The Hidden Power of Flash Components Book

Curtis has some wonderful insight into the creative process. He covers practical steps in producing great creative, talks about realities working with clients, and gives some personal real-world examples. I especially enjoyed his first-person journey of discovery on what a "concept" is, based on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Applied Visual Arts really does tie into other forms of art and inspiration (like music), which is cool.

He also invited other experts to speak into specific areas of web, design and more. This seemed like a great way to bring best practices to the surface. I'm not sure if there's an updated version, but the one I have addresses some technology that is now quite outdated. This is no surprise, as technology changes so rapidly. The core idea of the book though are (thankfully) not technology dependent, and remain timeless.

Great book.