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
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
History
Science
Engineering
Innovation Games
Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play
Business
Design
Management
The Power of Positive Deviance
How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
Business
Leadership
Self Help
New Minimalism
Decluttering and Design for Sustainable, Intentional Living
Self Help
Design
Adult
Apartment Therapy
The Eight-Step Home Cure
Design
Self Help
Reference
Design Thinking
Understanding How Designers Think and Work
Design
Business
Management
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
Structures
Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
Science
Engineering
Architecture
Resilient Management
Management
Leadership
Business
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
Art
Self Help
Design
Architectural Digest at 100
A Century of Style
Architecture
Design
Art
Insanely Simple
The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
Business
Design
Technology
Badass
Making Users Awesome
Business
Design
Technology
Productize
The Ultimate Guide to Turning Professional Services into Scalable Products
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design
Radical Technologies
The Design of Everyday Life
Technology
Design
Politics
46 Rules of Genius, The
An Innovator's Guide to Creativity
Business
Design
Personal Development
The Brand Mapping Strategy
Design, Build, and Accelerate Your Brand
Business
Design
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
Design
Art Design
Art
Writing Is Designing
Words and the User Experience
Design
Writing
Business
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
Engineering
Science
Design
Visual Intelligence
Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life
Psychology
Self Help
Art
Kellogg on Branding
The Marketing Faculty of The Kellogg School of Management
Business
Design
Decoding the New Consumer Mind
How and Why We Shop and Buy
Business
Psychology
Design
Liminal Thinking
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Designing for Behavior Change
Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics
Design
Psychology
Business
Glimmer
How Design Can Transform Your Life, and Maybe Even the World
Design
Business
Psychology
User Friendly
How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
Design
Business
Technology
The Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
History
Science
Design
Make Your Mark
The Creative’s Guide to Building a Business With Impact
Business
Design
Productivity
The Accidental Instructional Designer
Learning Design for the Digital Age
Design
Education
Teaching
The Creative Curve
How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Designful Company
How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation
Business
Design
Leadership
Nicely Said
Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
Writing
Design
Business
Ruined by Design
How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It
Design
Business
Technology
How to Be an Artist
Art
Self Help
Writing
Innovation by Design
How Any Organization Can Leverage Design Thinking to Produce Change, Drive New Ideas, and Deliver Meaningful Solutions
Design
Business
Productivity
Think Like an Artist
and Lead a More Creative, Productive Life
Art
Self Help
Design
True Style
The History and Principles of Classic Menswear
Fashion
History
Design
Landing Page Optimization
The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions
Business
Design
Web
The Internet of Things
Technology
Science
Business
Gamestorming
A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-breakers, and Changemakers
Business
Design
Leadership
Content Chemistry
An Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing
Business
Writing
Design
Unfolding the Napkin
The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures
Business
Design
Self Help
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
How to Build a Product or Service Into a World-Class Brand
Business
Design
Buisness
Burn Your Portfolio
Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, But Should
Design
Business
Art
Maximize Your Potential
Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career
Business
Self Help
Productivity
What Great Brands Do
The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest
Business
Buisness
Design
Hertzian Tales
Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, And Critical Design
Design
Art
Technology
Logos that Last
How to Create Iconic Visual Branding
Design
Business
Art
Content Strategy Toolkit, The
Methods, Guidelines, and Templates for Getting Content Right
Design
Business
Technology
