Recommended
Reading
An ever growing list of design materials I've found memorable and often recommend to others.
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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