Recommended
Reading
An ever growing list of design materials I've found memorable and often recommend to others.
A *New* Program for Graphic Design David Reinfurt 
A History of Graphic Design Philip B. Meggs 
Design and Form Johannes Itten 
Designing Design Kenya Hara 
Designing Programmes Karl Gerstner 
Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible Phaidon 
Don't Make Me Think Steve Krug 
Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album Matthew Robertson 
Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman 
Generative Design Grob, Bohnacker, Laub, Lazzeroni 
German Design 1949–1989: Two Countries, One History Vitra Design Museum 
Graphic Design Manual Armin Hofmann 
Grid Systems Kimberly Elam 
Grid Systems in Graphic Design Josef Müller-Brockmann 
On Writing Well William Zinsser 
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works Erik Spiekermann 
tellmewhy Clare Jacobson, Jan Wilker And Hjalti Karlsson 
The Art of Looking Sideways Alan Fletcher 
The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman 
The Elements of Typographic Style Robert Bringhurst 
The Making of a Manager Julie Zhuo 
The New Typography Jan Tschichold 
The Vignelli Canon Lars Muller Publishers 
Typographie Emil Ruder 
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Scott McCloud 
User Friendly Cliff Kuang
