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Books like Game Mechanics

Designing Games
by Tynan Sylvester • 2013
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
4.47
517
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games 97%
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
by Tynan Sylvester 2013
4.47
517 ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems🧠 Player Experience📖 Emergent Narrative
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 97%
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013
3.94
134 ratings
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems🧠 Player Experience📖 Emergent Narrative
The Art of Game Design
by Jesse Schell • 2008
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
4.39
3k+
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🌊 Flow Theory🌍 World-Building
The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design 96%
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
by Jesse Schell 2008
4.39
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🌊 Flow Theory🌍 World-Building
Level Up!
by Scott Rogers • 2010
A designer's toolbox: how to build games that players love, one rule at a time.
4.09
1k+
🎮 Game Design🗺️ Level Design🧠 Player Psychology🕹️ Game UX🧩 Behavioral Design
Level Up! Summary
Level Up! 95%
A designer's toolbox: how to build games that players love, one rule at a time.
by Scott Rogers 2010
4.09
1k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🗺️ Level Design🧠 Player Psychology🕹️ Game UX🧩 Behavioral Design
Gamification by Design
by Gabe Zichermann • 2011
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
3.65
490
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design 95%
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
by Gabe Zichermann 2011
3.65
490 ratings
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
by Ralph Koster • 2004
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
3.90
3k+
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Player Psychology
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design Summary
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 95%
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
by Ralph Koster 2004
3.90
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Player Psychology
Play to Learn
by Sharon Boller • 2017
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
3.95
42
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning🎯 Serious Games🏢 Corporate Training
Play to Learn Summary
Play to Learn 95%
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
by Sharon Boller 2017
3.95
42 ratings
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning🎯 Serious Games🏢 Corporate Training
Think Like a Game Designer
by Justin Gary • 2018
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
4.01
184
🎮 Game Design🎨 Creative Industries💡 Design Thinking🔧 Rapid Prototyping🧠 Player Psychology
Think Like a Game Designer Summary
Think Like a Game Designer 94%
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
by Justin Gary 2018
4.01
184 ratings
🎮 Game Design🎨 Creative Industries💡 Design Thinking🔧 Rapid Prototyping🧠 Player Psychology
Reality Is Broken
by Jane McGonigal • 2010
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
3.79
8k+
🎮 Game Design🕹️ Gamification🌞 Positive Psychology🧠 Collective Intelligence🌊 Flow Psychology
Reality Is Broken Summary
Reality Is Broken 94%
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
by Jane McGonigal 2010
3.79
8k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🕹️ Gamification🌞 Positive Psychology🧠 Collective Intelligence🌊 Flow Psychology
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
by Karl M. Kapp • 2012
Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.
3.83
305
🧱 Instructional Design🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🎓 Experiential Learning🔬 Self-Determination Theory
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Summary
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction 94%
Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.
by Karl M. Kapp 2012
3.83
305 ratings
🧱 Instructional Design🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🎓 Experiential Learning🔬 Self-Determination Theory
For the Win
by Kevin Werbach • 2012
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
3.75
1k+
🎮 Gamification Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Motivation Psychology🔬 Self-Determination Theory💰 Behavioral Economics
For the Win Summary
For the Win 94%
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
by Kevin Werbach 2012
3.75
1k+ ratings
🎮 Gamification Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Motivation Psychology🔬 Self-Determination Theory💰 Behavioral Economics
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices
by John P. Doran • 2017
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
3.90
20
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 94%
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
by John P. Doran 2017
3.90
20 ratings
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools
by David Lightbown • 2015
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
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16
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools Summary
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools 94%
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
by David Lightbown 2015
4.13
16 ratings
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Glued to Games
by Scott Rigby • 2011
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
4.00
111
🎮 Video Game Psychology🕹️ Game Design Theory🧠 Player Motivation📚 Self-Determination Theory⚠️ Game Addiction
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games 94%
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
by Scott Rigby 2011
4.00
111 ratings
🎮 Video Game Psychology🕹️ Game Design Theory🧠 Player Motivation📚 Self-Determination Theory⚠️ Game Addiction
Persuasive Games
by Ian Bogost • 2007
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
3.84
360
🎮 Game Studies📺 Media Theory📜 Rhetorical Theory🎲 Game Design Theory📱 Digital Media Criticism
Persuasive Games Summary
Persuasive Games 94%
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
by Ian Bogost 2007
3.84
360 ratings
🎮 Game Studies📺 Media Theory📜 Rhetorical Theory🎲 Game Design Theory📱 Digital Media Criticism
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova • 2017
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
4.13
608
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles🤝 Design Collaboration🏷️ Brand Identity
Design Systems Summary
Design Systems 93%
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
by Alla Kholmatova 2017
4.13
608 ratings
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles🤝 Design Collaboration🏷️ Brand Identity
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips • 2014
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
4.21
175
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music💻 Music Technology💼 Music Business
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music 93%
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
by Winifred Phillips 2014
4.21
175 ratings
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music💻 Music Technology💼 Music Business
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee • 2003
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
3.90
1k+
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science📍 Situated Cognition👁️ Multimodal Learning🔄 Learning Through Failure
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy Summary
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy 93%
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
by James Paul Gee 2003
3.90
1k+ ratings
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science📍 Situated Cognition👁️ Multimodal Learning🔄 Learning Through Failure
Explore Like a Pirate
by Michael Matera • 2015
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
4.22
307
🎮 Classroom Gamification🕹️ Game-Based Learning📐 Instructional Design🔥 Student Engagement🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
Explore Like a Pirate Summary
Explore Like a Pirate 93%
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
by Michael Matera 2015
4.22
307 ratings
🎮 Classroom Gamification🕹️ Game-Based Learning📐 Instructional Design🔥 Student Engagement🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
Design Systems Handbook
by DesignBetter.co • 2019
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
3.92
153
🧱 Design Systems🧩 Component Libraries🏛️ Design Governance📖 Design Documentation♿ Accessibility In Design
Design Systems Handbook Summary
Design Systems Handbook 93%
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
by DesignBetter.co 2019
3.92
153 ratings
🧱 Design Systems🧩 Component Libraries🏛️ Design Governance📖 Design Documentation♿ Accessibility In Design
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure🧑 Character Arcs🏛️ Mythic Structure
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 93%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure🧑 Character Arcs🏛️ Mythic Structure
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
by Christopher W. Alexander • 1964
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
4.06
758
🛠️ Design Methodology🏛️ Architectural Theory🔗 Systems Thinking🔬 Design Science🧩 Problem Decomposition
Notes on the Synthesis of Form Summary
Notes on the Synthesis of Form 92%
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
by Christopher W. Alexander 1964
4.06
758 ratings
🛠️ Design Methodology🏛️ Architectural Theory🔗 Systems Thinking🔬 Design Science🧩 Problem Decomposition
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
by Jason Schreier • 2017
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
4.20
25k+
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism🎨 Creative Process🛠️ Labor Practices
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels 92%
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
by Jason Schreier 2017
4.20
25k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism🎨 Creative Process🛠️ Labor Practices
Press Start
by Daniel Griffin • 2019
Forget points and badges. The marketing power of games is in solving problems people actually have.
3.80
10
🎮 Gamification🎯 Marketing Strategy🧠 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow State🔬 Motivation Science
Press Start Summary
Press Start 92%
Forget points and badges. The marketing power of games is in solving problems people actually have.
by Daniel Griffin 2019
3.80
10 ratings
🎮 Gamification🎯 Marketing Strategy🧠 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow State🔬 Motivation Science
Atomic Design
by Brad Frost • 2016
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
4.00
1k+
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design📚 Pattern Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
Atomic Design Summary
Atomic Design 92%
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
by Brad Frost 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design📚 Pattern Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
Gamify
by Brian Burke • 2014
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
3.44
521
📊 Gamification Design🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔄 Behavioral Design🎨 Design Thinking👥 Employee Engagement
Gamify Summary
Gamify 92%
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
by Brian Burke 2014
3.44
521 ratings
📊 Gamification Design🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔄 Behavioral Design🎨 Design Thinking👥 Employee Engagement
Thinking In Systems
by Donella H. Meadows • 2008
One hidden delay makes your thermostat swing wildly and drives business cycles too.
4.18
23k+
🧠 Systems Thinking🕸️ Complexity Science🧩 Mental Models🌱 Resilience Thinking⚖️ Bounded Rationality
Thinking In Systems Summary
Thinking In Systems 92%
One hidden delay makes your thermostat swing wildly and drives business cycles too.
by Donella H. Meadows 2008
4.18
23k+ ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking🕸️ Complexity Science🧩 Mental Models🌱 Resilience Thinking⚖️ Bounded Rationality
UX for Beginners
by Joel Marsh • 2016
A UX crash course in 100 lessons: psychology, research, structure. Effective beats happy.
4.04
521
🖥️ User Experience Design👤 Human-Centered Design🧠 Design Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases📋 User Research
UX for Beginners Summary
UX for Beginners 92%
A UX crash course in 100 lessons: psychology, research, structure. Effective beats happy.
by Joel Marsh 2016
4.04
521 ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design👤 Human-Centered Design🧠 Design Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases📋 User Research
One Up
by Joost van Dreunen • 2020
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
4.13
213
🎮 Video Game Industry🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption🎨 Creative Industries👾 Game Developers
One Up Summary
One Up 92%
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
by Joost van Dreunen 2020
4.13
213 ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption🎨 Creative Industries👾 Game Developers
The Basics of User Experience Design
by Mads Soegaard • 2018
The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.
3.65
193
🧠 Design Thinking✅ Usability🔍 User Research📱 Mobile Design📊 Information Visualization
The Basics of User Experience Design Summary
The Basics of User Experience Design 91%
The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.
by Mads Soegaard 2018
3.65
193 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking✅ Usability🔍 User Research📱 Mobile Design📊 Information Visualization
Search Patterns
by Peter Morville • 2010
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
3.86
291
🏛️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design🔍 Findability🧩 Design Patterns📖 Information Seeking
Search Patterns Summary
Search Patterns 91%
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
by Peter Morville 2010
3.86
291 ratings
🏛️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design🔍 Findability🧩 Design Patterns📖 Information Seeking
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman • 1988
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
4.15
48k+
🖥️ User Experience📐 Product Design🧠 Design Psychology🔧 Usability💡 Design Thinking
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things 91%
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
by Donald A. Norman 1988
4.15
48k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience📐 Product Design🧠 Design Psychology🔧 Usability💡 Design Thinking
Good Services
by Lou Downe • 2020
Your service assumes a normal user. That user doesn't exist. The design rules that work anyway.
4.29
891
🧩 Service Design🤲 Human-Centered Design♿ Inclusive Design💻 Digital Transformation🔍 User Research
Good Services Summary
Good Services 91%
Your service assumes a normal user. That user doesn't exist. The design rules that work anyway.
by Lou Downe 2020
4.29
891 ratings
🧩 Service Design🤲 Human-Centered Design♿ Inclusive Design💻 Digital Transformation🔍 User Research
Badass
by Kathy Sierra • 2015
Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.
4.17
1k+
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🧠 Learning Science👤 User-Centered Design📐 Learning Design
Badass Summary
Badass 91%
Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.
by Kathy Sierra 2015
4.17
1k+ ratings
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🧠 Learning Science👤 User-Centered Design📐 Learning Design
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
by Alan Cooper • 1999
Software frustrates because programmers design it, optimizing for the machine, not the mind.
3.94
3k+
🖥️ User Experience Design↔️ Interaction Design🧠 Human-Computer Interaction💡 Design Thinking⚙️ Technology And Cognition
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum Summary
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum 91%
Software frustrates because programmers design it, optimizing for the machine, not the mind.
by Alan Cooper 1999
3.94
3k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design↔️ Interaction Design🧠 Human-Computer Interaction💡 Design Thinking⚙️ Technology And Cognition
HTML5 for Web Designers
by Jeremy Keith • 2010
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
3.98
3k+
🌐 Html5💻 Front-End Development🧱 Html And Css📱 Responsive Design🔄 Progressive Enhancement
HTML5 for Web Designers Summary
HTML5 for Web Designers 91%
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
by Jeremy Keith 2010
3.98
3k+ ratings
🌐 Html5💻 Front-End Development🧱 Html And Css📱 Responsive Design🔄 Progressive Enhancement
Designing Interface Animation
by Val Head • 2016
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
4.16
82
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation🧠 Cognitive Load⚡ Performance Optimization
Designing Interface Animation Summary
Designing Interface Animation 91%
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
by Val Head 2016
4.16
82 ratings
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation🧠 Cognitive Load⚡ Performance Optimization
The Laws of Simplicity
by John Maeda • 2006
Simplicity is subtraction with meaning: ten design laws for making complex things feel effortless.
3.89
7k+
🧠 Design Philosophy💻 User Experience Design✨ Minimalist Design🧩 Complexity Management🗂️ Information Architecture
The Laws of Simplicity Summary
The Laws of Simplicity 91%
Simplicity is subtraction with meaning: ten design laws for making complex things feel effortless.
by John Maeda 2006
3.89
7k+ ratings
🧠 Design Philosophy💻 User Experience Design✨ Minimalist Design🧩 Complexity Management🗂️ Information Architecture
Storytelling for User Experience
by Whitney Quesenbery • 2010
Data alone doesn't persuade. Turn user research into stories that align teams and drive design.
3.75
505
🖥️ Ux Design📖 Storytelling In Design🔍 Design Research👤 User-Centered Design💬 Design Communication
Storytelling for User Experience Summary
Storytelling for User Experience 91%
Data alone doesn't persuade. Turn user research into stories that align teams and drive design.
by Whitney Quesenbery 2010
3.75
505 ratings
🖥️ Ux Design📖 Storytelling In Design🔍 Design Research👤 User-Centered Design💬 Design Communication
Exposing the Magic of Design
by Jon Kolko • 2010
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
4.09
210
🧩 Sensemaking🔍 Design Research🧠 Abductive Reasoning🗺️ Concept Mapping🛤️ Experience Mapping
Exposing the Magic of Design Summary
Exposing the Magic of Design 91%
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
by Jon Kolko 2010
4.09
210 ratings
🧩 Sensemaking🔍 Design Research🧠 Abductive Reasoning🗺️ Concept Mapping🛤️ Experience Mapping
Think Like a UX Researcher
by David Travis • 2019
Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.
4.57
329
🧪 Design Research🔍 Usability Testing👁️ Behavioral Observation🤲 Human-Centered Design🔄 Iterative Design
Think Like a UX Researcher Summary
Think Like a UX Researcher 91%
Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.
by David Travis 2019
4.57
329 ratings
🧪 Design Research🔍 Usability Testing👁️ Behavioral Observation🤲 Human-Centered Design🔄 Iterative Design
Design Thinking
by Nigel Cross • 2011
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
3.55
315
🧠 Design Cognition🔧 Design Methodology🖼️ Problem Framing💡 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Iterative Process
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking 91%
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
by Nigel Cross 2011
3.55
315 ratings
🧠 Design Cognition🔧 Design Methodology🖼️ Problem Framing💡 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Iterative Process
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research🎓 Design Education⚖️ Design Ethics
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 91%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research🎓 Design Education⚖️ Design Ethics
Emotional Design
by Donald A. Norman • 2003
Your brain processes beauty before conscious thought, and good looks make things easier to use.
3.95
6k+
🧠 Design Psychology🎨 Aesthetics And Usability🖱️ Interaction Design💡 Design Thinking🧩 Cognition And Affect
Emotional Design Summary
Emotional Design 91%
Your brain processes beauty before conscious thought, and good looks make things easier to use.
by Donald A. Norman 2003
3.95
6k+ ratings
🧠 Design Psychology🎨 Aesthetics And Usability🖱️ Interaction Design💡 Design Thinking🧩 Cognition And Affect
Designing with the Mind in Mind
by Jeff Johnson • 2010
The gap between how screens work and how minds work is where every usability failure hides.
4.10
2k+
🖥️ User Interface Design🧠 Cognitive Psychology🖱️ Human Computer Interaction📋 Usability Principles🎨 Design Psychology
Designing with the Mind in Mind Summary
Designing with the Mind in Mind 91%
The gap between how screens work and how minds work is where every usability failure hides.
by Jeff Johnson 2010
4.10
2k+ ratings
🖥️ User Interface Design🧠 Cognitive Psychology🖱️ Human Computer Interaction📋 Usability Principles🎨 Design Psychology
Refactoring UI
by Adam Wathan • 2018
Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.
4.65
2k+
🎨 UI Design🧩 Design Systems📐 Visual Hierarchy🌈 Color Theory♿ Accessibility
Refactoring UI Summary
Refactoring UI 91%
Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.
by Adam Wathan 2018
4.65
2k+ ratings
🎨 UI Design🧩 Design Systems📐 Visual Hierarchy🌈 Color Theory♿ Accessibility
The Gamification Revolution
by Gabe Zichermann • 2013
What makes games sticky, and how to steal their playbook for business.
3.71
194
🎮 Gamification💼 Employee Engagement🧠 Behavioral Economics🎯 Intrinsic Motivation👥 Crowdsourcing
The Gamification Revolution Summary
The Gamification Revolution 91%
What makes games sticky, and how to steal their playbook for business.
by Gabe Zichermann 2013
3.71
194 ratings
🎮 Gamification💼 Employee Engagement🧠 Behavioral Economics🎯 Intrinsic Motivation👥 Crowdsourcing
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
by Peter Morville • 1998
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
3.93
4k+
🧱 Information Architecture🌐 Web Design💻 User Experience Design🔍 Findability📝 Content Strategy
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web 91%
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
by Peter Morville 1998
3.93
4k+ ratings
🧱 Information Architecture🌐 Web Design💻 User Experience Design🔍 Findability📝 Content Strategy
The Elements of User Experience
by Jesse James Garrett • 2002
User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.
4.01
4k+
🎨 User Experience Design👤 User-Centered Design🔄 Design Process🗂️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design
The Elements of User Experience Summary
The Elements of User Experience 91%
User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.
by Jesse James Garrett 2002
4.01
4k+ ratings
🎨 User Experience Design👤 User-Centered Design🔄 Design Process🗂️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design
The Design Thinking Playbook
by Michael Lewrick • 2018
A playbook for applying design thinking beyond products: ecosystems, digital transformation, and AI.
3.89
482
🧠 Design Thinking💻 Digital Transformation👤 Human-Centered Design🔧 Service Design🌐 Business Ecosystems
The Design Thinking Playbook Summary
The Design Thinking Playbook 91%
A playbook for applying design thinking beyond products: ecosystems, digital transformation, and AI.
by Michael Lewrick 2018
3.89
482 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking💻 Digital Transformation👤 Human-Centered Design🔧 Service Design🌐 Business Ecosystems
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