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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 3584 times as design)
avg rating 4.15 — 46,903 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 1939 times as design)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,475 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 1220 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,503 ratings — published 2004
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Universal Principles of Design Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1128 times as design)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,865 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 1078 times as design)
avg rating 4.10 — 6,210 ratings — published 2011
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The Elements of Typographic Style The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 880 times as design)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,038 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 807 times as design)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,434 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 733 times as design)
avg rating 3.96 — 329,712 ratings — published 2012
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Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung (Hardcover)
by (shelved 717 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,270 ratings — published 1996
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 713 times as design)
avg rating 4.39 — 8,616 ratings — published 1983
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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 646 times as design)
avg rating 3.89 — 10,951 ratings — published 2009
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
by (shelved 641 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 49,324 ratings — published 2013
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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 632 times as design)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,205 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 621 times as design)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,525 ratings — published 1995
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Design as Art Design as Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 608 times as design)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,850 ratings — published 1966
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Envisioning Information Envisioning Information (Hardcover)
by (shelved 600 times as design)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,927 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 556 times as design)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,668 ratings — published 2012
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The Laws of Simplicity The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 546 times as design)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,983 ratings — published 2006
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Interaction of Color Interaction of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 538 times as design)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,574 ratings — published 1971
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The Non-Designer's Design Book The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 529 times as design)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,883 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 520 times as design)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,737 ratings — published 1972
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Design Is a Job Design Is a Job (Paperback)
by (shelved 518 times as design)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,055 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 462 times as design)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,900 ratings — published 2019
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts Just My Type: A Book About Fonts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 459 times as design)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,069 ratings — published 2010
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Just Enough Research Just Enough Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 453 times as design)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,100 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 1,783 ratings — published 2015
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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 440 times as design)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,009 ratings — published 2005
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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 425 times as design)
avg rating 3.98 — 14,110 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 419 times as design)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,132 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 412 times as design)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,081 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 408 times as design)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,603 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 399 times as design)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,223 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 385 times as design)
avg rating 4.09 — 59,792 ratings — published 2014
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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 374 times as design)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,701 ratings — published 2003
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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 372 times as design)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,364 ratings — published 1977
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Designing for Emotion Designing for Emotion (Paperback)
by (shelved 359 times as design)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,668 ratings — published 2011
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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 356 times as design)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,103 ratings — published
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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 325 times as design)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,534 ratings — published
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Graphic Design: The New Basics Graphic Design: The New Basics (Paperback)
by (shelved 323 times as design)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,251 ratings — published 2008
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Design Is Storytelling Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 316 times as design)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,669 ratings — published 2017
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Designing Design Designing Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 308 times as design)
avg rating 4.50 — 966 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 303 times as design)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,356 ratings — published 2009
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Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 301 times as design)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,464 ratings — published 2018
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Refactoring UI Refactoring UI (ebook)
by (shelved 291 times as design)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,133 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 285 times as design)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,097 ratings — published 1997
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Thoughts on Design Thoughts on Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 280 times as design)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,113 ratings — published 1947
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Designing Interfaces Designing Interfaces (Paperback)
by (shelved 273 times as design)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,001 ratings — published 2005
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Meggs' History of Graphic Design Meggs' History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 268 times as design)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,839 ratings — published 1983
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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites (Paperback)
by (shelved 259 times as design)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,829 ratings — published 1998
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