The Design Edit

The ultimate collection of books for designers. Help add to this collection by submitting a book below

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The Design of Everyday Things

Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, o...

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Jony Ive

“An adulating biography of Apple’s left-brained wunderkind, whose work continues to revolutionize modern technology.” —Kirkus Reviews In 199...

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Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

" "Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design" – Dieter Rams. Dieter...

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Making and Breaking the Grid

For designers working in every medium, layout is arguable the most basic, and most important, element. Effective layout is essential to comm...

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Big Brand Theory

BIG BRAND THEORY is a spectacular 'best of' compilation featuring the highest-profile branding campaigns. Case studies illustrate the crucia...

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Meggs' History of Graphic Design

Note from the publisher: The Interactive Resource Center is an online learning environment where instructors and students can access the too...

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Make Your Mark

Offers insights and advice from twenty-one entrepreneurs and experts on building a creative business.

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100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design

New in the "100 Ideas that Changed..." series, this book demonstrates how ideas influenced and defined graphic design, and how those ideas h...

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The Elements of Typographic Style

Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the pract...

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The Laws of Simplicity

Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We're rebelling against technology that's too complicated, DVD players with too many...

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Ladislav Sutnar

Sutnar's brilliant structural systems for clarifying otherwise dense industrial data placed him in the pantheon of Modernist pioneers and ma...

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The Elements of Graphic Design

This very popular design book has been wholly revised and expanded to feature a new dimension of inspiring and counterintuitive ideas to thi...

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Graphic Design That Works

Consumers are blitzed with millions of images every day. Companies hoping to grab a consumer's attention need a memorable, eye-catching desi...

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How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul

Published to instant acclaim in 2005, our best selling How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul has become a trusted resource f...

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Design as Art

How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and th...

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Typography Sketchbooks

Selected by the worlds most knowledgeable and well-connected graphicdesign commentator, Steven Heller, this survey gets into the minds of de...

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Well-Designed

"A new way to create-and then disrupt Industry disruption is no longer isolated to a unique product or service. Today's consumer needs engag...

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The Design of Design

Making Sense of Design Effective design is at the heart of everything from software development to engineering to architecture. But what do ...

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In the Bubble

We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value do...

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Creative Confidence

IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art o...

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The Fundamentals of Creative Design

The Fundamentals of Creative Design (second edition) is an update to the popular first edition of the same name, in which Gavin Ambrose and ...