Design
Great design shapes every aspect of our world, from the digital interfaces we use daily to the creative processes that drive innovation and problem-solving. These books explore the principles, methodologies, and transformative power of design thinking across disciplines, offering practical frameworks and inspiration for creating more intuitive, meaningful, and human-centered solutions.
Design Book Summaries
For the Win
How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business
Business
Psychology
Games
The Non-Designer's Design Book
Design
Reference
Art
Designing Your Life
How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Creative Selection
Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
Design
Business
Technology
Laws of UX
Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services
Design
Psychology
Business
Value Proposition Design
How to Create Products and Services Customers Want
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
The Experience Economy
Work Is Theater & Every Business a Stage
Business
Design
Economics
The Laws of Simplicity
Design
Business
Technology
Outcomes Over Output
Why customer behavior is the key metric for business success
Business
Design
Management
The Ten Faces of Innovation
IDEO's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate and Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization
Business
Design
Leadership
Film Directing Shot by Shot
Visualizing from Concept to Screen
Film
Art
Reference
The Right It
Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design
The Art of Innovation
Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm
Business
Design
Management
Content Rules
How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, eBooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business
Business
Writing
Social Media
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
Design
Business
Usability
Just Enough Research
Design
Business
Research
Get Together
How to build a community with your people
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Obsessed
Building a Brand People Love from Day One
Business
Buisness
Art Design
The Courage to Create
Psychology
Philosophy
Art
The Design Thinking Playbook
Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems
Design
Business
Education
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
The Grid
Business
Self Help
Management
The Invincible Company
How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World's Best Business Models
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
How to Build a Product or Service Into a World-Class Brand
Business
Design
Buisness
Aesthetic Intelligence
How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond
Business
Design
Psychology
The Book of Beautiful Questions
The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead
Self Help
Business
Leadership
The Fortune Cookie Principle
The 20 Keys to a Great Brand Story and Why Your Business Needs One
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Cradle to Cradle
Remaking the Way We Make Things
Sustainability
Environment
Design
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
Business
Design
Leadership
The User Experience Team of One
A Research and Design Survival Guide
Design
Business
Reference
Branding
In Five and a Half Steps
Design
Business
Art Design
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
How to Create Brand Names That Stick
Business
Design
Buisness
Designing Games
A Guide to Engineering Experiences
Game Design
Games
Design
Making Ideas Happen
Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality
Business
Productivity
Design
Design Driven Innovation
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean
Design
Business
Management
The Elements of User Experience
User-Centered Design for the Web
Design
Business
Website Design
StoryBranding
Creating Standout Brands Through the Power of Story
Business
Design
Buisness
The Humane Interface
New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems
Design
Programming
Technology
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
Fashion
Art
Design
Color, Form, and Magic
Use the Power of Aesthetics for Creative and Magical Work
Art
Design
Witchcraft
The Design of Business
Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
Business
Design
Management
The Product Book
How to Become a Great Product Manager
Business
Management
Design
Measuring the User Experience
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics
Design
Business
Research
This is Service Design Thinking
Basics – Tools – Cases
Design
Business
Entrepreneurship
Designing Regenerative Cultures
Sustainability
Environment
Nature
Level Up!
The Guide to Great Video Game Design
Game Design
Games
Gaming
Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands
Business
Design
Buisness
101 Design Methods
A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
Design
Business
Management
inGenius
A Crash Course on Creativity
Business
Self Help
Psychology
Mapping Experiences
A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
Design
Business
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