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24 alternatives to Ways of Seeing
Mao's Little Red Book for a generation of art students
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ways of Seeing launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Paul Rand's words and thoughts on varied topics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A delightful essay on the ethos of Japanese aesthetics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A tiny book of design exercises
2016 · 5264002956444.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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A tiny book on how to draw at work
2016 · 5264002956444.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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An excellent pixel art book
2016 · bitmapbooks.com · its alternatives →
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The story of a young genius and his unique education
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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An anatomical view of the world I was born into.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Diamond Age▲81Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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