Design
Great design shapes every aspect of our world, from the digital interfaces we use daily to the creative processes that drive innovation and problem-solving. These books explore the principles, methodologies, and transformative power of design thinking across disciplines, offering practical frameworks and inspiration for creating more intuitive, meaningful, and human-centered solutions.
Design Book Summaries
The Creative Habit
Learn It and Use It for Life
Art
Self Help
Writing
This Is Service Design Thinking
Basics, Tools, Cases
Design
Business
Entrepreneurship
Alchemy
The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
Business
Psychology
Economics
EMPOWERED
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
Business
Leadership
Management
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
Art
Self Help
Design
Good Services
How to Design Services that Work
Design
Business
Technology
Jobs to be Done
Theory to Practice
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
Power to the Public
The Promise of Public Interest Technology
Technology
Politics
Government
Steal Like an Artist
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Art
Self Help
Design
How to Think More Effectively
A guide to greater productivity, insight and creativity
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Continuous Discovery Habits
Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value
Business
Design
Management
Burn Your Portfolio
Stuff they don't teach you in design school, but should (Voices That Matter)
Design
Business
Art
Just Enough Research
Design
Business
Research
The Accidental Creative
How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice
Business
Self Help
Productivity
Get Together
How to Build a Community With Your People
Business
Leadership
Self Help
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide
How to use your listening, thinking and drawing skills to make meaning
Business
Design
Teaching
Obsessed
Building a Brand People Love from Day One
Business
Buisness
Design
The Art of Noticing
131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
Self Help
Art
Design
Build
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Think Simple
How Smart Leaders Defeat Complexity
Business
Leadership
Self Help
The Business of Expertise
How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
Business
Entrepreneurship
Personal Development
Systems Thinking in the Public Sector
The Failure of the Reform Regime... and a Manifesto for a Better Way
Business
Design
StoryBranding(TM) 2.0 (Second Edition) - Creating Stand-Out Brands Through the Purpose of Story
Business
Design
Buisness
The Game Changer
How to Use the Science of Motivation With the Power of Game Design to Shift Behaviour, Shape Culture and Make Clever Happen
Business
Self Help
Game Design
Writing Alone, Writing Together
A Guide for Writers and Writing Groups
Writing
Journaling
Design
The Origin of Brands
How Product Evolution Creates Endless Possibilities for New Brands
Business
Design
Content Strategy Toolkit, The
Methods, Guidelines, and Templates for Getting Content Right (Voices That Matter)
Design
Business
Technology
Running Lean
Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
Productize
The Ultimate Guide to Turning Professional Services into Scalable Products
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design
Lean vs. Agile vs. Design Thinking
Design
Business
Management
Radical Product Thinking
The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter
Business
Leadership
Design
Ideaflow
The Only Business Metric That Matters
Business
Leadership
Design
Innovate Like Edison
The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success
Business
Biography
Personal Development
Emotional Branding
The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People
Business
Design
Psychology
Design for a Better World
Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered
Design
Economics
Sustainability
RESILIENT MANAGEMENT
Management
Leadership
Business
UX Research
Practical Techniques for Designing Better Products
Design
Research
Design Your Thinking
The Mindsets, Toolsets and Skill Sets for Creative Problem-solving
Business
Self Help
Productivity
The Shibumi Strategy
Design
Creative Act
Art
Self Help
Philosophy
Made to Stick
Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Business
Psychology
Leadership
Demystifying Public Speaking
Business
Self Help
Design
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
Science
History
Engineering
Obviously Awesome
How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design
Design Systems (Smashing eBooks)
Design
Business
Technology
Laws of Ux
Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services
Design
Psychology
Business
Color, Form, and Magic
Art
Design
Witchcraft
Show Your Work!
10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
Art
Self Help
Business
Confessions of an Advertising Man
Business
Biography
Writing
The Lean Product Playbook
How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
Business
Entrepreneurship
Design