When we set about creating our Pocket Guide series in the middle of last year, we started off with a wish list of potential authors. Two brilliant designers immediately sprang to mind. I'm delighted both Tim Brown and Andrew Travers took up the challenge of writing for us, and today you can download and read the results of their efforts.

'Interviewing is a privilege.'

In his book, Interviewing for Research, Andrew Travers describes interviewing as 'a privilege', and as an experienced research practitioner myself, I couldn't agree more. We knew first-hand that Andrew had the chops to write this book from the work he did with Mark Boulton Design last year for CERN. What you get from this new book is the benefit of Andrew's extensive experience, along with practical advice, and his friendly tone makes it a pleasure to read.

Interviewing for Research will help you to improve your interviews and turn them into a more effective design tool - a valuable skill for any designer looking to expand their expertise.

'The act of bringing different typefaces together to convey a message is challenging, inspiring and fun.'

When it came to writing about typefaces, Adobe Typekit Type Manager Tim Brown was an obvious choice. Despite his formidable knowledge and talent for typography, Tim is still a really humble guy. He imparts his knowledge in such a down-to-earth way that even type novices will find themselves able to approach their next project with ease.

Combining Typefaces will help develop your skills and intuition when making typographical decisions; particularly useful if you're a freelancer or just starting out.

Both titles are available in PDF, mobi and epub formats as standard and cost £2 each, or you can pick them up as part of Collection Two, which also contains Usability of Web Photos by James Chudley and HTML Email by Andy Croll, for just £6. If you've already bought collection two then you'll have received an email today letting you know the files are ready to download. Just click on the link!

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