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Books for designers

An unsorted list of some of the design books I've read over the years.

A New Program for Graphic Design

2019 • 10 Readers • 256 pages 4.5

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Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities

2020 • 15 Readers • 256 pages 4.5

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Barbican Residents

Barbican Residents
ByAnton Rodriguez

2024 • 1 Reader • 208 pages

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Born Modern: The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig

Born Modern: The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig
BySteve Heller,Elaine Lustig Cohen

2009 • 1 Reader 5

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Case study houses, 1945-1966

21 Taschen Basic Architecture

Case study houses, 1945-1966
ByElizabeth A.T. Smith,E.J. Wal,+1 more

2009 • 2 Readers • 96 pages 2

Charles & Ray Eames : 1907-1978, 1912-1988 : pioneers of mid-century Modernism

21 Taschen Basic Architecture

2013 • 2 Readers • 96 pages 2

Confessions of an Advertising Man

Confessions of an Advertising Man
ByDavid Ogilvy,Sir Alan Parker

2011 • 41 Readers • 190 pages 3.6

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Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs

2018 • 143 Readers • 264 pages 4

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Creative Strategy and the Business of Design

2016 • 13 Readers • 208 pages 4

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Dangerous Curves: Mastering logotype design

2008 • 2 Readers • 369 pages 4

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Design Basics Index

2004 • 10 Readers • 359 pages 3

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Designers on Design

Designers on Design
ByTerence Conran,Max Fraser

2004 • 1 Reader • 252 pages

Designing Design

Designing Design
ByKenya Hara

2015 • 21 Readers • 472 pages 3.5

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BySophie Lovell

2011 • 13 Readers • 400 pages 5

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Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

2010 • 9 Readers • 398 pages 5

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Don't Make Me Think!

2006 • 12 Readers • 201 pages 4.2

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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited

2000 • 300 Readers • 216 pages 4.1

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Do the F*cking Work

Do the F*cking Work
ByBrian Buirge,Jason Bacher,+1 more

2019 • 7 Readers • 256 pages 2

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Graphic Design Manual: Principles And Practice

1965 • 6 Readers • 200 pages 4

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Hay

Hay
ByRolf and Mette Hay(Contributor),John Hoke III(Contributor)

2022 • 1 Reader 4.5

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How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul

2012 • 33 Readers • 176 pages 3.8

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How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors

4 Readers 3.5

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How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer

2007 • 19 Readers • 235 pages 2.8

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Logotypes & Letterforms

1993 • 1 Reader • 301 pages 4.5

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MacOS Icon Book

MacOS Icon Book
ByMichael Flarup

1 Reader 5

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Made by MSCHF

Made by MSCHF
ByLukas Bentel,Kevin Wiesner

2025 • 1 Reader • 384 pages

Mapping Experiences

Mapping Experiences
ByJames Kalbach

2015 • 15 Readers • 384 pages 3.7

Max Bill

Max Bill
ByManuel Del Junco(Contributor),Max Bill(Artist)

2015 • 1 Reader • 329 pages 4.5

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NASA Graphics Standards Manual Remastered Edition

2017 • 1 Reader • 114 pages 4

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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

2016 • 734 Readers • 288 pages 4.3

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No Style. Ernst Keller

2017 • 300 pages

The App Icon Book

The App Icon Book
ByMichael Flarup

2 Readers • 164 pages 5

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The Art of Looking Sideways

2001 • 36 Readers • 533 pages 4.3

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The Design of Everyday Things

1988 • 119 Readers • 368 pages 4.2

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The Elements of Typographic Style

1992 • 79 Readers • 386 pages 4.5

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The Mom Test

The Mom Test
ByRob Fitzpatrick

2013 • 143 Readers • 134 pages 4.4

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The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes

2015 • 5 Readers 3.8

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The Shape of Design

The Shape of Design
ByFrank Chimero

2012 • 40 Readers • 131 pages 3.7

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Thinking with Type

Thinking with Type
ByEllen Lupton

2004 • 87 Readers • 176 pages 4.1

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Thinking with Type, 2nd revised and expanded edition

2010 • 19 Readers • 224 pages 3.9

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Typeset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies

2018 • 15 Readers 4.5

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Understanding Comics

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Understanding Comics
ByScott McCloud

1993 • 293 Readers • 215 pages 4.3

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van der Rohe

van der Rohe
ByClaire Zimmerman

2007 • 3 Readers • 96 pages 2

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Visual Thinking

Visual Thinking
ByRudolf Arnheim

2004 • 5 Readers • 400 pages

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

2001 • 619 Readers • 225 pages 3.9

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