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Books like The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design

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 96%
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
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 95%
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 95%
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
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 95%
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 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 94%
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
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! 94%
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
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 94%
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
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 93%
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
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 93%
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
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
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 93%
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
Designing Experiences
by J Robert Rossman • 2019
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
3.97
159
🎨 Experience Design💡 Design Thinking🗺️ Journey Mapping📖 Narrative Design🤝 Co-Creation
Designing Experiences Summary
Designing Experiences 92%
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
by J Robert Rossman 2019
3.97
159 ratings
🎨 Experience Design💡 Design Thinking🗺️ Journey Mapping📖 Narrative Design🤝 Co-Creation
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 92%
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
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
by Warren Berger • 2009
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
4.06
469
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Business Innovation🧠 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Summary
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People 92%
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
by Warren Berger 2009
4.06
469 ratings
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Business Innovation🧠 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research
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 92%
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
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
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.
4.13
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 92%
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
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy • 2005
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
3.98
5k+
💼 Design Business🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing⚖️ Design Ethics👁️ Visual Literacy🖌️ Studio Practice
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul 92%
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
💼 Design Business🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing⚖️ Design Ethics👁️ Visual Literacy🖌️ Studio Practice
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 92%
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
Design thinking
by Mauricio Vianna • 2012
Most innovation chases technology or markets. This method chases human meaning instead.
3.55
100
🧑‍🎨 Human-Centered Design📐 Design Methodology🚀 Innovation Management🔁 Iterative Prototyping🔍 User Research
Design thinking Summary
Design thinking 92%
Most innovation chases technology or markets. This method chases human meaning instead.
by Mauricio Vianna 2012
3.55
100 ratings
🧑‍🎨 Human-Centered Design📐 Design Methodology🚀 Innovation Management🔁 Iterative Prototyping🔍 User Research
Creative Confidence
by Tom Kelley • 2013
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
3.97
14k+
👥 Human-Centered Design✍️ Creative Practice😨 Fear Of Failure🔄 Reframing Problems🧪 Prototyping Methods
Creative Confidence Summary
Creative Confidence 92%
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
by Tom Kelley 2013
3.97
14k+ ratings
👥 Human-Centered Design✍️ Creative Practice😨 Fear Of Failure🔄 Reframing Problems🧪 Prototyping Methods
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
by Alexandra Watkins • 2014
A veteran namer's simple filter for brand names that charm strangers instead of confusing them.
4.13
983
🏷️ Brand Strategy✏️ Identity Design😊 Emotional Branding💬 Word Of Mouth💡 Creative Process
Hello, My Name Is Awesome Summary
Hello, My Name Is Awesome 92%
A veteran namer's simple filter for brand names that charm strangers instead of confusing them.
by Alexandra Watkins 2014
4.13
983 ratings
🏷️ Brand Strategy✏️ Identity Design😊 Emotional Branding💬 Word Of Mouth💡 Creative Process
Design Sprint
by Richard Banfield • 2015
Five days, one room, a tested prototype: the workshop that tells you what to build next.
3.79
219
📱 Product Design🔍 Ux Research🏗️ Rapid Prototyping🧑‍💻 User Testing🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation
Design Sprint Summary
Design Sprint 92%
Five days, one room, a tested prototype: the workshop that tells you what to build next.
by Richard Banfield 2015
3.79
219 ratings
📱 Product Design🔍 Ux Research🏗️ Rapid Prototyping🧑‍💻 User Testing🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis • 2016
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
4.00
392
🎯 Creative Strategy💼 Business For Designers🏷️ Brand Strategy🧩 Strategic Design💬 Client Communication
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design Summary
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design 92%
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
by Douglas Davis 2016
4.00
392 ratings
🎯 Creative Strategy💼 Business For Designers🏷️ Brand Strategy🧩 Strategic Design💬 Client Communication
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 92%
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
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 92%
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
The Ten Faces of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2005
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
3.98
5k+
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Innovation Management🔧 Rapid Prototyping❤️ Customer Empathy🤝 Creative Collaboration
The Ten Faces of Innovation Summary
The Ten Faces of Innovation 92%
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
by Tom Kelley 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Innovation Management🔧 Rapid Prototyping❤️ Customer Empathy🤝 Creative Collaboration
Play Anything
by Ian Bogost • 2016
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
3.17
572
🎲 Philosophy Of Games🔗 Creative Constraints🔄 Anti-Self-Help😶 Critique Of Happiness🔍 Deep Engagement
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything 92%
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
by Ian Bogost 2016
3.17
572 ratings
🎲 Philosophy Of Games🔗 Creative Constraints🔄 Anti-Self-Help😶 Critique Of Happiness🔍 Deep Engagement
Design a Better Business
by Patrick van der Pijl • 2016
Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.
4.14
318
🧠 Design Thinking💼 Business Model Innovation👁️ Visual Thinking🛠️ Rapid Prototyping💗 Customer Empathy
Design a Better Business Summary
Design a Better Business 92%
Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.
by Patrick van der Pijl 2016
4.14
318 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking💼 Business Model Innovation👁️ Visual Thinking🛠️ Rapid Prototyping💗 Customer Empathy
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
Designing for Growth
by JeanneLiedtka • 2011
Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.
3.99
952
🧠 Design Thinking🏢 Corporate Innovation👥 Human-Centered Design💙 Customer Empathy⚡ Rapid Prototyping
Designing for Growth Summary
Designing for Growth 92%
Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.
by JeanneLiedtka 2011
3.99
952 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🏢 Corporate Innovation👥 Human-Centered Design💙 Customer Empathy⚡ Rapid Prototyping
Burn Your Portfolio
by Michael Janda • 2013
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
4.14
679
📐 Business Of Design💼 Freelance Design🤝 Client Relationships💰 Pricing Strategies🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Creative Teamwork
Burn Your Portfolio Summary
Burn Your Portfolio 91%
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
by Michael Janda 2013
4.14
679 ratings
📐 Business Of Design💼 Freelance Design🤝 Client Relationships💰 Pricing Strategies🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Creative Teamwork
The Art of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2001
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
3.95
8k+
🧠 Design Thinking🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research🛠️ Rapid Prototyping✨ Experience Design
The Art of Innovation Summary
The Art of Innovation 91%
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
by Tom Kelley 2001
3.95
8k+ ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research🛠️ Rapid Prototyping✨ Experience Design
Design Your Thinking
by Pavan Soni • 2020
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
4.62
283
🧠 Design Thinking💡 Creative Problem-Solving⚡ Rapid Prototyping❤️ Empathy In Business📉 Failure Culture
Design Your Thinking Summary
Design Your Thinking 91%
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
by Pavan Soni 2020
4.62
283 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking💡 Creative Problem-Solving⚡ Rapid Prototyping❤️ Empathy In Business📉 Failure Culture
Well-Designed
by Jon Kolko • 2014
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
3.89
512
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management💡 Design Thinking🧠 Behavioral Design
Well-Designed Summary
Well-Designed 91%
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
by Jon Kolko 2014
3.89
512 ratings
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management💡 Design Thinking🧠 Behavioral Design
A Project Guide to UX Design
by Russ Unger • 2009
The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.
3.87
2k+
🖥️ User Experience Design🎯 User Centered Design🔍 User Research Methods🗺️ Information Architecture✏️ Design Prototyping
A Project Guide to UX Design Summary
A Project Guide to UX Design 91%
The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.
by Russ Unger 2009
3.87
2k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design🎯 User Centered Design🔍 User Research Methods🗺️ Information Architecture✏️ Design Prototyping
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 91%
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
Innovation Games
by Luke Hohmann • 2006
Turn customer discovery into a game: the play-based way to uncover what buyers really need.
3.98
305
🛠️ Product Development👥 Participatory Design💡 Design Thinking🔍 Customer Insights🧩 Workshop Facilitation
Innovation Games Summary
Innovation Games 91%
Turn customer discovery into a game: the play-based way to uncover what buyers really need.
by Luke Hohmann 2006
3.98
305 ratings
🛠️ Product Development👥 Participatory Design💡 Design Thinking🔍 Customer Insights🧩 Workshop Facilitation
The User Experience Team of One
by Leah Buley • 2013
Win allies, test fast, and ship better products as the solo UX designer: the lightweight methods.
4.19
2k+
📱 User Experience Design🧑‍💻 Solo Designers🔍 Guerrilla Research🧪 Usability Testing🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In
The User Experience Team of One Summary
The User Experience Team of One 91%
Win allies, test fast, and ship better products as the solo UX designer: the lightweight methods.
by Leah Buley 2013
4.19
2k+ ratings
📱 User Experience Design🧑‍💻 Solo Designers🔍 Guerrilla Research🧪 Usability Testing🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In
inGenius
by Tina Seelig • 2012
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
3.85
1k+
🎨 Design Thinking💡 Innovation Culture🔍 Problem Reframing👁️ Observation Skills🚧 Creative Constraints
inGenius Summary
inGenius 91%
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
by Tina Seelig 2012
3.85
1k+ ratings
🎨 Design Thinking💡 Innovation Culture🔍 Problem Reframing👁️ Observation Skills🚧 Creative Constraints
Logos that Last
by Allan Peters • 2023
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
4.21
253
✏️ Logo Design🏷️ Brand Identity⚙️ Design Process📻 Vintage Inspiration🧩 Brand Systems
Logos that Last Summary
Logos that Last 91%
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
by Allan Peters 2023
4.21
253 ratings
✏️ Logo Design🏷️ Brand Identity⚙️ Design Process📻 Vintage Inspiration🧩 Brand Systems
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 91%
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
Creativity Rules
by Tina Seelig • 2017
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
3.64
421
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Innovation Frameworks⚙️ Idea Execution🔄 Problem Reframing🧪 Experimentation
Creativity Rules Summary
Creativity Rules 91%
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
by Tina Seelig 2017
3.64
421 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Innovation Frameworks⚙️ Idea Execution🔄 Problem Reframing🧪 Experimentation
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
One Little Spark!
by Marty Sklar • 2015
Ten principles from Disney Imagineering that turn ideas into attractions millions love.
3.96
694
🎢 Theme Park Design🌟 Creative Leadership📐 Design Principles🏰 Guest Experience Design🤝 Creative Collaboration
One Little Spark! Summary
One Little Spark! 91%
Ten principles from Disney Imagineering that turn ideas into attractions millions love.
by Marty Sklar 2015
3.96
694 ratings
🎢 Theme Park Design🌟 Creative Leadership📐 Design Principles🏰 Guest Experience Design🤝 Creative Collaboration
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
by Steve Krug • 2009
Usability testing sounds expensive and complex. A three-person, one-morning method proves it isn't.
4.14
4k+
🧪 Usability Testing🎨 User Experience Design👀 User Observation🌐 Web Design📦 Product Development
Rocket Surgery Made Easy Summary
Rocket Surgery Made Easy 91%
Usability testing sounds expensive and complex. A three-person, one-morning method proves it isn't.
by Steve Krug 2009
4.14
4k+ ratings
🧪 Usability Testing🎨 User Experience Design👀 User Observation🌐 Web Design📦 Product Development
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer
by Michael Fleishman • 2014
Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.
4.00
3
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Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer 91%
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Product Design for the Web 91%
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Emotional Design 91%
Your brain processes beauty before conscious thought, and good looks make things easier to use.
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