A collage of three images. On the left, a tall stack of grey notebooks rests on a light wood chair by a window. To the right, two open notebooks show sketches, handwritten notes and colour swatches, including the word “LOVE” repeated in various styles.

Michael Bierut

Words: Will Hudson
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Date: 28 January 2009; Work
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Great post from Michael Bierut over on Design Observer about his 85 notebooks spanning his 26 year career. I’m a pretty lazy person when it comes to reading and I don’t get designers showing their sketchbooks (it’s a bit like them saying they like tea) but the way he writes had me reading every word.

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Will is co-founder of It’s Nice That. Once one of the main contributors to the site, he stepped back from writing as the business expanded. He currently works across It’s Nice That, Creative Lives in Progress and If You Could Jobs.

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