Recommended
Reading
An ever growing list of design materials I've found memorable and often recommend to others.
The Art of Looking Sideways Alan Fletcher A History of Graphic Design Philip B. Meggs Design and Form Johannes Itten The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman Designing Design Kenya Haras Designing Programmes Karl Gerstner Don't Make Me Think Steve Krug The Elements of Typographic Style Robert Bringhurst German Design 1949–1989: Two Countries, One History Vitra Design Museum Graphic Design Manual Armin Hofmann Grid Systems in Graphic Design Josef Müller-Brockmann The Making of a Manager Julie Zhuo The New Typography Jan Tschichold On Writing Well William Zinsser tellmewhy Clare Jacobson, Jan Wilker And Hjalti Karlsson Typographie Emil Ruder Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works Erik Spiekermann Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Scott McCloud The Vignelli Canon Lars Muller Publishers