Design Resources
Below is a living collection of books, articles, and sites that I’ve often consulted in my work and research…finally revealed for those of you wanting to learn more about the design profession in all its wonderful forms. Enjoy!
Books
Introductory Overviews
- Design: A Very Short Introduction by John Heskett
- Toothpicks and Logos by John Heskett
- Thoughts on Interaction Design by Jon Kolko
- Small Things Considered by Henry Petroski
- A Designer’s Art by Paul Rand
- Designing for Interaction by Dan Saffer
- Experience Design by Nathan Shedroff
General Design Theory
- Design Discourse by Buchanan/Margolin
- Discovering Design by Buchanan/Margolin
- The Idea of Design by Buchanan/Margolin
- Art as Experience by John Dewey
- Abstracting Craft by Malcolm McCullough
- Digital Ground by Malcolm McCullough
- The Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert Simon
- In the Bubble by John Thackara
HCI/Cog-Psych Insights
- Where the Action Is: Embodied Interaction by Paul Dourish
- Computers as Theater by Brenda Laurel
- Thoughtful Interaction Design by Lowgren/Stolternman
- Information Ecologies by Nardi/O’Day
- Emotional Design by Donald Norman
- The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
UI Design Practice
- Designing Web Applications by Bob Baxley
- Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
- About Face 3.0 by Alan Cooper
- Interactivity by Design by Kristoff/Satran
- Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekerman
- Designing Visual Interfaces by Mullet/Sano
- Designing Interfaces by Jenifer Tidwell
- Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte
Management & Strategy
- Managing as Designing by Boland/Collopy
- Creating Breakthrough Products by Cagan/Vogel
- The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman
- The Art of Innovation by Kelley/IDEO
- Designing Business by Clement Mok
- Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
- Design Management by Brigitte Borja de Mozota
- The Art of the Long View by Peter Schwartz
Related Topics
- The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
- Understanding Your Users by Baxter/Courage
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Interface Culture by Steven Johnson
- Design Research by Brenda Laurel
- E-Topia by William J. Mitchell
- The Substance of Style by Virginia Postrel
- The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
Articles
- Good Design in the Digital Age by Richard Buchanan
- Language and Leadership in Regenerating Organizations by Paul Pangaro
- Time for Change by Clement Mok
- An Incomplete Manifesto by Bruce Mau
- Action, Interaction, Reaction by Nico Macdonald
- About Interaction Design by Ivrea
Films
- Powers of Ten by Eames
- Hillman Curtis short films
- My Architect
- Sketches of Frank Gehry
- Helvetica
Organizations
- IXDA: Interaction Design Association
- bayCHI: Bay Area Computer Human Interaction
- AIGA: American Institute for Graphic Arts
- IDSA: Industrial Designers Society of America
- DMI: Design Management Institute
- UPA: Usability Professionals’ Association