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Design Book Summaries

Branding
by Michael Johnson • 2016
In Five and a Half Steps
4.32
294
Design
Business
Art Design
Branding Summary
Branding
In Five and a Half Steps
by Michael Johnson 2016 320 pages
4.32
294 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
Mapping Experiences
by James Kalbach • 2015
A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
4.11
500+
Design
Business
Reference
Mapping Experiences Summary
Mapping Experiences
A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
by James Kalbach 2015 379 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Reference
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
by Christian Dior • 1954
A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
4.01
1k+
Fashion
Art
Coffee Table Books
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
by Christian Dior 1954 128 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Fashion
Art
Coffee Table Books
The User Experience Team of One
by Leah Buley • 2013
A Research and Design Survival Guide
4.19
1k+
Design
Business
Research
The User Experience Team of One Summary
The User Experience Team of One
A Research and Design Survival Guide
by Leah Buley 2013 264 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Research
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton • 2013
4.08
4k+
Art
Philosophy
Psychology
Art as Therapy Summary
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton 2013 240 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Art
Philosophy
Psychology
Drawing the Head and Hands
by Andrew Loomis • 1956
4.23
6k+
Art
Drawing
Reference
Drawing the Head and Hands Summary
Drawing the Head and Hands
by Andrew Loomis 1956 154 pages
4.23
6k+ ratings
Art
Drawing
Reference
Design Driven Innovation
by Roberto Verganti • 2009
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean
4.00
498
Design
Business
Startup
Design Driven Innovation Summary
Design Driven Innovation
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean
by Roberto Verganti 2009 288 pages
4.00
498 ratings
Design
Business
Startup
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2020
3.81
259
Business
Design
Management
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
by Harvard Business Review 2020 208 pages
3.81
259 ratings
Business
Design
Management
The Product Book
by Product School • 2017
How to Become a Great Product Manager
4.09
1k+
Business
Management
Design
The Product Book Summary
The Product Book
How to Become a Great Product Manager
by Product School 2017 314 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Design
Measuring the User Experience
by Thomas Tullis • 2008
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics
4.08
500+
Design
Business
Usability
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics
by Thomas Tullis 2008 320 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Usability
Click
by Jake Knapp • 2025
How to Make What People Want
4.10
357
Business
Design
Startup
Click Summary
Click
How to Make What People Want
by Jake Knapp 2025 240 pages
4.10
357 ratings
Business
Design
Startup
Making and Breaking the Grid
by Timothy Samara • 2003
A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
3.88
4k+
Design
Art
Art Design
Making and Breaking the Grid Summary
Making and Breaking the Grid
A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
by Timothy Samara 2003 208 pages
3.88
4k+ ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
The Choice Factory
by Richard Shotton • 2018
25 behavioural biases that influence what we buy
4.11
1k+
Business
Psychology
Economics
The Choice Factory Summary
The Choice Factory
25 behavioural biases that influence what we buy
by Richard Shotton 2018 202 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Economics
The Back of the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2008
Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
3.96
15k+
Business
Design
Communication
The Back of the Napkin Summary
The Back of the Napkin
Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
by Dan Roam 2008 278 pages
3.96
15k+ ratings
Business
Design
Communication
Gamify
by Brian Burke • 2014
3.44
500+
Business
Psychology
Games
Gamify Summary
Gamify
by Brian Burke 2014 162 pages
3.44
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Games
Interviewing Users
by Steve Portigal • 2013
How to Uncover Compelling Insights
4.13
1k+
Design
Business
Research
Interviewing Users Summary
Interviewing Users
How to Uncover Compelling Insights
by Steve Portigal 2013 176 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Research
The Gamer's Brain
by Celia Hodent • 2017
How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design
4.29
231
Game Design
Design
Games
The Gamer's Brain Summary
The Gamer's Brain
How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design
by Celia Hodent 2017 272 pages
4.29
231 ratings
Game Design
Design
Games
101 Design Methods
by Vijay Kumar • 2012
A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
4.05
500+
Design
Business
Ebooks
101 Design Methods Summary
101 Design Methods
A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
by Vijay Kumar 2012 336 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Ebooks
The Workshop Survival Guide
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2019
How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time
4.36
485
Business
Design
Education
The Workshop Survival Guide Summary
The Workshop Survival Guide
How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2019 221 pages
4.36
485 ratings
Business
Design
Education
Strategic Writing for UX
by Torrey Podmajersky • 2019
Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word
4.22
500+
Design
Writing
Business
Strategic Writing for UX Summary
Strategic Writing for UX
Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word
by Torrey Podmajersky 2019 192 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Design
Writing
Business
Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands
by Kevin Roberts • 2005
3.86
1k+
Business
Design
Buisness
Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands Summary
Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands
by Kevin Roberts 2005 248 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
The Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst • 1992
4.26
9k+
Design
Art
Reference
The Elements of Typographic Style Summary
The Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst 1992 352 pages
4.26
9k+ ratings
Design
Art
Reference
Graphic Design
by Ellen Lupton • 2008
The New Basics
3.95
2k+
Design
Art
Art Design
Graphic Design Summary
Graphic Design
The New Basics
by Ellen Lupton 2008 248 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
by Blair Enns • 2010
4.44
2k+
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto Summary
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
by Blair Enns 2010 144 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
Design Thinking
by Thomas Lockwood • 2009
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
3.85
451
Design
Business
Art
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
by Thomas Lockwood 2009 304 pages
3.85
451 ratings
Design
Business
Art
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova • 2017
4.13
500+
Design
Business
Website Design
Design Systems Summary
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova 2017 291 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
by Alexandra Watkins • 2014
How to Create Brand Names That Stick
4.13
500+
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
Hello, My Name Is Awesome Summary
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
How to Create Brand Names That Stick
by Alexandra Watkins 2014 110 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
inGenius
by Tina Seelig • 2012
A Crash Course on Creativity
3.85
1k+
Business
Self Help
Psychology
inGenius Summary
inGenius
A Crash Course on Creativity
by Tina Seelig 2012 216 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis • 2016
4.00
392
Design
Business
Art Design
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design Summary
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis 2016 208 pages
4.00
392 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
UX for Lean Startups
by Laura Klein • 2013
Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design
4.10
2k+
Design
Business
Startup
UX for Lean Startups Summary
UX for Lean Startups
Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design
by Laura Klein 2013 233 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Design
Business
Startup
Do the F*cking Work
by Brian Buirge • 2019
Lowbrow Advice for High-Level Creativity
3.92
281
Self Help
Creative
Design
Do the F*cking Work Summary
Do the F*cking Work
Lowbrow Advice for High-Level Creativity
by Brian Buirge 2019 256 pages
3.92
281 ratings
Self Help
Creative
Design
Jony Ive
by Leander Kahney • 2013
The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
3.99
7k+
Biography
Design
Business
Jony Ive Summary
Jony Ive
The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
by Leander Kahney 2013 274 pages
3.99
7k+ ratings
Biography
Design
Business
How to Fly a Horse
by Kevin Ashton • 2014
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
4.01
2k+
Business
History
Science
How to Fly a Horse Summary
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
by Kevin Ashton 2014 336 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Business
History
Science
Mental Models
by Indi Young • 2008
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
3.86
1k+
Design
Psychology
Business
Mental Models Summary
Mental Models
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
by Indi Young 2008 299 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
UX Strategy
by Jaime Levy • 2014
How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want
3.94
1k+
Design
Business
Technology
UX Strategy Summary
UX Strategy
How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want
by Jaime Levy 2014 310 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Architectural Digest at 100
by Architectural Digest • 2019
A Century of Style
4.19
326
Coffee Table Books
Design
Architecture
Architectural Digest at 100 Summary
Architectural Digest at 100
A Century of Style
by Architectural Digest 2019 464 pages
4.19
326 ratings
Coffee Table Books
Design
Architecture
Product Roadmaps Relaunched
by C. Todd Lombardo • 2017
How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty
4.10
1k+
Business
Management
Design
Product Roadmaps Relaunched Summary
Product Roadmaps Relaunched
How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty
by C. Todd Lombardo 2017 358 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Design
Articulating Design Decisions
by Tom Greever • 2015
Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience
4.14
1k+
Design
Business
Communication
Articulating Design Decisions Summary
Articulating Design Decisions
Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience
by Tom Greever 2015 259 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Communication
Content Strategy for the Web
by Kristina Halvorson • 2012
4.00
2k+
Design
Business
Writing
Content Strategy for the Web Summary
Content Strategy for the Web
by Kristina Halvorson 2012 198 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Design
Business
Writing
Sparks of Genius
by Michele Root-Bernstein • 2000
The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People
3.88
475
Psychology
Self Help
Education
Sparks of Genius Summary
Sparks of Genius
The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People
by Michele Root-Bernstein 2000 416 pages
3.88
475 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Education
About Face 3
by Alan Cooper • 1995
The Essentials of Interaction Design
4.07
3k+
Design
Programming
Technology
About Face 3 Summary
About Face 3
The Essentials of Interaction Design
by Alan Cooper 1995 648 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Design
Programming
Technology
Solving Product Design Exercises
by Artiom Dashinsky • 2018
Questions & Answers
4.31
500+
Design
Business
Reference
Solving Product Design Exercises Summary
Solving Product Design Exercises
Questions & Answers
by Artiom Dashinsky 2018 158 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Reference
Good Services
by Lou Downe • 2020
How to design services that work
4.29
500+
Design
Business
Technology
Good Services Summary
Good Services
How to design services that work
by Lou Downe 2020 224 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Designing Experiences
by J Robert Rossman • 2019
3.97
159
Business
Design
Leadership
Designing Experiences Summary
Designing Experiences
by J Robert Rossman 2019 224 pages
3.97
159 ratings
Business
Design
Leadership
Lateral Thinking
by Edward de Bono • 2009
A Textbook of Creativity
3.76
4k+
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Lateral Thinking Summary
Lateral Thinking
A Textbook of Creativity
by Edward de Bono 2009 272 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Outside In
by Harley Manning • 2012
The Power of Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business
3.93
500+
Business
Design
Management
Outside In Summary
Outside In
The Power of Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business
by Harley Manning 2012 272 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Management
Biomimicry
by Janine M. Benyus • 1997
Innovation Inspired by Nature
4.01
2k+
Science
Design
Sustainability
Biomimicry Summary
Biomimicry
Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus 1997 308 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Science
Design
Sustainability
Design Is a Job
by Mike Monteiro • 2012
4.22
5k+
Design
Business
Website Design
Design Is a Job Summary
Design Is a Job
by Mike Monteiro 2012 135 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
This Is Service Design Doing
by Marc Stickdorn • 2016
Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World
4.36
500+
Design
Business
Professional Development
This Is Service Design Doing Summary
This Is Service Design Doing
Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World
by Marc Stickdorn 2016 1074 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Professional Development
A Project Guide to UX Design
by Russ Unger • 2009
For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making
3.87
1k+
Design
Website Design
Business
A Project Guide to UX Design Summary
A Project Guide to UX Design
For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making
by Russ Unger 2009 267 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Design
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