2026 Reading Challenge
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Design Research


Design Research Books

Just Enough Research
Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization
Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
Universal Methods of Design: 100 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions
Convivial Toolbox: Generative Research for the Front End of Design
Storytelling for User Experience: Crafting Stories for Better Design
Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research
Exposing the Magic of Design: A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis (Human Technology Interaction Series)
Design Research: Methods and Perspectives (Mit Press)
UX Strategy: How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want
Thinking In Systems: A Primer
User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
Good Services: Decoding the Mystery of What Makes a Good Service
The Design of Everyday Things
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Outcomes Over Output by Josh SeidenSeductive Interaction Design by Stephen P. AndersonFlow by Mihály CsíkszentmihályiYes! by Noah J. GoldsteinNudge by Richard H. Thaler
Fundamentals of UX and Service Design
18 books — 1 voter
Mapping Experiences by James KalbachDRM, a Design Research Methodology by Lucienne T M BlessingService Design by Andy PolaineThe Routledge Companion to Design Research by Paul RodgersInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Design Research and Strategy
5 books — 2 voters

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