The best Interior & Home Design books: Reddit reviews

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I finished this one recently, it's pretty cool

I am new to the minimalist lifestyle. I was recommended reading the book Goodbye, Things. It’s 5 hours long Auto and probably a shorter read if you get the book. I highly recommend it for you and your spouse.

In the book he gives 52 ways for becoming a Minimalist. I can’t remember them all but here’s a few: Get rid of anything that is broken, needs fix, junk or that you have two of (obviously clothes do not fall into the later category. Get rid of something right now There won’t be anything that you regret tossing If you ask yourself would I buy this again if your answer is hell ya keep it if it’s not toss it.

That’s about all my little brain retained. ��

Oh when in doubt throw it out Don’t make up creative reasons to keep things If you have a hard time tossing something out put it out of sight for a while. If you think of it 5 times in a month-keep it. If you don’t toss it. Use auction sites to get rid of hard items for you to get rid of (ebay) Don’t get hung up in the price you paid for it. Ok that’s truly it. Read his book. Get your So to read it. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393609030/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tbZsCbDV13V4P

If you’re going to build furniture on the regular I recommend Human Dimension & Interior Space.

It will give minimum and optimum dimensions for a variety of interior environments like offices, dining areas, etc. It is a really useful reference for people who want to design and build their own furniture.

For a take on OT binatarianism, see Alan Segal’s The Two Powers in Heaven also Margaret Barker’s The Great Angel: A Study of Israel's Second God

My prediction - The Minimalists are not well liked on Reddit - probably why he's getting downvoted. What was once an honest message turned in to a weird health guru podcasts of jumping on all the latest trends. I found them very hard to listen to.

Another book rec is Goodbye, Things by Fumio Sasaki: https://smile.amazon.com/Goodbye-Things-New-Japanese-Minimalism/dp/0393609030

Ergonomic Bible

Some of the info is dated, and a lot more information has been refined/improved since this book came out, but it's the foundation for this whole field.

The Interior Design Handbook. Good reference book. Can also be used as a coffee table book.

The Jews of Jesus time DID have a notion of multiple hypostasis, or faces of God.

Here is one book about this. There is some written evidence that some during that time frame believed God had as many as 10 hypostasis. It was a major discussion during that time frame, who was the other face of God that shows up from time to time in the Old Testament, and the Christian revelation is that is Jesus, while the rabbinic Jews rejected that revelation so much they rewrote and whitewashed notable figures such as Rabbi Akiva whom was known for believing the Two Powers in heaven idea.

<strong>https://www.amazon.com/Two-Powers-Heaven-Christianity-Christology/dp/1602585490</strong>

I don’t know the names of the sects but these 2 books here talk about them. These books are also written by modern Jewish scholars so there’s no Christian bias

Two powers in heaven

Borderlines Partition-Judaeo Christianity

Possibly, there was a sect of Judaism that believed the messiah would be God or some sort of divine being. The most popular verses that indicate this are Daniel 7:14 (“Son Of Man”, “Ancient Of Days”) and some verses talking about “The Angel Of The Lord”

Here are some books by modern day Jewish scholars who affirm the belief that the messiah would be God (second hypostasise of YHWH)

Two Powers in heaven

Border Lines: The Partition of Judaeo-Christianity (Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion)

No John 9 just says “ I am that man” just a regular man, unlike John where Jesus says I AM the bread of life

As for Daniel 7:14 you have to read it in it’s full context “9I beheld until the thrones were set, and the Ancient of days sat; and his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head, as pure wool: his throne was a flame of fire, and his wheels burning fire. 10A stream of fire rushed forth before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousands of myriads, attended upon him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened. 11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which that horn spoke, until the wild beast was slain and destroyed, and his body given to be burnt with fire. 12And the dominion of the rest of the wild beasts was taken away; but a prolonging of life was given them for certain times. 13I beheld in the night vision, and, lo, one coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came on to the Ancient of days, and was brought near to him. 14And to him was given the dominion, and the honour, and the kingdom; and all nations, tribes, and languages, shall serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.

The “Ancient of day” was understood to be YHWH and “coming with clouds of heaven” was understood to be some sort of divine deity.

Here are some books by modern day Jewish school who affirm the second hypostasise of YHWH

Two powers in heaven

Border lines: The Partition of Judaeo-Christianity (Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion)

Son Of Man was understood to be the messiah and some ancient Jews also understood it YHWH was a trinity. See This video and this book

two powers in heaven (That book is written by a Jew who confirms that there was a belief that YHWH was a Trinitarian God)

Son of Man comes from daniels prophecy

13I beheld in the night vision, and, lo, one coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came on to the Ancient of days, and was brought near to him.

14And to him was given the dominion, and the honour, and the kingdom; and all nations, tribes, and languages, shall serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.

Also when Jesus says “ I AM” he’s claiming to be God.

Not sure if this is a start: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Measure-Man-Woman-Factors-Design/dp/0471099554
What sorts of things are you wanting to test?
What you might want to consider is the mass of already accepted objects like Subbuteo, as these make good references.

Read this book: Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism. This book explains how embracing the minimalist lifestyle will free you from envying others, and being content with yourself. Thanks to minimalism, I'm no longer envious of my successful friends.

I have a book called The Real Wood Bible that is great for this.

The Real Wood Bible: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Choosing and Using 100 Decorative Woods https://www.amazon.com/dp/1770850139/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_1B4YYEHEJ60XJBTA7RAY

See Daniel Boyarin's Gospel of the Memra and Alan Segal's Two Powers in Heaven: Early Rabbinic Reports about Christianity and Gnosticism.

It's so good seeing you interested in design, coming from a UX designer background. Architecture and interior design are basically user experience, and your background maybe very useful for you, opening new perspectives in problem resolution and thinking about the user's need and how to express it.
You just need to switch the tools and vocabulary your are using now. You can learn from reading books about it, like this one or this one. Start with your own room, home, as another user suggested. Learn simple softwares (sketchup, photoshop, twinmotion) to start with, and build your journey step by step. You can leanr from existing projects that you like, and breaking down what makes it work.
You can also offer your experience in UX for products involving architects.
Our project Make It Spaceless is basically targetting people like you, that can benefit from design and architecture in expanding their career.

We hope you give it a try, if you really like and enjoy it!

Ehrman's popular book How Jesus Became God was a response to Hurtado's work where he (Ehrman) has Jesus as a mal’akh.

It seems, also, that Boyarin, Hurtado, and Ehrman build off of the work of Segal.

Would you care to comment about this?

Great book for applying the analytical mindset of engineers to design problems

https://www.amazon.com/Design-Hackers-Reverse-Engineering-Beauty/dp/1119998956

Most good design is about consistency, reused patterns, harmonious relationships in color, sizing, etc. Good design is more predictable than you think. Once you understand the patterns, the design process will become a lot more manageable. You may not be great, but you can get to be good enough.

Design for Hackers is a great common sense correlation between engineering mindsets present in both code and design activities.

“Precalculus demystified” gives a pretty solid overview of the most common/applicable parts of precalculus. There are a lot of problems with step by step solutions so that you can check yourself at any point. If you’re looking for a proper math textbook, I have a few in mind, but they generally aren’t self-contained (i.e. you would have to purchase a separate solutions manual). For the GMAT this would probably suffice.

https://www.amazon.com/Pre-calculus-Demystified-Second-Rhonda-Huettenmueller/dp/0071778497

A book has been published recently, around 6 months ago, about going further than even Konmari, decluttering and minimalism etc.

Hello! I love that you have a great passion for math at such a young age. What I would recommend are the following books:

<em>Precalculus, Demystified 2nd Edition</em> - I feel that this is a great entry level precalculus text that is accessible and gets you up to speed on all topics that are vital in calculus.

<em>Precalculus: With Unit Circle Trigonometry</em> - The quality and quantity of the exercises in this book will help you master the topics that are necessary for entry into calculus. Trigonometry is extremely well explained as well, and it really is just a fantastic read.

Let me know if you have any other questions or want any other recommendations. I will be sure to help!

Design for Hackers is an excellent book that introduces the principles of visual design, and its aimed at a technical audience:

Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119998956/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_TvHWybAPDC33N

I'd recommend watching some videos from youtubers "patrickjmt" and "profrobob" as they have playlists for algebra and trig (even pre-calculus!). If all the topics come back to you great! If not, check out Khan Academy and study the topics you struggled with.

What I did was study a bit of pre-calculus through youtube and bought a problem solving book here. Calculus 1 and 2 were the only classes I took spring and summer so I dedicated my time studying throughout those. I'd say I could have survived without studying pre-calculus. Trig and Algebra were so important though. Use the money you will save from not taking pre-calculus as motivation to study :-P

The measure of man and woman https://www.amazon.com/Measure-Man-Woman-Factors-Design/dp/0471099554 Really helpful for ergonomics and overall measurements based on different percentile groups. You might be able to find it as a pdf somewhere as well

I was reading my Uncles copy of a wood book over Christmas. I was extremely surprised to see on each wood's page, there was a box in the lower corner that listed the hazards associated with each wood. An alarming number of them said nasal cancer! This was news to me. I'll never turn another piece without at least a facemask or respirator on. edit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1770850139?keywords=all%20about%20wood&amp;qid=1452183595&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1 i think it was that book

I think this book on interior design could be cool, or even this book, which details the history of makeup. I'm sure she'd love that one.

I think having an interest in makeup is fine, and as long as she feels confident and isn't hurting anyone, I don't think you need to worry :)

Since she's studying interior design, I'm sure she needs a portfolio. She might really like a nice portfolio book for showing off her work.

Here's an ebook that lays out the design process from an author who also started out as a web developer: http://www.vanseodesign.com/downloads/learn-design-fundamentals/

There's also a book from a few years ago called "Design for Hackers" ( http://www.amazon.com/Design-Hackers-Reverse-Engineering-Beauty/dp/1119998956?tag=duckduckgo-d-20 ... it also attempts to address this, although it didn't work too well for me personally (a little too conceptual and not enough "here's how you actually go through the process of a project").

Non-mobile: Design for Hackers

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