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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 3620 times as design)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,507 ratings — published 1988
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 1948 times as design)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,681 ratings — published 2000
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Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 1224 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,552 ratings — published 2004
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Universal Principles of Design Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1133 times as design)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,877 ratings — published 2003
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)
by (shelved 1085 times as design)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,248 ratings — published 2011
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The Elements of Typographic Style The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 887 times as design)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,047 ratings — published 1992
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by (shelved 810 times as design)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,489 ratings — published 2003
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 744 times as design)
avg rating 3.96 — 336,804 ratings — published 2012
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Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung (Hardcover)
by (shelved 727 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,304 ratings — published 1996
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 715 times as design)
avg rating 4.39 — 8,665 ratings — published 1983
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
by (shelved 651 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 50,005 ratings — published 2013
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Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 650 times as design)
avg rating 3.89 — 11,008 ratings — published 2009
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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 641 times as design)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,431 ratings — published 2016
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About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 624 times as design)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,529 ratings — published 1995
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Design as Art Design as Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 622 times as design)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,971 ratings — published 1966
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Envisioning Information Envisioning Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 600 times as design)
avg rating 4.22 — 7,947 ratings — published 1990
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Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 558 times as design)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,702 ratings — published 2012
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The Laws of Simplicity The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 550 times as design)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,006 ratings — published 2006
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Interaction of Color Interaction of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 538 times as design)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,328 ratings — published 1971
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The Non-Designer's Design Book The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 536 times as design)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,920 ratings — published 2011
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Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 531 times as design)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,762 ratings — published 1972
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Design Is a Job Design Is a Job (Paperback)
by (shelved 513 times as design)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,060 ratings — published 2012
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User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play (Hardcover)
by (shelved 473 times as design)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,978 ratings — published 2019
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts Just My Type: A Book About Fonts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 462 times as design)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,620 ratings — published 2010
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Just Enough Research Just Enough Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 456 times as design)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,128 ratings — published 2013
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How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 445 times as design)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,012 ratings — published 2005
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Articulating Design Decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience Articulating Design Decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 444 times as design)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,829 ratings — published 2015
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Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All (Hardcover)
by (shelved 422 times as design)
avg rating 3.98 — 14,199 ratings — published 2013
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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 421 times as design)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,135 ratings — published 2002
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Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Paperback)
by (shelved 417 times as design)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,086 ratings — published 2003
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The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 410 times as design)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,621 ratings — published
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Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities (Paperback)
by (shelved 402 times as design)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,234 ratings — published 2009
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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 386 times as design)
avg rating 4.08 — 61,221 ratings — published 2014
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 378 times as design)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,438 ratings — published 1977
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Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (Hardcover)
by (shelved 377 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,706 ratings — published 2003
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Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 362 times as design)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,118 ratings — published
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Designing for Emotion Designing for Emotion (Paperback)
by (shelved 358 times as design)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,667 ratings — published 2011
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Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services (Paperback)
by (shelved 330 times as design)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,597 ratings — published
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Graphic Design: The New Basics Graphic Design: The New Basics (Paperback)
by (shelved 324 times as design)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,258 ratings — published 2008
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Design Is Storytelling Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 323 times as design)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,731 ratings — published 2017
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Designing Design Designing Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 313 times as design)
avg rating 4.49 — 973 ratings — published 2003
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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems (Paperback)
by (shelved 307 times as design)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,368 ratings — published 2009
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Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 299 times as design)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,489 ratings — published 2018
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Refactoring UI Refactoring UI (ebook)
by (shelved 294 times as design)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,179 ratings — published
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Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (Hardcover)
by (shelved 287 times as design)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,107 ratings — published 1997
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Thoughts on Design Thoughts on Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 283 times as design)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,117 ratings — published 1947
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Designing Interfaces Designing Interfaces (Paperback)
by (shelved 279 times as design)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,021 ratings — published 2005
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Meggs' History of Graphic Design Meggs' History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 271 times as design)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,840 ratings — published 1983
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 270 times as design)
avg rating 3.94 — 435,405 ratings — published 1972
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Steven Pinker
“It's natural to think that living things must be the handiwork of a designer. But it was also natural to think that the sun went around the earth. Overcoming naive impressions to figure out how things really work is one of humanity's highest callings.

[Can You Believe in God and Evolution? Time Magazine, August 7, 2005]”
Steven Pinker

“Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up.”
Tate Linden

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