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THE DESIGN BLOC
- THE DESIGNERS' BOOKCLUB -
ABOUT THE BOOKLIST
Erica Williams, the Founder of The Design Bloc is an advocate for not just designing buildings, brands, and places, but she is an advocate for helping people understand how "We are all designers of our life." She shares her initiatives and life hacks in her online design school Design Life Smart (formerly known as The Design Bloc Academy).
As part of her initiate to help other Creatives find success and balance, she created The Design Life Smart Book Club to help share some of her favorite written resources.
See the full list below or inside her course for Creative Entrprenuers: The Creative Boss Blueprint












"Below are a list of books I personally recommend or have written for my mentees/students. They will help you break out of your box on a creative and personal level. I hope you take the time to check them all out!"
-Erica
The Design Bloc Founder
(DESIGN AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT)
DESIGN
What's Inside the Playbook?
📘 How to sell your art, services, crafts,
t-shirt designs, or general products online - AND make sales at all hours of the day.
📘 A 2-page Self-Guided Workbook to help you discover your true passions and how release your creative gifts to the world fearlessly.
📘 My personal results-oriented methods (My ICA method) that you can put into action - even if you have never created a business before.
the ultimate online creatives playbook
GENERAL DESIGN BOOKS:
ARCHITECTURE; FORM, SPACE, & ORDER
MODERN ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1900
101 THINGS I LEARNED IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL
THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN: BALANCING CREATIVITY AND PROFITABILITY
BOOKS WRITTEN BY THE DESIGN BLOC (ERICA WILLIAMS):
THE PORTFOLIO DESIGN BLUEPRINT: Top 10 Mistakes NOT to Make While Creating a Design Portfolio
THE CREATIVE BOSS PLANNER
FREE GUIDE - THE ONLINE BUSINESS PLAYBOOK FOR CREATIVES
The ULTIMATE Online Income Playbook for Creatives (Ebook)
LIFE
(PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CREATIVE FINANCIAL MINDSET GROWTH)
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