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Design Book Summaries

Hooked
by Nir Eyal • 2013
A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Technology
4.12
50k+
Business
Design
Psychology
Hooked Summary
Immersive
Hooked
A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Technology
by Nir Eyal 2013 154 pages
4.12
50k+ ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
Steal Like an Artist
by Austin Kleon • 2012
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
3.96
300k+
Art
Self Help
Design
Steal Like an Artist Summary
Immersive
Steal Like an Artist
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
by Austin Kleon 2012 174 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
Obviously Awesome
by April Dunford • 2019
How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
4.24
4k+
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Entrepreneurship
Startup
Obviously Awesome Summary
Immersive
Obviously Awesome
How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
by April Dunford 2019 204 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Made to Stick
by Chip Heath • 2007
Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
3.98
100k+
Business
Psychology
Communication
Made to Stick Summary
Made to Stick
Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath 2007 291 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Communication
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman • 1988
4.15
48k+
Design
Business
Psychology
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman 1988 257 pages
4.15
48k+ ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
Creativity, Inc.
by Ed Catmull • 2014
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
4.2
100k+
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Leadership
Biography
Creativity, Inc. Summary
Immersive
Creativity, Inc.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull 2014 368 pages
4.2
100k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Biography
Lean Analytics
by Alistair Croll • 2013
Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
4.11
8k+
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Startup
Entrepreneurship
Lean Analytics Summary
Lean Analytics
Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
by Alistair Croll 2013 440 pages
4.11
8k+ ratings
Business
Startup
Entrepreneurship
Storytelling with Data
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic • 2015
A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
4.38
8k+
Business
Design
Technology
Storytelling with Data Summary
Storytelling with Data
A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2015 288 pages
4.38
8k+ ratings
Business
Design
Technology
Marketing 4.0
by Philip Kotler • 2016
Moving from Traditional to Digital
4.06
3k+
Business
Management
Buisness
Marketing 4.0 Summary
Marketing 4.0
Moving from Traditional to Digital
by Philip Kotler 2016 208 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Business
Management
Buisness
Thinking In Systems
by Donella H. Meadows • 2008
A Primer
4.18
22k+
Business
Science
Psychology
Thinking In Systems Summary
Thinking In Systems
A Primer
by Donella H. Meadows 2008 218 pages
4.18
22k+ ratings
Business
Science
Psychology
Continuous Discovery Habits
by Teresa Torres • 2021
Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value
4.44
4k+
Business
Design
Management
Continuous Discovery Habits Summary
Continuous Discovery Habits
Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value
by Teresa Torres 2021 237 pages
4.44
4k+ ratings
Business
Design
Management
Running Lean
by Ash Maurya • 2012
Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
4.10
20k+
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Running Lean Summary
Running Lean
Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
by Ash Maurya 2012 367 pages
4.10
20k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Empowered
by Marty Cagan • 2020
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products
4.25
3k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Empowered Summary
Empowered
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products
by Marty Cagan 2020 432 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Mom Test
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2013
How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
4.37
13k+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
The Mom Test Summary
The Mom Test
How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2013 138 pages
4.37
13k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Inspired
by Marty Cagan • 2008
How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
4.23
25k+
Business
Design
Technology
Inspired Summary
Inspired
How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan 2008 349 pages
4.23
25k+ ratings
Business
Design
Technology
Alchemy
by Rory Sutherland • 2019
The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
4.21
9k+
Business
Psychology
Economics
Alchemy Summary
Alchemy
The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
by Rory Sutherland 2019 1 pages
4.21
9k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Economics
Resonate
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
4.11
5k+
Business
Design
Communication
Resonate Summary
Resonate
Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
by Nancy Duarte 2010 272 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Business
Design
Communication
Confessions of an Advertising Man
by David Ogilvy • 2004
4
6k+
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Biography
Psychology
Confessions of an Advertising Man Summary
Confessions of an Advertising Man
by David Ogilvy 2004 208 pages
4
6k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Psychology
How Brands Grow
by Byron Sharp • 2010
What Marketers Don't Know
4.16
3k+
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Design
How Brands Grow Summary
How Brands Grow
What Marketers Don't Know
by Byron Sharp 2010 228 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design
Brand Gap, The
by Marty Neumeier • 2003
3.98
5k+
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Entrepreneurship
Brand Gap, The Summary
Brand Gap, The
by Marty Neumeier 2003
3.98
5k+ ratings
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Design
Entrepreneurship
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David Ogilvy • 1983
4.15
11k+
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Design
Writing
Ogilvy on Advertising Summary
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David Ogilvy 1983 224 pages
4.15
11k+ ratings
Business
Design
Writing
Architecture
by Francis D. K. Ching • 1979
Form, Space, & Order
4.29
4k+
Architecture
Design
Art
Architecture Summary
Architecture
Form, Space, & Order
by Francis D. K. Ching 1979 416 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Architecture
Design
Art
Refactoring UI
by Adam Wathan • 2018
4.65
2k+
Design
Programming
Technology
Refactoring UI Summary
Refactoring UI
by Adam Wathan 2018 252 pages
4.65
2k+ ratings
Design
Programming
Technology
How Brands Become Icons
by Douglas B. Holt • 2004
The Principles of Cultural Branding
3.84
392
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Design
Buisness
How Brands Become Icons Summary
How Brands Become Icons
The Principles of Cultural Branding
by Douglas B. Holt 2004 288 pages
3.84
392 ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
Hacking Growth
by Sean Ellis • 2017
How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
4.11
5k+
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Hacking Growth Summary
Hacking Growth
How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
by Sean Ellis 2017 320 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
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Entrepreneurship
Startup
The Poetics of Space
by Gaston Bachelard • 1957
4.18
11k+
Philosophy
Architecture
Art
The Poetics of Space Summary
The Poetics of Space
by Gaston Bachelard 1957 282 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Architecture
Art
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2007
Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
4.30
500+
Film
Art
Writing
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story
Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
by Bruce Block 2007 297 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Film
Art
Writing
The Hero and the Outlaw
by Margaret Mark • 2001
Building Extraordinary Brands Through the Power of Archetypes
4.13
500+
Business
Psychology
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The Hero and the Outlaw Summary
The Hero and the Outlaw
Building Extraordinary Brands Through the Power of Archetypes
by Margaret Mark 2001 384 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Design
Sprint
by Jake Knapp • 2016
How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
4.18
23k+
Business
Design
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Sprint Summary
Sprint
How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
by Jake Knapp 2016 274 pages
4.18
23k+ ratings
Business
Design
Management
Transformed
by Marty Cagan • 2024
Moving to the Product Operating Model
3.91
1k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Transformed Summary
Transformed
Moving to the Product Operating Model
by Marty Cagan 2024 368 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Art of Game Design
by Jesse Schell • 2008
A Book of Lenses
4.39
3k+
Game Design
Games
Design
The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design
A Book of Lenses
by Jesse Schell 2008 520 pages
4.39
3k+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Don't Make Me Think
by Steve Krug • 2000
A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
4.24
30k+
Design
Business
Programming
Don't Make Me Think Summary
Don't Make Me Think
A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
by Steve Krug 2000 201 pages
4.24
30k+ ratings
Design
Business
Programming
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
3.95
1k+
Business
Communication
Leadership
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Summary
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations
by Nancy Duarte 2010 256 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Leadership
The Art of Noticing
by Rob Walker • 2019
131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
3.77
2k+
Self Help
Art
Writing
The Art of Noticing Summary
The Art of Noticing
131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
by Rob Walker 2019 256 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Art
Writing
Building Strong Brands
by David A. Aaker • 1995
3.99
500+
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Buisness
Building Strong Brands Summary
Building Strong Brands
by David A. Aaker 1995 400 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams • 2001
4.41
8k+
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Reference
Design
The Animator's Survival Kit Summary
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams 2001 342 pages
4.41
8k+ ratings
Art
Reference
Design
Thinking with Type
by Ellen Lupton • 2004
A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students
4.12
12k+
Design
Art
Art Design
Thinking with Type Summary
Thinking with Type
A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students
by Ellen Lupton 2004 176 pages
4.12
12k+ ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
Swipe to Unlock
by Parth Detroja • 2017
The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy
4.22
3k+
Business
Technology
Entrepreneurship
Swipe to Unlock Summary
Swipe to Unlock
The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy
by Parth Detroja 2017 323 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Entrepreneurship
Show Your Work!
by Austin Kleon • 2014
10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
4.08
61k+
Art
Self Help
Business
Show Your Work! Summary
Show Your Work!
10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
by Austin Kleon 2014 131 pages
4.08
61k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Business
Brand Sense
by Martin Lindstrom • 2005
Build Powerful Brands through Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound
3.88
500+
Business
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Psychology
Brand Sense Summary
Brand Sense
Build Powerful Brands through Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound
by Martin Lindstrom 2005 256 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
Zag
by Marty Neumeier • 2006
The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands
3.99
3k+
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Buisness
Zag Summary
Zag
The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands
by Marty Neumeier 2006 192 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
Emotional Branding, Revised Edition
by Marc Gobé • 2001
The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People
3.76
398
Business
Design
Psychology
Emotional Branding, Revised Edition Summary
Emotional Branding, Revised Edition
The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People
by Marc Gobé 2001 344 pages
3.76
398 ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
Art and Fear
by David Bayles • 1994
3.77
100k+
Art
Writing
Self Help
Art and Fear Summary
Art and Fear
by David Bayles 1994 122 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
Designing Brand Identity
by Alina Wheeler • 2003
An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team
4.12
2k+
Design
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Art Design
Designing Brand Identity Summary
Designing Brand Identity
An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team
by Alina Wheeler 2003 310 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
Business Model Generation
by Alexander Osterwalder • 2010
A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
4.21
59k+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Business Model Generation Summary
Business Model Generation
A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
by Alexander Osterwalder 2010 288 pages
4.21
59k+ ratings
Business
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Startup
DataStory
by Nancy Duarte • 2019
Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story
3.93
500+
Business
Communication
Design
DataStory Summary
DataStory
Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story
by Nancy Duarte 2019 240 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Business
Communication
Design
Design Is Storytelling
by Ellen Lupton • 2017
3.96
1k+
Design
Art
Business
Design Is Storytelling Summary
Design Is Storytelling
by Ellen Lupton 2017 160 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Design
Art
Business
Competing Against Luck
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2016
4.15
6k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Competing Against Luck Summary
Competing Against Luck
by Clayton M. Christensen 2016 288 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition
by Robert Solomon • 2003
58 Things Every Advertising & Marketing Professional Should Know
3.95
500+
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Startup
The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition Summary
The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition
58 Things Every Advertising & Marketing Professional Should Know
by Robert Solomon 2003 208 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Business
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Startup
Build
by Tony Fadell • 2022
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
4.31
9k+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Build Summary
Build
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
by Tony Fadell 2022 416 pages
4.31
9k+ ratings
Business
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