Above: ‘Jack’ at seven months. Read about more my favorite things from 2006.

• 100 things we didn’t know last year
  (tags: trivia lists fun 2006 bbc)
• Innovators and the University (the D-School)
  (tags: design development education marketing product innovation)

When it comes to books, my eyes are bigger than my stomach (so to speak). I tend to buy new books faster than I can read those I already own. One of my goals for the coming year is to read read read. Here’s a list of the books on my ‘To Read/Finish’ shelf:

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While other sites are unveiling their exhaustive, best-of-the-year lists, I thought I’d offer a few of my favorite things from 2006*, in no particular order:

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• Ethics and Sustainability: Graphic Designers’ Role
  by Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis editor in chief
  (tags: design sustainability language graphic printing print)
• Culture is not always popular
  By William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand
  (tags: design culture AIGA art communication ideas graphic print screen)
• Tips: Sustainable Graphic Design
  (tags: environment green sustainability graphic design)
• AIGA - Design Business and Ethics series
  (tags: AIGA business design download green ethics copyright photography environmental)
• Buy FSC Paper: The Forest Stewardship Council
  (tags: paper forest stewardship FSC sustainability green design lean)
• Links and Resources for Sustainable Design
  (tags: design green lean sustainability ethics)