INITIAL REVIEWS
The bound galleys of The Substance of Style went out last week, sparking a very early review in the form of a Dallas Morning News editorial. It gives a good summary of the book's main ideas. The conclusion:
"Despite lapses of taste (Extreme Makeovers) and common sense (skyrocketing rates of teenage plastic surgery), it's good that the public is waking up to the ways caring about design can improve our lives. Cheers to Ms. Postrel for explaining how separating style from substance is an unnatural cleavage."