Design Book Summaries

Rocket Surgery Made Easy Summary
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
by Steve Krug 2009 161 pages
4.14
4.3K ratings
Design
Business
Usability
The Fortune Cookie Principle Summary
The Fortune Cookie Principle
The 20 Keys to a Great Brand Story and Why Your Business Needs One
by Bernadette Jiwa 2013 202 pages
3.89
684 ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Decoded Summary
Decoded
The Science Behind Why We Buy
by Phil P. Barden 2013 280 pages
4.18
1.2K ratings
Business
Psychology
Science
The Design Thinking Playbook Summary
The Design Thinking Playbook
Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems
by Michael Lewrick 2018 352 pages
3.88
464 ratings
Design
Business
Education
The Non-Designer's Design Book Summary
The Non-Designer's Design Book
by Robin P. Williams 2011 200 pages
4.10
4.8K ratings
Design
Reference
Art
The Poetics of Space Summary
The Poetics of Space
by Gaston Bachelard 1957 282 pages
4.18
10.7K ratings
Philosophy
Architecture
Poetry
Creative Selection Summary
Creative Selection
Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
by Ken Kocienda 2018 264 pages
4.06
5.0K ratings
Design
Business
Technology
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding Summary
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
How to Build a Product or Service Into a World-Class Brand
by Laura Ries 1998 192 pages
3.88
3.8K ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
StoryBranding Summary
StoryBranding
Creating Standout Brands Through the Power of Story
by Jim Signorelli 2011 296 pages
3.96
209 ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
Just Enough Research Summary
Just Enough Research
by Erika Hall 2013 154 pages
4.18
2.1K ratings
Design
Business
Research
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games
A Guide to Engineering Experiences
by Tynan Sylvester 2013 413 pages
4.46
447 ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
The Invincible Company Summary
The Invincible Company
How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World's Best Business Models
by Alexander Osterwalder 2020 304 pages
4.30
617 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
The User Experience Team of One Summary
The User Experience Team of One
A Research and Design Survival Guide
by Leah Buley 2013 264 pages
4.20
1.6K ratings
Design
Business
Reference
Making Ideas Happen Summary
Making Ideas Happen
Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality
by Scott Belsky 2010 256 pages
4.07
26.3K ratings
Business
Productivity
Design
UX for Lean Startups Summary
UX for Lean Startups
Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design
by Laura Klein 2013 233 pages
4.10
2.1K ratings
Design
Business
Entrepreneurship
For the Win Summary
For the Win
How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business
by Kevin Werbach 2012 148 pages
3.75
1.1K ratings
Business
Psychology
Games
Color, Form, and Magic Summary
Color, Form, and Magic
Use the Power of Aesthetics for Creative and Magical Work
by Nicole Pivirotto 2021 112 pages
3.57
81 ratings
Art
Design
Witchcraft
Obviously Awesome Summary
Obviously Awesome
How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
by April Dunford 2019 204 pages
4.26
3.6K ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design
Hello, My Name Is Awesome Summary
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
How to Create Brand Names That Stick
by Alexandra Watkins 2014 110 pages
4.13
963 ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
Design Driven Innovation Summary
Design Driven Innovation
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean
by Roberto Verganti 2009 288 pages
4.00
494 ratings
Design
Business
Management
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics
by Thomas Tullis 2008 336 pages
4.08
565 ratings
Design
Business
Research
The Courage to Create Summary
The Courage to Create
by Rollo May 1975 144 pages
4.07
4.0K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Art
Health Design Thinking Summary
Health Design Thinking
Creating Products and Services for Better Health
by Bon Ku 2020 228 pages
4.10
154 ratings
Design
Health Care
Health
The Sciences of the Artificial Summary
The Sciences of the Artificial
by Herbert A. Simon 1969 248 pages
4.29
635 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Design
Designing Regenerative Cultures Summary
Designing Regenerative Cultures
by Daniel Christian Wahl 2016 288 pages
4.22
209 ratings
Sustainability
Environment
Nature
Emotion By Design Summary
Emotion By Design
Creative Leadership Lessons from a Life at Nike
by Greg Hoffman 2022 302 pages
3.71
683 ratings
Business
Design
Leadership
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design
Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps
by Gabe Zichermann 2011 182 pages
3.64
488 ratings
Design
Game Design
Business
The Experience Economy Summary
The Experience Economy
Work Is Theater & Every Business a Stage
by B. Joseph Pine II 1999 272 pages
3.81
2.6K ratings
Business
Design
Economics
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits Summary
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
by Debbie Millman 2011 256 pages
3.86
873 ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
Mental Models Summary
Mental Models
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
by Indi Young 2008 299 pages
3.87
1.1K ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
The Product Book Summary
The Product Book
How to Become a Great Product Manager
by Product School 2017 314 pages
4.10
1.5K ratings
Business
Management
Design
Articulating Design Decisions Summary
Articulating Design Decisions
Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience
by Tom Greever 2015 259 pages
4.14
1.7K ratings
Design
Business
Communication
inGenius Summary
inGenius
A Crash Course on Creativity
by Tina Seelig 2012 216 pages
3.86
1.2K ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
Aesthetic Intelligence Summary
Aesthetic Intelligence
How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond
by Pauline Brown 2019 288 pages
3.72
690 ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
Product Roadmaps Relaunched Summary
Product Roadmaps Relaunched
How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty
by C. Todd Lombardo 2017 358 pages
4.11
1.1K ratings
Business
Management
Design
The Right It Summary
The Right It
Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed
by Alberto Savoia 2019 272 pages
4.30
788 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design
The Book of Beautiful Questions Summary
The Book of Beautiful Questions
The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead
by Warren Berger 2018 288 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
How to Fly a Horse Summary
How to Fly a Horse
The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
by Kevin Ashton 2014 336 pages
4.01
2.2K ratings
Business
History
Science
This is Service Design Thinking Summary
This is Service Design Thinking
Basics – Tools – Cases
by Marc Stickdorn 2010 376 pages
3.99
1.9K ratings
Design
Business
Entrepreneurship
To Engineer Is Human Summary
To Engineer Is Human
The Role of Failure in Successful Design
by Henry Petroski 1985 251 pages
3.68
2.4K ratings
Engineering
Science
Design
Happy City Summary
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
by Charles Montgomery 2012 368 pages
4.36
8.8K ratings
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Mapping Experiences Summary
Mapping Experiences
A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
by James Kalbach 2015 379 pages
4.11
677 ratings
Design
Business
Reference
Branding Summary
Branding
In Five and a Half Steps
by Michael Johnson 2016 320 pages
4.33
273 ratings
Design
Business
Art Design
Get Together Summary
Get Together
How to build a community with your people
by Bailey Richardson 2019 193 pages
3.76
685 ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
by Harvard Business Review 2020 208 pages
3.81
248 ratings
Business
Design
Leadership
A Project Guide to UX Design Summary
A Project Guide to UX Design
For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making
by Russ Unger 2009 267 pages
3.87
1.8K ratings
Design
Website Design
Business
UX Strategy Summary
UX Strategy
How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want
by Jaime Levy 2014 310 pages
3.96
1.2K ratings
Design
Business
Technology
The Humane Interface Summary
The Humane Interface
New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems
by Jef Raskin 2000 233 pages
4.03
1.0K ratings
Design
Programming
Technology
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
by Christian Dior 1954 128 pages
4.02
1.3K ratings
Fashion
Art
Design
The Elements of User Experience Summary
The Elements of User Experience
User-Centered Design for the Web
by Jesse James Garrett 2002 240 pages
4.01
4.1K ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
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