightness of the shunshine in my face and the smell of a good coffee!
No. 18
xalernita (September 4th, 2007, 4:36 am)
h1 -18
marie boyer (September 4th, 2007, 4:36 am)
A hot cup of coffee and my Google Reader.
13
A. Colin (September 4th, 2007, 4:38 am)
Quick sketch. 7.
Trevor (September 4th, 2007, 4:39 am)
Inspiration
18
steph (September 4th, 2007, 4:40 am)
a big smile
39
Juan Manuel Lemus (September 4th, 2007, 4:40 am)
You can do it so best that yesterday! - I want the 13th. Book
Internyet (September 4th, 2007, 4:45 am)
Used to be a cigarette. :(
Now it’s coffee. :)
Book #24 looks cool.
tiago (September 4th, 2007, 4:47 am)
sun. 12
Roy (September 4th, 2007, 4:47 am)
Waking up. 37
Iliyan Darganov (September 4th, 2007, 4:48 am)
good breakfast - 19
Razvan (September 4th, 2007, 4:50 am)
A good sleep the night before.. - 27
Kai Schaller (September 4th, 2007, 4:51 am)
Meditation.
22
Narek Khachatryan (September 4th, 2007, 4:51 am)
a refreshing shower, 24.
edwin puentes (September 4th, 2007, 4:51 am)
What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?
Answer:
With this book by my side ? … well perhaps no so perfect but would help… =)
Book:
Letterhead and Logo Design 9 by MINE
ISBN: 978-1592531820
No:
#18
Tanc (September 4th, 2007, 4:52 am)
#12
Morning wood.
SpinX (September 4th, 2007, 4:53 am)
New SM post in my RSS reader to make the rest of my day at work easier.
24
Justin (pusha) (September 4th, 2007, 4:55 am)
A clear view out of my window. -18
Joan Baptista Gandia Muñoz (September 4th, 2007, 4:56 am)
Coffee! Always Coffee! 36
Justin (pusha) (September 4th, 2007, 4:56 am)
a Clear view out of my window -18
sjef (September 4th, 2007, 4:57 am)
*snooze* 10
Kathy (September 4th, 2007, 4:57 am)
#29
A cup of tea, sipped leisurely in my garden.
JadB (September 4th, 2007, 4:57 am)
Stretching and exercise
37
Germán (September 4th, 2007, 4:58 am)
nothing. everyday is perfect.
#19
Eddie (September 4th, 2007, 4:59 am)
A slightly rainy morning sky, and the fond memory of a similar day resulting in a comfort that says, “today will be exceptional”.
#5
Bart (September 4th, 2007, 4:59 am)
Snooze for another 5 minutes.
°24
Marius Bastiansen (September 4th, 2007, 5:00 am)
Smile 9
Irina (September 4th, 2007, 5:02 am)
my alarm clock;)
18
Jay (September 4th, 2007, 5:04 am)
That “new mail” sound.
13
Garrett (September 4th, 2007, 5:06 am)
gumption - 39
Thanks!
Jeroen (September 4th, 2007, 5:06 am)
make your dreams come true
6
Ian Halliday (September 4th, 2007, 5:07 am)
5 Minutes of silence and stillness to collect my thoughts and prepare for the day.
#7
Zhonk (September 4th, 2007, 5:07 am)
Fresh orange juice
No. 28
Dave Newman (September 4th, 2007, 5:07 am)
The aroma of fresh brewed coffee
28
Gonzalo (September 4th, 2007, 5:08 am)
A nice song
#19
Oona (September 4th, 2007, 5:10 am)
a deep breath
41
Mark (September 4th, 2007, 5:13 am)
Purpose 24
Ronald (September 4th, 2007, 5:14 am)
Thanks for all, No.18
Alexandre (September 4th, 2007, 5:15 am)
Smiles and ideas
35
Yoav (September 4th, 2007, 5:15 am)
Listen to the birds sing! #33
Thomas J (September 4th, 2007, 5:16 am)
A bowl of müsli and a glass of water
8
Sander (September 4th, 2007, 5:17 am)
Nice wakeup song.
35
jtoth (September 4th, 2007, 5:18 am)
Reading Smashingmagazine.com News!
Number of book: 26
Nelly (September 4th, 2007, 5:19 am)
A smile, from your partner, your kids, your pet or even yours in the mirror.
2
Kelley (September 4th, 2007, 5:24 am)
Stretch, breath.
12
Samantha (September 4th, 2007, 5:25 am)
No plans.
22
Michael from Pro Blog Design (September 4th, 2007, 5:26 am)
Snow. Lots and lots of snow. Enough to give you no choice but to accept that you’re barricaded in the house today, so you may as well turn over for another hour. ;)
41
Chin (September 4th, 2007, 5:28 am)
design.No.18
Paul D (September 4th, 2007, 5:29 am)
Tea—drink of the gods, № 20
ray42 (September 4th, 2007, 5:30 am)
File> New…
#5
Chino (September 4th, 2007, 5:30 am)
look the sky and breath and design.No.12
David Zolzer (September 4th, 2007, 5:31 am)
Prayer
28
Marc (September 4th, 2007, 5:32 am)
(18) - A winning lottery ticket - come on now, we are all thinking it :-)
Andrew (September 4th, 2007, 5:32 am)
Orange Juice. 41
Jeff Greco (September 4th, 2007, 5:33 am)
Coffee and a positive outlook.
7
nispa (September 4th, 2007, 5:33 am)
2. Thinking with Type
Ponchito (September 4th, 2007, 5:34 am)
“turn on” my computer.No.12
Aner (September 4th, 2007, 5:34 am)
book-winning answer
32
Paul (September 4th, 2007, 5:34 am)
Unfortunately, a glass of water and a Paxil, so that I can interact with the human beings of this planet. 41
Abraham Estrada (September 4th, 2007, 5:34 am)
Turning on the PC
26
Nicola (September 4th, 2007, 5:35 am)
SMILE
#2 (Thinking with Type)
Dan (September 4th, 2007, 5:35 am)
Best thing to start the day: coffee!
Book I’d like:
3. Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works by Erik Spiekermann, E.M Ginger
ISBN: 978-0201703399
Simon (September 4th, 2007, 5:36 am)
Dance Dance Revolution
5
Michelle (September 4th, 2007, 5:36 am)
kiss
28
Tom Hughes (September 4th, 2007, 5:36 am)
Chocolate Rain
#6
Arthur Chaparyan (September 4th, 2007, 5:37 am)
Knowing you get paid to do what you love
Book #12
ray42 (September 4th, 2007, 5:37 am)
File> New…
#5
Leszek (September 4th, 2007, 5:38 am)
Smile
12
skyran (September 4th, 2007, 5:39 am)
A prayer for the day to come.
number 24…, I’ll buy the rest of them :D
Sean Buckley (September 4th, 2007, 5:40 am)
Silence.
18
Naomi (September 4th, 2007, 5:41 am)
coffee + sunrise - 22
Steve (September 4th, 2007, 5:41 am)
Google Reader
#21
Evan Meagher (September 4th, 2007, 5:45 am)
A cup of jasmine green tea
41
Oriol (September 4th, 2007, 5:45 am)
Silvia :D
# 35
William Tam (September 4th, 2007, 5:47 am)
weather
#7
matt k (September 4th, 2007, 5:49 am)
hitting the pillow at 1am safe in the knowledge that you just hit a 12pm deadline
36
B2 (September 4th, 2007, 5:49 am)
Breeze
#28
Henri (September 4th, 2007, 5:50 am)
Sending a bill to a client.
28
bartosh (September 4th, 2007, 5:52 am)
All tickets closed on Trac :)
#28
Adrian (September 4th, 2007, 5:55 am)
The best thing to start a perfect day is to accept the flow of time and things and jump into the waters of unexpectness. Feel like a child and make everyone else happy and smile with you.
34
lejoe (September 4th, 2007, 5:55 am)
Beeing alive
37
David (September 4th, 2007, 5:58 am)
I always start my day with coffee and RSS feeds of my design sites, such as Smashing Magazine.
Item # 12 would be very nice.
are jay (September 4th, 2007, 5:58 am)
a perfects night sleep.
27
Sam (September 4th, 2007, 5:59 am)
my family…
book 12…
Ash Haque (September 4th, 2007, 5:59 am)
A jog
#18
Joop Vos (September 4th, 2007, 6:00 am)
When in the morning my wife says she loves me … what else!
28
goser (September 4th, 2007, 6:02 am)
30 push-ups
#35
Thomas (September 4th, 2007, 6:03 am)
radio #26
Luis (September 4th, 2007, 6:04 am)
The faces of my children still sleeping
10
Anna (September 4th, 2007, 6:04 am)
Waking up next to your true love - 32
Keith Donegan (September 4th, 2007, 6:04 am)
Sweet list, thanks…
dr john (September 4th, 2007, 6:05 am)
The one you love
36
Ryan (September 4th, 2007, 6:07 am)
Morning Prayer.
2
ray42 (September 4th, 2007, 6:07 am)
File> New…
#5
(Congrats, keep up the great work)
Alvaro (September 4th, 2007, 6:07 am)
One kiss of my girldfriend
12. The Designers Complete Index (Boxed Set)
Lola (September 4th, 2007, 6:08 am)
Energizing breakfast that envigorates you: Fresh fruit + strong tea…
#15
Imran (September 4th, 2007, 6:09 am)
Venti skinny caramel macchiato + well-designed newspaper! ;p
#26
Michael (September 4th, 2007, 6:11 am)
Refreshing jog
#28
Josh M (September 4th, 2007, 6:11 am)
Inspiration from my dreams. 12
Brad McGonigle (September 4th, 2007, 6:11 am)
Sex of course!
#12
Martin Joergensen (September 4th, 2007, 6:12 am)
Sunshine 35
Joe Kunin (September 4th, 2007, 6:12 am)
The smell of freshly cut grass on a beautifully crisp spring morning!
24
Marc (September 4th, 2007, 6:13 am)
A big, hairy spider in the shower.
#12
Hugo (September 4th, 2007, 6:13 am)
A new idea
6
Gustavo (September 4th, 2007, 6:14 am)
hope
# 34
Misa (September 4th, 2007, 6:14 am)
A naked girl in my bed (if there is one), or my new iMac (if there is none). 18
Konnie (September 4th, 2007, 6:14 am)
Red Garland or Erroll Garner playing something familiar… :)
#13
Peter Gasston (September 4th, 2007, 6:15 am)
My Wife. 7.
Kike Riesco (September 4th, 2007, 6:15 am)
A kiss from my wife waking me up at 10am.
book # 40
Matthias D. (September 4th, 2007, 6:15 am)
#35
a glass of orangejuice
Stephanie Martinez (September 4th, 2007, 6:16 am)
a glass of perfect orange juice
#9
Alan (September 4th, 2007, 6:17 am)
sunshine
#36
pleja (September 4th, 2007, 6:20 am)
breakfast
33
ryan leatzaw (September 4th, 2007, 6:21 am)
waking up to your favorite song
book 6
Bert (September 4th, 2007, 6:23 am)
coffee
17
Jay (September 4th, 2007, 6:23 am)
Your three years old son jumping up and down your bed …
number 18 please … :-)
Sergio (September 4th, 2007, 6:28 am)
The one you love.
#12
Joshua (September 4th, 2007, 6:29 am)
Liturgy of the Hours (prayer)
#41
JL (September 4th, 2007, 6:29 am)
smiles
#28
Bob Misenheimer (September 4th, 2007, 6:31 am)
My wife and son 19
Jason Andreoni (September 4th, 2007, 6:32 am)
A hot shower. (Book #41)
brainopia (September 4th, 2007, 6:32 am)
dousing with cold water
32
Jake Dahn (September 4th, 2007, 6:35 am)
Caffeine.
#5
Chris (September 4th, 2007, 6:35 am)
My dog tongue on my face. 18!
SeanEB (September 4th, 2007, 6:36 am)
Radio 4 telling me the world isn’t as bad as I’d thought.
No. 24
Stevan Litobac (September 4th, 2007, 6:36 am)
#32
Sunshine.
Nathan Colquhoun (September 4th, 2007, 6:36 am)
strawberry smoothie
10
Simon HL (September 4th, 2007, 6:36 am)
A quick run in the park to hear the trees and the birds, and feel your heart beat. Before sitting down in front of the computer all day.
#32
James (September 4th, 2007, 6:37 am)
Design dilemmas solved right before you wakeup.
Number 7
Jesse (September 4th, 2007, 6:38 am)
brian eno.
#17.
Superfly (September 4th, 2007, 6:39 am)
Stevie Wonder
#10
Cole Henley (September 4th, 2007, 6:42 am)
#12 A cigarette, a cafetiere of coffee, some Otis Redding and a smile from my wee bairn
Michael Fortier (September 4th, 2007, 6:43 am)
Coffee!
28
Daniel (September 4th, 2007, 6:43 am)
A Glass of Milo.
#28
Dave Bowker (September 4th, 2007, 6:43 am)
motivation not to waste the day - 21
Paul (September 4th, 2007, 6:43 am)
SMASHING MAGAZINE ON MY RSS!!!!
#12
Darren (September 4th, 2007, 6:44 am)
a weekend :)
Juan Pablo Colasso (September 4th, 2007, 6:45 am)
Image - Adjustments - Color Balance
#5
tangu (September 4th, 2007, 6:58 am)
a cup of white tea (in a peaceful environment)
15
Rick (September 4th, 2007, 6:59 am)
A Day Off
12
Jordan (September 4th, 2007, 6:59 am)
my wife - 27
Rick (September 4th, 2007, 7:03 am)
Light
#15
Lewis (September 4th, 2007, 7:04 am)
A New Day.
17
João Mendes (September 4th, 2007, 7:05 am)
to want create and innovate
Panda (September 4th, 2007, 7:06 am)
A whole lot of new articles/links on my RSS feeds, especially movie trailers!
#22
Chris (September 4th, 2007, 7:07 am)
My iPod actually having battery power left for the morning bus ride….
book # 18 looks puurty, thanks.
João Mendes (September 4th, 2007, 7:07 am)
to want create and innovate
31
(i forgot the book at the previous response)
Jeff (September 4th, 2007, 7:07 am)
A piping hot cup of Kenyan Peaberry coffee.
no. 10
Miguel Martiarena (September 4th, 2007, 7:09 am)
jalea real. I don’t know how to translate it. it’s made by bees, like honey, but not sweet.
#39
Lou (September 4th, 2007, 7:13 am)
Diet Coke and Newsreader #24
stevie (September 4th, 2007, 7:13 am)
a nap
#22
Harmen Janssen (September 4th, 2007, 7:14 am)
Thumping loud music to keep my eyes open.
25
Luca (September 4th, 2007, 7:16 am)
A chocolate glassed donut ^_^
30
Lally Singh (September 4th, 2007, 7:16 am)
A project I actually like doing and care about.
15
mercutiom (September 4th, 2007, 7:17 am)
Black coffee, free wifi, and a new project. (12)
Dave (September 4th, 2007, 7:19 am)
no regrets
#18
Teddy (September 4th, 2007, 7:22 am)
To feel energized and well rested.
#35
Niko (September 4th, 2007, 7:23 am)
smile + music + sunshine + coffee + newspaper 37
jack (September 4th, 2007, 7:26 am)
a nap!
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design 28
Phil (September 4th, 2007, 7:27 am)
Bacon, sausages, fried egg, mushrooms, fried bread, beans, orange juice and coffee: stunning.
22
Shane (September 4th, 2007, 7:28 am)
Feeds.
#35
Billy (September 4th, 2007, 7:28 am)
Another lover under my covers.
7.
Patrick (September 4th, 2007, 7:34 am)
love 6
Thomas (September 4th, 2007, 7:38 am)
A really big cup of coffee. 22
Travis (September 4th, 2007, 7:41 am)
Hope.
And Bacon.
#1
Madame Michelle (September 4th, 2007, 7:43 am)
Hearing the words “I love you”
#30
mike (September 4th, 2007, 7:46 am)
Pot of coffee already made
24
Rachel (September 4th, 2007, 7:46 am)
A nice long bike ride
#24
Ilia (September 4th, 2007, 7:48 am)
my fiance 22
Edwin Esquivel (September 4th, 2007, 7:51 am)
The best thing to begin one day is, an idea that turns into a design that could affect the major number of persons 12
Irakundji (September 4th, 2007, 7:55 am)
The morning sun coming in from all sides, the smell of the pacific ocean, my fiance by my arms and my great dane by my feet. And then having the choice to either to wake up or go back to sleep.
Matt Cook (September 4th, 2007, 7:58 am)
A warm smile from a loved one.
27.
Dan (September 4th, 2007, 8:00 am)
Getting ready for work and then realizing that it’s Saturday.
#33
Sinful_boi (September 4th, 2007, 8:01 am)
some one who tell you good morning,
#31
Irakundji (September 4th, 2007, 8:01 am)
The morning sun coming in from all sides, the smell of the pacific ocean, my fiance by my arms and my great dane by my feet. And then having the choice to either to wake up or go back to sleep. - 35
forgot to put in choice because I got too excited
Anthony (September 4th, 2007, 8:05 am)
scratching the butt for about 10mins
no: 22
oliver.tomas (September 4th, 2007, 8:05 am)
espresso. (#3)
roxy (September 4th, 2007, 8:06 am)
no alarm clock!
#12
ray42 (September 4th, 2007, 8:07 am)
Sorry for TRIPLE POSTING, I refreshed and couldn’t see my response. So I re-posted in case it didn’t register my comment. I’m sorry, and congrats on a great year.
Michael Andreas (September 4th, 2007, 8:08 am)
Prayer
35
Max (September 4th, 2007, 8:09 am)
my wife’s smile
no.33
John Wilson (September 4th, 2007, 8:11 am)
The sweet smell of 2-stroke Vespa engine as I scoot off to work in the morning sunshine.
24
damodub (September 4th, 2007, 8:12 am)
A hug!
27
Lauro (September 4th, 2007, 8:13 am)
blowjob
28
Lino Espinoza (September 4th, 2007, 8:18 am)
Coffe, rss, kiss from my girlfriend.
#31
Daniel (September 4th, 2007, 8:18 am)
Morning sex
#3
Lino Espinoza (September 4th, 2007, 8:20 am)
kiss from my girlfriend + coffee + family
#31
Ronny (September 4th, 2007, 8:20 am)
Sunshine
35
Ken Frey (September 4th, 2007, 8:27 am)
Google Reader
2
Andy Croll (September 4th, 2007, 8:28 am)
A clean slate.
Book number 3 please!
Wes (September 4th, 2007, 8:32 am)
A warm kiss.
22
Phil (September 4th, 2007, 8:36 am)
Breakfast
27
Phil From Loreauville (September 4th, 2007, 8:43 am)
Knowing that what I’ll be doing that day has a reason and a purpose.
24
Marvin Sum (September 4th, 2007, 8:43 am)
Definitely sunshine.
27
Nicolás (September 4th, 2007, 8:44 am)
Shoes on.
#2
Randa Clay (September 4th, 2007, 8:47 am)
Diet Coke
11
Alex (September 4th, 2007, 8:50 am)
The Future.
#39
melkristian (September 4th, 2007, 8:52 am)
a favorite song - 18
Len (September 4th, 2007, 8:52 am)
A brisk bike ride to work.
40
Dave W. (September 4th, 2007, 8:55 am)
rain. 27
Dave W. (September 4th, 2007, 8:55 am)
rain
27
blau (September 4th, 2007, 8:57 am)
this one is optimistic..
Maciek (September 4th, 2007, 8:57 am)
Get a smack.
#19
Jorge Laranjo (September 4th, 2007, 8:59 am)
A kiss from your love one.
#38
blau (September 4th, 2007, 9:00 am)
this one is optimistic..
#27
Zach (September 4th, 2007, 9:06 am)
Brian Eno’s “The Plateaux of Mirrors”
#21
Dave K (September 4th, 2007, 9:06 am)
A flash of inspiration.
#12
David Yeiser (September 4th, 2007, 9:07 am)
Fresh coffee, scones and a walk around the neighborhood (and a kiss from the wife!). 15
Logodesigner (September 4th, 2007, 9:08 am)
A cowboy breakfast - cigarette and fresh coffee.
20
Gianna LaPin (September 4th, 2007, 9:08 am)
My partner’s happy face.
Number 8, please.
anne (September 4th, 2007, 9:11 am)
strong hot tea
#2
Todd (September 4th, 2007, 9:16 am)
A can of Monster Energy Drink.
#2
Kris (September 4th, 2007, 9:23 am)
I believe it was Ben Franklin who said nothing starts a morning off better than a sharp jolt. I tend to agree.
I love waking up to purpose, however.
(#39 for me :)
Alex Tran (September 4th, 2007, 9:23 am)
Time with Jesus.
35.
Trevor Burnham (September 4th, 2007, 9:26 am)
Green tea and fruit. Health is delicious.
#2, Thinking With Type
Charles (September 4th, 2007, 9:29 am)
Inspiration
27
PinSym (September 4th, 2007, 9:30 am)
cuddles
#34
Jacquelynn (September 4th, 2007, 9:30 am)
Late, to a day of no plans, with sunshine pouring in your open window.
#12
Nick (September 4th, 2007, 9:31 am)
“What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?”
…a fresh idea
A Better Answer (September 4th, 2007, 9:31 am)
GOD
#25
Nick (September 4th, 2007, 9:32 am)
“What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?”
…a fresh idea
#18
Mike Lofahnson (September 4th, 2007, 9:38 am)
Smiley.
#16
Chris Dary (September 4th, 2007, 9:41 am)
A phone call. On the other line, opening words: “You’re not gonna believe this!”
#32
mawan (September 4th, 2007, 9:42 am)
Laugh and love :)) :X :D #33
Lucas Ferreira (September 4th, 2007, 9:42 am)
A call of a client saying thanks
#31 !!
elliott cross (September 4th, 2007, 9:43 am)
Quiet Prayer Time
#28
Brian (September 4th, 2007, 9:43 am)
Coffee.
#12
Mike Moreau (September 4th, 2007, 9:46 am)
prayer
#7
Roni (September 4th, 2007, 9:48 am)
peace and quite
#7
Fiona Chan (September 4th, 2007, 9:50 am)
Music
#35
jd (September 4th, 2007, 9:57 am)
a vision.
#24
Daniel (September 4th, 2007, 9:59 am)
Sunshine
#34
Maria Dalva (September 4th, 2007, 10:01 am)
“What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?”
Good mood…
Book #36
Joshua Brewer (September 4th, 2007, 10:03 am)
My beautiful, pregnant wife and that life that is being created inside her!
#12
Kyle Hughes (September 4th, 2007, 10:05 am)
Firing up Firefox to find that SmashingMagazine (set as homepage) has a new article up.
#21
bradical (September 4th, 2007, 10:06 am)
Enjoying everything in life that is free.
#27
coleman (September 4th, 2007, 10:12 am)
going back to bed, without a care in the world.
#1
Justin (September 4th, 2007, 10:18 am)
A breeze coming through the window.
#12
keith (September 4th, 2007, 10:18 am)
sound of the ocean (well…maybe sex).
#7
Beth (September 4th, 2007, 10:21 am)
Best thing to start the day: Having had enough sleep.
Book: #27
(What happened to #23 - Bulletproof Web Design?)
Naomi Dunford (September 4th, 2007, 10:22 am)
Tea
25
ryanprice (September 4th, 2007, 10:23 am)
Bacon and eggs
18
Lakshan (September 4th, 2007, 10:24 am)
Inspiration of any form
#34
WilliamB (September 4th, 2007, 10:26 am)
wonder
#3
orangeplusgrey (September 4th, 2007, 10:28 am)
smashingmagazine
30
Richard Kaufman (September 4th, 2007, 10:28 am)
Work
30
Photoshopium (September 4th, 2007, 10:33 am)
Smashing Magazine, sex and rock’n'roll!
#25
Adele McAlear (September 4th, 2007, 10:38 am)
Coffee!!
#20 - logo me baby!
F.L.A.M (September 4th, 2007, 10:39 am)
07:30am - Finishing working on a website. Going to sleep …
#31
Alvaro Guzman Galvez (September 4th, 2007, 10:46 am)
a single kiss… and maybe a little bit more…
Christopher Phillips (September 4th, 2007, 10:49 am)
Peanut Butter Captain Crunch
23
kevinn (September 4th, 2007, 10:53 am)
dream, wake up, jot down ideas, be inspired
12
Chung Wei (September 4th, 2007, 10:54 am)
Smile
40
Michael David Austin (September 4th, 2007, 10:54 am)
Good sleep, no alarm clock, and a big breakfast.
#21
Brad K. (September 4th, 2007, 10:55 am)
Enthusiasm
18
Adam (September 4th, 2007, 10:55 am)
A good laugh!
#12
Kyle Hughes (September 4th, 2007, 10:55 am)
Firing up Firefox to find that a new article has been posted to SmashingMagazine.
#21
Adriana (September 4th, 2007, 10:57 am)
coffee
no. 18
d schorno (September 4th, 2007, 11:01 am)
leftover Chinese food
2
Jeff_f (September 4th, 2007, 11:04 am)
going for a long run in the woods and then coming back to make love with my sweetie who is still sleeping
book 9
Martha (September 4th, 2007, 11:05 am)
sun shining through the sheers, tail wagging the dog, cat purring in my ear, scent of fresh coffee drifting up the stairs…I wake up with a smile every day.
#1
Jason (September 4th, 2007, 11:09 am)
smashingmagazine!
#20
Maxim (September 4th, 2007, 11:13 am)
Kiss of my wife and orange juice.
Prioritizing Web Usability
Tom B (September 4th, 2007, 11:14 am)
ambition
31
Leo (September 4th, 2007, 11:17 am)
Wake up thankful and blessed for living another day.
Would like 27.
Jill - GlossyVeneer (September 4th, 2007, 11:20 am)
Enough sleep.
#28
adwin (September 4th, 2007, 11:21 am)
being loved and being important and being nice for everyone.
#18
John Broos (September 4th, 2007, 11:22 am)
A good night’s sleep.
#40
Tony (September 4th, 2007, 11:22 am)
Creative spark and motivation to finish project…
No. 7
Garret (September 4th, 2007, 11:22 am)
a shower.
#7
Troy Whiteley (September 4th, 2007, 11:24 am)
Waking up with an empty mailbox
12
Sandaruwan (September 4th, 2007, 11:27 am)
Perfect Health
37
Vish (September 4th, 2007, 11:30 am)
coffee, google reader and skype….
13
Gelay (September 4th, 2007, 11:31 am)
yoga
13
Jermayn Parker (September 4th, 2007, 11:31 am)
pulling the blankets off to hit the alarm and crawl back in bed…
#25
congrats to one year!
Jason (September 4th, 2007, 11:32 am)
SUNSHINE
22
Rosano (September 4th, 2007, 11:35 am)
Breakfast while watching Diggnation.
#2
KevBurnsJr (September 4th, 2007, 11:40 am)
sunrise
37
Andrew (September 4th, 2007, 11:40 am)
A work ethic #34
Ridikul (September 4th, 2007, 11:42 am)
The sound of the heavy pour of rain on the roof.
Natalie (September 4th, 2007, 11:42 am)
I start my mornings with a deep breath and a massive stretch. Everything seems easier after that!
#12 would be my pick!
Ryan (September 4th, 2007, 11:44 am)
My girl snuggling into my arms in bed.
Grid Systems in Graphic Design – Müller-Brockman #7
Ridikul (September 4th, 2007, 11:44 am)
Also: #27.
Pete S (September 4th, 2007, 11:54 am)
clean air
#12
Blayne Chastain (September 4th, 2007, 11:59 am)
.david-gray {lost: songs;}
no. 3
joshuasbones (September 4th, 2007, 11:59 am)
Blueberry pancakes!!
Number twelve.
Sujit (September 4th, 2007, 11:59 am)
Fresh air
The Designers Complete Index
12
parm (September 4th, 2007, 12:00 pm)
Google reader showing latest from smashing magazine :-)
28
Michelle Santos (September 4th, 2007, 12:02 pm)
smile and have a positive outlook, that today would be a good day, for you and for everyone else..:)
#35
Isaak Kwok (September 4th, 2007, 12:02 pm)
Coffee
#28
Angela (September 4th, 2007, 12:04 pm)
Honeybush tea (African, really nice), #13
Josh Clark (September 4th, 2007, 12:08 pm)
Snuggling with my wife before getting out of bed for the day.
#7
James Lao (September 4th, 2007, 12:10 pm)
A fresh cup of chai.
18
Luis Oscar Cruz (September 4th, 2007, 12:14 pm)
With GOD; ALIVE …nice touch if also my site get dugg!
-Kotler & Armstrong “Principles of Marketing”
#24
zero0x (September 4th, 2007, 12:15 pm)
Knowing that this day belongs only to my, I can work for anyone, invent anything.. (this happens only when I’m not going to school or work, but I think, that my life is great anyway, just think of humble people, I don’t think they can do what they want, even during holidays..)
I like number 30
Alex (September 4th, 2007, 12:20 pm)
smoke
18
Satya (September 4th, 2007, 12:21 pm)
my little baby’s smile
24
yuri (September 4th, 2007, 12:27 pm)
Inspiration.
(19)
Max Cady (September 4th, 2007, 12:27 pm)
The smiling face of my little seven-month old boy.
#28
Josh (September 4th, 2007, 12:28 pm)
Cigarette
$18
Xander (September 4th, 2007, 12:36 pm)
A kiss and snuggle with my wife. Well, actually anything with my wife. :-)
28
ken (September 4th, 2007, 12:38 pm)
I will go for #27 - CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions.
guido_cc (September 4th, 2007, 12:40 pm)
My son - 26
Sebastian (September 4th, 2007, 12:40 pm)
A colorful illustration.
Sebastian (September 4th, 2007, 12:40 pm)
A colorful illustration. #24
Nathan (September 4th, 2007, 12:43 pm)
An Iced Americano. yummmy!
#7 Grid Systems in Graphic Design
Congrats on the year.
Göran (September 4th, 2007, 12:48 pm)
waking up with a new idea lurking and going for a great cappucino at Kaffebar.
#38
rhaverbe (September 4th, 2007, 12:49 pm)
Smile!
#15
Andrej Gregov (September 4th, 2007, 12:54 pm)
freedom
41. The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda
Wallpics (September 4th, 2007, 12:58 pm)
Planning
25
Julie (September 4th, 2007, 12:59 pm)
COFFEE
28
ice (September 4th, 2007, 1:00 pm)
passion for work
12
Colin Lewis (September 4th, 2007, 1:00 pm)
ataraxia | no. 12
Robert (September 4th, 2007, 1:00 pm)
Wilco #35
smick (September 4th, 2007, 1:03 pm)
sunrise jog / run
Stuart Montgomery (September 4th, 2007, 1:08 pm)
A challenging goal.
22.
Bronwyn (September 4th, 2007, 1:12 pm)
Sweet soft kisses followed by the arrival of a tray of decadently appointed home-made waffles and tea.
#2
andree (September 4th, 2007, 1:12 pm)
vacation
40
Mauricio Perez (September 4th, 2007, 1:16 pm)
The girl you are in love
#12
marco secchi (September 4th, 2007, 1:17 pm)
breathe deeply and smile
#20
torresburriel (September 4th, 2007, 1:18 pm)
Smile :-)
#24
Andrew Maier (September 4th, 2007, 1:23 pm)
A bike ride before dawn
#5
I love your site. I’ve been an avid reader for months now (lurker). Deep down, I know that the internet is like a fire that your site helps fuel.
Fraisouille (September 4th, 2007, 1:23 pm)
a soft kiss from my lover
22
Wara Songkran (September 4th, 2007, 1:24 pm)
Running and cold shower.
39
Fernando (September 4th, 2007, 1:25 pm)
an idea
25
Vinu Jackson (September 4th, 2007, 1:27 pm)
SMILE :) - #2
Adrian Sandu (September 4th, 2007, 1:29 pm)
Energy, good mood and inspiration :)
poople (September 4th, 2007, 1:30 pm)
SEX *@$%+*&!!!*%$@*
S-S:) Smashing Smile)
E-Enthusiasm
X-eXcitement
#41 please
Ed (September 4th, 2007, 1:32 pm)
Coffee!
#18
Adrian Sandu (September 4th, 2007, 1:33 pm)
Energy, good mood and inspiration
#12
P.S. I forgot to mention the book number in my first entry.
Christoph (September 4th, 2007, 1:33 pm)
Ham & Eggs for breakfast
#30
Akai (September 4th, 2007, 1:35 pm)
Smile and determination to follow your dreams.
#36
MBecker (September 4th, 2007, 1:36 pm)
The perfect day starts with a cup of coffee and a nice breakfast at a sunny place in the garden.
18
Mario Schmidt (September 4th, 2007, 1:36 pm)
Nutella
2
Daniel (September 4th, 2007, 1:36 pm)
A big portion of good music to wake up (”Wake Up!” by Boo Radleys, “Gentle People Are Love” by Gentle People, “William, It’s Really Nothing” by The Smiths or something similar).
18
Tyler (September 4th, 2007, 1:38 pm)
Shower, coffee, breakfast, work-out, coffee again…
21
Angela Abella (September 4th, 2007, 1:39 pm)
the thought that you have nothing to worry about today
28
reader (September 4th, 2007, 1:42 pm)
Expectation of interesting event
#28
Sean Ravenwood (September 4th, 2007, 1:44 pm)
Choice #35
Redd (September 4th, 2007, 1:44 pm)
The best thing to start a perfect day with is the knowledge that I have the potential to create something unique and beautiful on that day. A day is full of infinite possibilities and ideas. The inspiration for this comes from waking up next to someone unique and beautiful, and that motivates me more than coffee, or chocolate or deadlines. It gives me an early glimmer of happiness that can turn into something rich and imaginative.
#34
Jos Buivenga (September 4th, 2007, 1:45 pm)
an Apple
#3
(I kove Mac :-)
Antonio (September 4th, 2007, 1:46 pm)
The sun rising on the sky.
-24. The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
cameron sweeney (September 4th, 2007, 1:49 pm)
crumpets.
12
Jürgen Gutsch (September 4th, 2007, 1:50 pm)
coffee :-)
#30
Pinionist (September 4th, 2007, 1:53 pm)
Giving one hundred kisses to my loved one, and telling her how much I enjoy waking up next to her. How much she’s giving me strength to be creative and innovative every day, as well as happy man.
Letterhead and Logo Design 9 by MINE
ISBN: 978-1592531820
Sylvain Vachon (September 4th, 2007, 1:54 pm)
Reviewing the latest from my feeds in Google Reader… #24
Lex (September 4th, 2007, 1:56 pm)
Surfs’up>Firefox 27
Mariusz (September 4th, 2007, 1:59 pm)
Smile.
18
Lucian Lature (September 4th, 2007, 1:59 pm)
Sex, caffeine and FireFox.
Serge (September 4th, 2007, 2:00 pm)
Thoughts about how the dream would/should end. #25
Lucian Lature (September 4th, 2007, 2:01 pm)
Sex, caffeine and FireFox.
#17 please
Kari Pätilä (September 4th, 2007, 2:01 pm)
Coffee. 22.
Dave (September 4th, 2007, 2:03 pm)
no plans - 12
Keith Duke (September 4th, 2007, 2:06 pm)
A really good cup of coffee.
#5
Bianca-Lee (September 4th, 2007, 2:07 pm)
freedom to go whereever fate takes you - 18
annia316 (September 4th, 2007, 2:07 pm)
No mails from the boss in my inbox.
#18
alberto (September 4th, 2007, 2:09 pm)
my Girlfriend
24
Mac-Sage.com (September 4th, 2007, 2:11 pm)
The Power of Myth #1
Jelle (September 4th, 2007, 2:12 pm)
A smile!
#18
qsack (September 4th, 2007, 2:12 pm)
sex. #2
Emanuel (September 4th, 2007, 2:17 pm)
dilbert & coffee
31
Ardilla (September 4th, 2007, 2:19 pm)
The best thing to start the perfect day is to answer the question “What can I do for my special someone today…” and then carry out the action.
#2
Oscar Svedberg (September 4th, 2007, 2:20 pm)
Coffee!
30
Bilal Çınarlı (September 4th, 2007, 2:20 pm)
Being bare foot on the grass
#41
Ms. Jen (September 4th, 2007, 2:24 pm)
Frozen Grapes
#22 Designing with Web Standards
;o)
Justin Cline (September 4th, 2007, 2:24 pm)
Best way to start morning: the slow 60 sec fade-in alarm to iTunes playlist of your choice on the mac… then heading to that gorgeous new 30″ display to turn it off. theheeee. ok, sorry. Still, pretty damn good.
#7
Valentin (September 4th, 2007, 2:27 pm)
Inspiration
31
(O_o) nickpan (September 4th, 2007, 2:28 pm)
Ideas
7
Inger (September 4th, 2007, 2:28 pm)
vacation
35
Wolf (September 4th, 2007, 2:30 pm)
A cigarette and a cup of coffee, combined with the 4 minute walk to my day job. (39)
Chris (September 4th, 2007, 2:31 pm)
RSS :)
#20
Jimmy (September 4th, 2007, 2:33 pm)
My MAMA telling me “Wake UP!!!! U r late for work”.:)
- 7
thirteen-82 (September 4th, 2007, 2:33 pm)
Waking up cancer free.
#2
Luke Seeley (September 4th, 2007, 2:33 pm)
12
Please & Thank You.
wildeny (September 4th, 2007, 2:35 pm)
The best way to start a day is to sip the coffee while skype-chat with friend before start to work.
#13 is it.
Luke Seeley (September 4th, 2007, 2:35 pm)
A fog-less head.
12.
Please & Thanks You.
porcupine (September 4th, 2007, 2:41 pm)
A smooth kiss by your partner and a caress to your cat.
captainjohann (September 4th, 2007, 2:43 pm)
With a Yawn and stretch
Iván Fernández (September 4th, 2007, 2:43 pm)
no pain in the back, oh yes god, yeah! =)
#17
Rhuantavan (September 4th, 2007, 2:44 pm)
Plans.
23.
vibha (September 4th, 2007, 2:44 pm)
Yoga, daily excercise
#28
captainjohann (September 4th, 2007, 2:45 pm)
Beautiful evidence, thanks
Carlos (September 4th, 2007, 2:45 pm)
A Clear Mind and Excitement to get to work.
#18
m-alo (September 4th, 2007, 2:46 pm)
Coffee and toast
12
Ashesheart (September 4th, 2007, 2:47 pm)
the next smashing magazine news
#24
Andrew (September 4th, 2007, 2:47 pm)
coffee and reading about a Cubs win #7
Alexis (September 4th, 2007, 2:48 pm)
a perfect lay #18
Peer (September 4th, 2007, 2:49 pm)
Hugging my two little girls.
#24
Christian (September 4th, 2007, 2:52 pm)
Cuddles in bed.
7
Lemi (September 4th, 2007, 2:53 pm)
kiss
#35
Jacob (September 4th, 2007, 2:54 pm)
Tea #7
Mike (September 4th, 2007, 2:56 pm)
“Perfect Day” by Lou Reed .
28.
Arian Franz (September 4th, 2007, 2:56 pm)
toothpaste.
Michael (September 4th, 2007, 2:57 pm)
coffee
#21
arian franz (September 4th, 2007, 2:58 pm)
toothpaste.
10
peter (September 4th, 2007, 2:58 pm)
music, coffee and morning press. 13.
gagarin (September 4th, 2007, 2:59 pm)
self-confidence, dead earnest and smile
#2
GregOne (September 4th, 2007, 3:00 pm)
A good cup of coffee while enjoying the view of distant snow-covered mountains through my windows ( i wish !) 17
bnny (September 4th, 2007, 3:01 pm)
a large cup of coffee, while I watch my 1-year old daughter wrestle with her slice of bread
18 Letter head and logo
AL (September 4th, 2007, 3:02 pm)
Browsing last night’s patch of Link [www.alhome.net] via my feed reader.
#37, please :)
mat (September 4th, 2007, 3:02 pm)
Fresh design to cut & code and no rush.
28
Rajaraman ramanujam (September 4th, 2007, 3:03 pm)
Kiss
#18
Tomas (September 4th, 2007, 3:03 pm)
Smashing Magazine
#30
iLiThYa (September 4th, 2007, 3:03 pm)
imagination #12.
Raz (September 4th, 2007, 3:05 pm)
Love.
20.
Gyorgy Fekete (September 4th, 2007, 3:05 pm)
Breakfast. 35.
Schusteridu (September 4th, 2007, 3:05 pm)
a beautiful sunrise
#18
Johan (September 4th, 2007, 3:06 pm)
Smashing Magazine!
Sam R (September 4th, 2007, 3:07 pm)
Giving the bottle to my baby
#41
affe (September 4th, 2007, 3:07 pm)
JOY 10
Marc Forrest (September 4th, 2007, 3:08 pm)
lots of smiles & sunshine
#13
Johan (September 4th, 2007, 3:09 pm)
Smashing Magazine.
27
geek (September 4th, 2007, 3:10 pm)
Pray…
#32
petros dimitriadis (September 4th, 2007, 3:11 pm)
breakfast
number: 18
jakin (September 4th, 2007, 3:14 pm)
Beethoven
#35
Daniel Kasaj (September 4th, 2007, 3:15 pm)
music. (there is nothing better than the music in your soul)
36
raja (September 4th, 2007, 3:16 pm)
kiss
#12
Santhosh (September 4th, 2007, 3:16 pm)
Mother
36
zesuisse (September 4th, 2007, 3:19 pm)
Running Safari to see if there is a new post ;-)
28
51lecture (September 4th, 2007, 3:20 pm)
a sunshine,and my wife smile
#21
Ron (September 4th, 2007, 3:23 pm)
Bloemencorso
28
Tommy (September 4th, 2007, 3:23 pm)
A beautiful song. #39
Oli (September 4th, 2007, 3:25 pm)
coffee with an extra kiss from my beloved ones..
#4
All the best from germany,
Oli
glen factor (September 4th, 2007, 3:27 pm)
awake
Liviu (September 4th, 2007, 3:30 pm)
a smile
7
Brian G. (September 4th, 2007, 3:30 pm)
The best thing to start a perfect day with is a kiss. 22
Daniel (September 4th, 2007, 3:30 pm)
kids smile !!
9
Xscratch (September 4th, 2007, 3:31 pm)
Rock music - 37
glen factor (September 4th, 2007, 3:31 pm)
awake
book 1
Codafoo (September 4th, 2007, 3:32 pm)
Caffeine #37
Charlene Vos (September 4th, 2007, 3:32 pm)
Living = being alive
12
Alberto (September 4th, 2007, 3:32 pm)
Sunshiny day
#25
Melvin (September 4th, 2007, 3:32 pm)
sunlight
Port119 (September 4th, 2007, 3:33 pm)
sun on my face :-)
26
Ilaria (September 4th, 2007, 3:33 pm)
My husband.
8
Melvin (September 4th, 2007, 3:33 pm)
Sunlight. 26
David, biologeek (September 4th, 2007, 3:35 pm)
Curiosity.
40
Simon (September 4th, 2007, 3:35 pm)
Driving to the office in my Jag.
No.28 - Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design
Nguyen Tuan Dat (September 4th, 2007, 3:36 pm)
optimism
10
fernando (September 4th, 2007, 3:36 pm)
sunlight. 26
Barty (September 4th, 2007, 3:36 pm)
My girldfriend’s face. She’s like an angel.
#41
David, biologeek (September 4th, 2007, 3:37 pm)
Curiosity.
40
ps : forgot to give my correct email the first time…
Gordon (September 4th, 2007, 3:37 pm)
The fact that a new day holds no bounds.
9
butuk (September 4th, 2007, 3:37 pm)
happiness
Chris (September 4th, 2007, 3:38 pm)
a dish with a bit time and a cup full of sunshine
18
claudio (September 4th, 2007, 3:38 pm)
a smile
#18
Stu Collett (September 4th, 2007, 3:41 pm)
16 goats, 9 sheep, 6 pigs, 4 chickens & 1 walrus.
Without any shadow of a doubt, 37.
Ben C (September 4th, 2007, 3:41 pm)
Sun shining, birds singing and all round nice weather.
26
BanditBlues (September 4th, 2007, 3:41 pm)
A Rose Tattoo
#18
AL (September 4th, 2007, 3:46 pm)
Coffee
35
Chris L. (September 4th, 2007, 3:47 pm)
waking up with the confidence that i am not the one, who have to sort all this comments :)
#20
cesar (September 4th, 2007, 3:47 pm)
Opening eyes
#24
Harry Christian (September 4th, 2007, 3:48 pm)
Morning call to my GF #24
Ivan Philipov (September 4th, 2007, 3:50 pm)
My 2-years old daughter, waking up from sleep and saying: “Daddy, I luv you”.
21
Florian (September 4th, 2007, 3:52 pm)
big breakfast 13
Steven (September 4th, 2007, 3:53 pm)
sleepy sex
#7
nikola (September 4th, 2007, 3:56 pm)
with a smile of my two tween boys, my wife and fresh news from my feed reader
#24
raz!el (September 4th, 2007, 3:56 pm)
wake up - turn around cause you know you still have 10mins to stand up
#18
dsign4all (September 4th, 2007, 3:57 pm)
the smiles of my little daughters #27
Flo (September 4th, 2007, 3:59 pm)
smell of coffee and sunshine outside
35
Hymy (September 4th, 2007, 3:59 pm)
Sun, good article on Smashing Magazine and cup of tea….
21
Ric B (September 4th, 2007, 4:00 pm)
Spoons
12
edu (September 4th, 2007, 4:02 pm)
love & kisses
31
Niklas (September 4th, 2007, 4:02 pm)
Open your eyes! #36
Marina (September 4th, 2007, 4:02 pm)
Best thing to start a day with is a spontaneuos sex with your loved one before you even open your eyes, and then a smell of fresh black coffee to start up your day…
#13
Dan (September 4th, 2007, 4:03 pm)
Yorkshire tea - like tea used to be.
#35
Ryan Doherty (September 4th, 2007, 4:03 pm)
Coffee
34
yarek (September 4th, 2007, 4:03 pm)
Good idea how to arrange your day.
2
Laburno (September 4th, 2007, 4:04 pm)
A Smashing Magazine post.
28
Ines (September 4th, 2007, 4:06 pm)
Cereals #27
Danny tonkin (September 4th, 2007, 4:07 pm)
Bacon sandwich and a dollop of ketchup. Oh, and my beautiful girlfriend.
18
Enrique (September 4th, 2007, 4:07 pm)
swimming at sea and wi-fi connection in the beach… ideas become easily
#12
ME ME ME (September 4th, 2007, 4:10 pm)
Deep breath, then only one joint poke, then Gogogogo!
#40
Bogdan Valentin (September 4th, 2007, 4:10 pm)
ideas
41
Nick Smith (September 4th, 2007, 4:11 pm)
the snooze button #2
Michael (September 4th, 2007, 4:11 pm)
nice looking MRTGs …
John Braine (September 4th, 2007, 4:11 pm)
The sound of silence. (.ie. no alram clocks on the weekend).
p.s. I don’t usually enter competitions but that prize had me drooling first thing in the morning.
KatB (September 4th, 2007, 4:12 pm)
Telling someone important to me that I love them.
#7 please.
dramaplastika (September 4th, 2007, 4:12 pm)
Hot Coffee and a toast
#27
Amarjeet Singh Rai (September 4th, 2007, 4:12 pm)
Branflakes
28
Matthew Pennell (September 4th, 2007, 4:12 pm)
A decent full-on English breakfast - sausage, tomato, eggs, bacon, beans, mushrooms, bread. :)
10
Amit (September 4th, 2007, 4:13 pm)
Amazing, Excellent, Remarkable: Thanx
12
John Braine (September 4th, 2007, 4:14 pm)
The sound of silence (.ie. no alarm clocks on the weekend).
23.
WeWeJe (September 4th, 2007, 4:15 pm)
Open notepad, practice 30mins of automatic writing.
#41
2lip (September 4th, 2007, 4:17 pm)
waking up next to my girlfriend and realizing it’s Saturday
24
Renato Pequito (September 4th, 2007, 4:17 pm)
I set my clock for 15 min. later so that i can dream in my creative aura yet more!
#12
Andrew Cameron (September 4th, 2007, 4:19 pm)
a kiss from the wife, a “good morning daddy!” and lots of smiles and hugs from my 2 year old twins!
I’d love any of these books, but if forced to choose I’d have to plump for either No.39 or No.41.
Great list!
Flavius S (September 4th, 2007, 4:19 pm)
espresso
#36
asha (September 4th, 2007, 4:19 pm)
A smashing idea!
#13 please.
Uri L. (September 4th, 2007, 4:20 pm)
Tranquility
12
Sergej (September 4th, 2007, 4:21 pm)
Coffee & sandwich #30
tom (dB) (September 4th, 2007, 4:21 pm)
read my feeds - 31 please.
Judit (September 4th, 2007, 4:21 pm)
turning off the alarm clock
#39
gaHcep (September 4th, 2007, 4:21 pm)
joke
2
dizzl (September 4th, 2007, 4:22 pm)
music
#17
Lippe (September 4th, 2007, 4:26 pm)
Sun 10am on the alarm clock.
#22, please.
Bas (September 4th, 2007, 4:26 pm)
Not being waked up by an alarm clock
24
Markie (September 4th, 2007, 4:28 pm)
a power to do something great
#33
Thiru (September 4th, 2007, 4:28 pm)
a kiss from your girlfriend
40
Florian Bruns (September 4th, 2007, 4:28 pm)
Photohsop CS2 and MAC OS X
No. 12
Ian (September 4th, 2007, 4:30 pm)
My boss calling me after the second Aspirin: “Do you have the same splitting headache? Let´s go to the park and have a drink.”
#28
Florian Bruns (September 4th, 2007, 4:30 pm)
PHOTOSHOP CS2 & MAC OS X
No. 12
Aditya (September 4th, 2007, 4:34 pm)
Music that you like and love, which will make even a bad night of sleep go all away.
#24
pixenjoy (September 4th, 2007, 4:34 pm)
Café et croissant
#12
matt northam (September 4th, 2007, 4:35 pm)
What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?
the snooze button :)
#35
Kosma (September 4th, 2007, 4:36 pm)
the memory of a nice dream
#24
Katharina (September 4th, 2007, 4:37 pm)
A smile of my little daughter - though it’s 5am…
#40
kingham (September 4th, 2007, 4:38 pm)
sex
#7
edver (September 4th, 2007, 4:38 pm)
listening to the full album of Link [www.amazon.com] while preparing for work. book 27
Andrew (September 4th, 2007, 4:39 pm)
The mid-day news
39
Christian (September 4th, 2007, 4:39 pm)
Being alive!
#32
Balakumar Muthu (September 4th, 2007, 4:43 pm)
With my Tai chi practice and a glass of lime juice, to make my mind and body load with peace and clear.
# 22
ahasver (September 4th, 2007, 4:43 pm)
feeling the warm skin of the person you love
41
Daryl (September 4th, 2007, 4:44 pm)
Waking up next to my beautiful Wife!
24
(Man, I love this website!)
Milo (September 4th, 2007, 4:45 pm)
a sweet embrace and a big cup of tea
12
Jurgen Menu (September 4th, 2007, 4:47 pm)
Read smashingmagazine.com
#18
Katrin (September 4th, 2007, 4:50 pm)
blue sky, #12
Frida (September 4th, 2007, 4:51 pm)
A loooooooong breakfast.
#36
Kaspars (September 4th, 2007, 4:52 pm)
happiness (, because of -
beloved one (, with who to drink -
tea (, while checking bills, you see -
that the bill for phone is a half of what you have expected to be.
- #20
A_T (September 4th, 2007, 4:54 pm)
Feeling alive and healthy
41
ryan (September 4th, 2007, 4:55 pm)
a wank
Carlton Dickson (September 4th, 2007, 4:57 pm)
Finding out there was only 1 browser in existence that we have to develop for…would be better than sex!
Dima Nikolaev (September 4th, 2007, 4:57 pm)
sex
39
NigelD (September 4th, 2007, 4:58 pm)
Coffee
#9
Carlton Dickson (September 4th, 2007, 4:59 pm)
oh whoops….
#18
Ray (September 4th, 2007, 5:00 pm)
Shower
#31
John Stewart (September 4th, 2007, 5:00 pm)
The realisation that my office is just next door - and that I can sleep that little bit longer
No. 30
Rachael (September 4th, 2007, 5:00 pm)
smashing-magazine.
#41
Jan (September 4th, 2007, 5:00 pm)
…open your eyes.
#12. The Designers Complete Index
Andy Murdoch (September 4th, 2007, 5:02 pm)
Coffee, bacon sandwich & inspiration.
7
Lil (September 4th, 2007, 5:02 pm)
a creative idea, which you can use later that day in your work
# 20
MarkO (September 4th, 2007, 5:06 pm)
The perfect solution to the problem you had the night before..
30
Roman Alyabev (September 4th, 2007, 5:07 pm)
Simply sex with my beloved beautiful girlfriend
#33
Matt (September 4th, 2007, 5:15 pm)
The smell of napalm.. (18)
Thomas (September 4th, 2007, 5:16 pm)
Sunshine
#24 “The Principles of Beautiful Web Design”
Ric (September 4th, 2007, 5:16 pm)
a phone-call from our colleagues at work telling we won the jackpot lottery !
# 35
dominic (September 4th, 2007, 5:17 pm)
sunshine
37
Chris Hicks (September 4th, 2007, 5:19 pm)
Sleep
22
Andrea (September 4th, 2007, 5:20 pm)
Breakfast of the Champions
#8
Jo (September 4th, 2007, 5:21 pm)
Your favourite song that comes up on the radio as soon as u turn it on.
#9
James Griffiths (September 4th, 2007, 5:23 pm)
A huge smile and lots of enthusiasm
32
zohair (September 4th, 2007, 5:26 pm)
A glass of cool water
25
Nguyen Bui (September 4th, 2007, 5:26 pm)
get up early
#30
Jean Yves (September 4th, 2007, 5:27 pm)
A Perfect Day Actually.
#12
nickin (September 4th, 2007, 5:27 pm)
Apple
#10
scribu (September 4th, 2007, 5:27 pm)
comics
20
Brad (September 4th, 2007, 5:30 pm)
Hitting the snooze one last time #27
Diogo (September 4th, 2007, 5:31 pm)
a plain :)
3
cruvixio (September 4th, 2007, 5:31 pm)
marlboro menthol
#2
Juanjo (September 4th, 2007, 5:32 pm)
Smile, coffee and music
#41
Sebastian (September 4th, 2007, 5:34 pm)
green tea
#31
Sim (September 4th, 2007, 5:35 pm)
Beside your loved
#32. Thanks.
Andy (September 4th, 2007, 5:35 pm)
Knowing that I’ve got a full day ahead to learn/do something new
#41
Pinker (September 4th, 2007, 5:36 pm)
опохмел
Alibek (September 4th, 2007, 5:37 pm)
a kiss from my girlfriend
#15
Anwar (September 4th, 2007, 5:37 pm)
A prayer.
#35
Ronan McKenna (September 4th, 2007, 5:38 pm)
the realisation that you’ve woke up 1 hour before you’re due to get up, and that you’ve never felt as comfortable in your life as you do now.
#28
Andy (September 4th, 2007, 5:38 pm)
Knowing that I’ve got a full day ahead to learn/do something new…
#41
Pinker (September 4th, 2007, 5:38 pm)
opohmel
17
Alex (September 4th, 2007, 5:41 pm)
today friday!
12
katrin (September 4th, 2007, 5:42 pm)
coffee #10
Shawn (September 4th, 2007, 5:44 pm)
All the web / typo / graphic news
35
Robostu (September 4th, 2007, 5:44 pm)
Nice long shower.
#17
globe (September 4th, 2007, 5:45 pm)
fantastic
Paul Mc (September 4th, 2007, 5:45 pm)
bacon butty and a hot coffee
#2
Shane (September 4th, 2007, 5:46 pm)
A kiss from my wife (excuse me, it’s my wedding anniversary today, so I’m feeling a little ’slushy’)
20
munky (September 4th, 2007, 5:46 pm)
cigarette, good music and cup of tea
18
James (September 4th, 2007, 5:48 pm)
smashingmagazine.com, of course!
7
Eivind Ingebrigtsen (September 4th, 2007, 5:48 pm)
Breakfast - 7
reedcat (September 4th, 2007, 5:48 pm)
A shower and a good espresso
#31
Hippie (September 4th, 2007, 5:50 pm)
A great ideea! :D
#28 Transcending CSS
Prasanth (September 4th, 2007, 5:52 pm)
A smile.
#27
Djurdjica Selec (September 4th, 2007, 5:52 pm)
Caffe macchiato #40
Georgi (September 4th, 2007, 5:53 pm)
Smile n kiss my girl, the other stuff like inspiration, ideas, new project offers, … will come later and always will be welcome
18
Stephen (September 4th, 2007, 5:54 pm)
A good list to read!!!
#18
Ugo (September 4th, 2007, 5:56 pm)
sex and chocolate, together if possible.
30
Wallace (September 4th, 2007, 5:57 pm)
Optimism for the future, Realism for the past.
#27
Sainath K M (September 4th, 2007, 5:58 pm)
New gadget in my Kitty.
#24
Frank (September 4th, 2007, 5:59 pm)
cafeine & nicotine
7
ymikimono (September 4th, 2007, 6:04 pm)
a hug from my girlfriend..
26
Thomas Bollinger (September 4th, 2007, 6:04 pm)
My puppy jumping on my bed …
7
Kate Bolin (September 4th, 2007, 6:04 pm)
Knowing you can roll over and go back to sleep.
#34
Anton Fedotov (September 4th, 2007, 6:05 pm)
awakening :o)
9
Maarten (September 4th, 2007, 6:08 pm)
Bible
37
Bubulonis.Aper (September 4th, 2007, 6:08 pm)
To wake up! - 17
Heidi (September 4th, 2007, 6:09 pm)
Pray
Number: 5
Antti (September 4th, 2007, 6:11 pm)
Fresh Coffee
#25
ares623 (September 4th, 2007, 6:11 pm)
A hearty breakfast! #2
ps: is this international? :D
Thomas Brunoli (September 4th, 2007, 6:12 pm)
being completely clean and not have any more test for my primitive nueroectodermal brain tumor.
#12
Noura Yehia (September 4th, 2007, 6:15 pm)
Design idea
#31
ester (September 4th, 2007, 6:18 pm)
MY toilet (I hate different wc then mine, even the best equipped in the world.
40
marco (September 4th, 2007, 6:20 pm)
The awareness that’s Sunday Morning :P
#32
Joro Balinov (September 4th, 2007, 6:22 pm)
good morning sex
#12
chiskop (September 4th, 2007, 6:24 pm)
Sheesh, cawfeee! What kind of question is that?
no.26: CSS: The Definitive Guide
sami_y (September 4th, 2007, 6:24 pm)
family. book#41
João Alves (September 4th, 2007, 6:26 pm)
A great article by Smashing Magazine, read in Firefox or on another standards compliant browser.
18
Simon (September 4th, 2007, 6:26 pm)
An open mind and a kind heart.
Book number 24 :]
Per André (September 4th, 2007, 6:27 pm)
Saying “thank you” #12
Romain (September 4th, 2007, 6:28 pm)
a bicycle ride
40
closa (September 4th, 2007, 6:29 pm)
Welcome the new day with a smile then sleep again since it’s still morning :D
#18
Fictive dB (September 4th, 2007, 6:30 pm)
good tune
34
jakob (September 4th, 2007, 6:32 pm)
enough sleep 38
Obstel (September 4th, 2007, 6:34 pm)
The feeling of being loved from someone, that you love and adore.
Nathan (September 4th, 2007, 6:35 pm)
A breath.
#24
Brad Jensen (September 4th, 2007, 6:37 pm)
Love
24
thewatt (September 4th, 2007, 6:39 pm)
green tea
5
Ramesha (September 4th, 2007, 6:39 pm)
Deep breath - 35
Reeve22 (September 4th, 2007, 6:40 pm)
Sliding down the stairs on a duvet.
17
Gerlof (September 4th, 2007, 6:41 pm)
Kiss of my girl.
7
Nadid (September 4th, 2007, 6:42 pm)
Two beloved women in the same bed :D
#10
Johan (September 4th, 2007, 6:43 pm)
A perfect start for me is..
Is to know i am not depend to no-one or any thing. I have a good inspired job and a roof over my head.
I would like to choose a book have have been thinking to buy #24 please
Thanks for this post.. These post makes me to buy a couple of these awesome books.
Asvin Balloo (September 4th, 2007, 6:44 pm)
Seek God’s protection and blessings!
31
Alexander Smerdov (September 4th, 2007, 6:45 pm)
Perfect girlfriend
#2
climber (September 4th, 2007, 6:46 pm)
5km jogging
# 31
Anand (September 4th, 2007, 6:46 pm)
Reading news beginning with Smashing Magazine.
13
Alex Zecevic (September 4th, 2007, 6:47 pm)
A big breath of fresh air!
#17looks great!
mehdi (September 4th, 2007, 6:48 pm)
Realize that i am alive. 17.
jwo (September 4th, 2007, 6:48 pm)
not reading email
40
peter jansen (September 4th, 2007, 6:48 pm)
reading the news while taking a big crap - 18
Daniel Condurachi (September 4th, 2007, 6:49 pm)
What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?
The best book to start a perfect is day is the Bible. Yes, it is, even for a professional design. God is the greatest designer ever. Just look at yourself how wonderful you were designed. The Bible heps me how to create and how to relate with my designs.
Book from the list: 37. The Elements of User Experience
Alex Zecevic (September 4th, 2007, 6:50 pm)
A shit, shave and a shower!
#17
regul8or (September 4th, 2007, 6:51 pm)
Good news in the feeds
#28
Roger Pettett (September 4th, 2007, 6:51 pm)
waking up
24
lizz (September 4th, 2007, 6:51 pm)
Time with God + coffee + nice music before the daily chaos begins. (28)
Damian (September 4th, 2007, 6:52 pm)
Every day I’m waking up next to my beautiful girlfriend Monika. And this is the best what can happen to me. For those who are not as happy as I am, remember one of my favorite quotes: “If I am to be happy, why not start from today?” :). no. 18
Aaron Bassett (September 4th, 2007, 6:54 pm)
An email telling me I have gotten a free book
12
Daniel (September 4th, 2007, 6:55 pm)
Black Coffee and cigaret
kb (September 4th, 2007, 6:56 pm)
knowing im getting book #24 for free :o)
Antoine (September 4th, 2007, 6:56 pm)
Hapiness - 17
Nomark (September 4th, 2007, 6:57 pm)
Sunlight on my face and singing birds in the trees :)
Johannah (September 4th, 2007, 6:59 pm)
Kisses.
#24 - The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
Mertas (September 4th, 2007, 6:59 pm)
Smile, kiss and Coffee.
Thank you for being interesting.
No. 13 please.
Fritsie (September 4th, 2007, 7:00 pm)
ignorance
#7
Helen (September 4th, 2007, 7:02 pm)
Sunshine through the curtains
Book 41
Natan (September 4th, 2007, 7:02 pm)
Best mornings start with orgasm and sunshine!
18. Letterhead and Logo Design 9 by MINE
ISBN: 978-1592531820
Regards from Slovenia
James Ford (September 4th, 2007, 7:04 pm)
A blank page. #10
Joel Laumans (September 4th, 2007, 7:07 pm)
joy 21
Helen (September 4th, 2007, 7:07 pm)
Sunshine through the curtains…
40
Frank ter Weele (September 4th, 2007, 7:09 pm)
Sunshine on my face#2
pedo (September 4th, 2007, 7:10 pm)
a glass of whisky
22
Helen (September 4th, 2007, 7:10 pm)
warm sunlight and the sound of birds chirping through my window ^_^
#28 please
robmoff2 (September 4th, 2007, 7:12 pm)
that aha moment- when the problem you couldn’t solve last night suddenly seems perfectly clear.
7
Diego Cadorin (September 4th, 2007, 7:12 pm)
Be sure that everyday I’ll better!
#1
wez (September 4th, 2007, 7:14 pm)
A deep breath and optamism
#10
;)
Carrie (September 4th, 2007, 7:15 pm)
good cup of coffee
#10
Viktor (September 4th, 2007, 7:16 pm)
sunny weather
35
Stranna (September 4th, 2007, 7:18 pm)
Sun and sound of the waves out of the window.
37
Maurice Gonzenbach (September 4th, 2007, 7:19 pm)
Music, coffee and sunday. No. 13
Thanks guys, keep those articles coming!
sha (September 4th, 2007, 7:19 pm)
Finding out that while sleeping you came up with the perfect solution to a design problem that you were stuck with for days.
#24
Chris Howard (September 4th, 2007, 7:21 pm)
A brisk walk on crunchy leaves and frosty air!
#21
dee (September 4th, 2007, 7:22 pm)
Running 10 km, clearing mind (and floats of the night).
#39
Andreas (September 4th, 2007, 7:24 pm)
A shower
#18
Bryan (September 4th, 2007, 7:25 pm)
Music is a great way to start any morning
#13 please.
Albert(s) (September 4th, 2007, 7:25 pm)
The missing sound of the alarm clock because you woke up just before it goes of.
#34
Predrag (September 4th, 2007, 7:28 pm)
long hug
#35
Nick (September 4th, 2007, 7:29 pm)
Bright Future!
24
Raphaele (September 4th, 2007, 7:29 pm)
A hug from my daughter and a toasted bagel
10
Neeno (September 4th, 2007, 7:31 pm)
Opening the window in front of the beach in a sunny day, a perfect day only can be a sunny day :)
31
Rob Y (September 4th, 2007, 7:33 pm)
With those flexible twin sisters doing their morning stretches
28
Michael Fliorko (September 4th, 2007, 7:34 pm)
I like starting a day with smile.
Book:
Professional Ajax
by Nicholas C. Zakas, Jeremy McPeak, Joe Fawcett, 2nd edition
Gunars Tisons (September 4th, 2007, 7:35 pm)
Smile :)
2
Hubbers (September 4th, 2007, 7:36 pm)
coffee 31
Yolanda (September 4th, 2007, 7:38 pm)
thinking about nothing
40
DennisP (September 4th, 2007, 7:38 pm)
I love waking up, start up my laptop and listen to podcasts while I do my morning routine.
#24, please.
Magnus (September 4th, 2007, 7:38 pm)
Hitting the snooze button and sleep another 15 minutes. (31)
yuri anisimov (September 4th, 2007, 7:39 pm)
sex
#38
Karl (September 4th, 2007, 7:45 pm)
The smell of fresh-ground coffee. No.2 please.
June (September 4th, 2007, 7:47 pm)
anticipation
27
gustavo (September 4th, 2007, 7:49 pm)
My girlfriend Gisela!
#40
Ivo Hermans (September 4th, 2007, 7:52 pm)
a brees of fresh air (#37)
By the way: congrats on your aniversity. Keep up the good work, love the mag!
Hans-Peter (September 4th, 2007, 7:55 pm)
Love 28
llmlx (September 4th, 2007, 7:57 pm)
every morning you can open your eyes and see the sun shine, your ten fingers are well.
llmlx (September 4th, 2007, 8:00 pm)
every morning i can open my eyes and see the sun shine, feel my ten fingers and legs are well.
No.5
Jeannette (September 4th, 2007, 8:04 pm)
Waking up . . . realizing it’s your wedding day . . . ( 24 )
Jayadas Chelur (September 4th, 2007, 8:05 pm)
Anticipation of doing something creative
#35
Alex (September 4th, 2007, 8:05 pm)
No late projects… and many new exciting technologies !
#2
HastaRuh (September 4th, 2007, 8:08 pm)
lucid dream
24
Yannick (September 4th, 2007, 8:09 pm)
Realizing that you woke up an hour too early :)
#19
Stevie Lee (September 4th, 2007, 8:09 pm)
A clean face. #35
Bueno (September 4th, 2007, 8:14 pm)
A good song. 3
yotiao (September 4th, 2007, 8:14 pm)
A nice cup of tea.
#28 please.
atirage (September 4th, 2007, 8:14 pm)
a beautiful smile, a gentle hug and a long juicy kiss from my true love.
#18
Rodrigo Barba (September 4th, 2007, 8:14 pm)
Quake =)
#32
siemakuba (September 4th, 2007, 8:16 pm)
smile, 37
cris (September 4th, 2007, 8:16 pm)
A smile
12
steven (September 4th, 2007, 8:18 pm)
imagination
#22
Andre Rodrigues (September 4th, 2007, 8:18 pm)
# 37
an idea
a hangover
or a thud
Kelley (September 4th, 2007, 8:20 pm)
Coffee. 24
Andew (September 4th, 2007, 8:22 pm)
weekend
13
Rach (September 4th, 2007, 8:23 pm)
The best thing to start a perfect day with would have to be the end of extreme poverty in the world.
#12
Ayako (September 4th, 2007, 8:26 pm)
My husband. :)
Caleb (September 4th, 2007, 8:27 pm)
The site of my beautiful wife lying next to me.
#12
Maurice Gonzenbach (September 4th, 2007, 8:28 pm)
music, coffee and sunday. No 13
Thanks guys, keep those great articles coming!
Billy Halsey (September 4th, 2007, 8:28 pm)
Inspiration.
# 15.
Dennis (September 4th, 2007, 8:28 pm)
great health!
#12
Geoff (September 4th, 2007, 8:29 pm)
triple shot of espresso
#24
JF Sebastien (September 4th, 2007, 8:30 pm)
A new idea.
No 12.
Jason A (September 4th, 2007, 8:30 pm)
a clear day.
#10
Charissa (September 4th, 2007, 8:30 pm)
Waking up in a different country…
#18
Marja (September 4th, 2007, 8:32 pm)
The perfect day would start with No alarm clocks or alarm radio, no screaming kids and dogs. The day should start with quitness and of ourse that big mug filled with (dutch) coffee! no 9
Ayako (September 4th, 2007, 8:33 pm)
My Husband. :-)
#9
Kenny (September 4th, 2007, 8:34 pm)
An enthousiastic moment, an idea, a remark or an announcement so that I don’t need coffee to wake up.
#22
Alexander (September 4th, 2007, 8:35 pm)
The best thing to start the perfect day with,
have to be waking up feeling safe and being with the people you love. The rest is up to you.
#24
Brendon (September 4th, 2007, 8:36 pm)
Quite obviously, a strong caffeinated beverage. 10.
Roberto (September 4th, 2007, 8:36 pm)
Arriving at work and finding out your first meeting’s cancelled and you have time for coffee
25
John Griffus (September 4th, 2007, 8:36 pm)
Direction
miyuki (September 4th, 2007, 8:37 pm)
A long black coffee
#7: Grid Systems in Graphic Design
José Carlos (September 4th, 2007, 8:39 pm)
My wife and son
15
Candy (September 4th, 2007, 8:39 pm)
A healthy breakfast.
#2
brianc (September 4th, 2007, 8:40 pm)
Sunshine 15
Marco (September 4th, 2007, 8:40 pm)
My son’s smile
40
Tim Glass (September 4th, 2007, 8:41 pm)
A proper coffee and a good book
#31
creativestorm (September 4th, 2007, 8:44 pm)
imagination
18
Alex (September 4th, 2007, 8:44 pm)
A hug from someone you love!
26
Angie (September 4th, 2007, 8:44 pm)
Hot shower, and a cup of hot coffee!
#2
Amos Moses Griffin (September 4th, 2007, 8:44 pm)
a rousing round of prank phone calls to your wicked Boss. (#2)
Dolom (September 4th, 2007, 8:45 pm)
A laugh
13
kyra (September 4th, 2007, 8:45 pm)
Coffee :)
Book #12
Martin (September 4th, 2007, 8:46 pm)
Expectations
Matt Pierson (September 4th, 2007, 8:46 pm)
-Wake up, rub my dog’s stomach, and kiss my wife
-18
Shu (September 4th, 2007, 8:48 pm)
My wife hugging me, possibly on sunday morning so we can stay in bed. :)
#9
Matt (September 4th, 2007, 8:48 pm)
Dong
Ginger (September 4th, 2007, 8:48 pm)
Expectations
#18
Matt (September 4th, 2007, 8:49 pm)
Dong (Mac starup sound)
31
pixites (September 4th, 2007, 8:50 pm)
typ0 #33
ehsan (September 4th, 2007, 8:50 pm)
smile
32
Keith Rousseau (September 4th, 2007, 8:53 pm)
A bike ride
29
m4mpfi (September 4th, 2007, 8:53 pm)
win a book @ smashingmagazine.com
27
Sprawl (September 4th, 2007, 8:55 pm)
A Quickie!
24