Books

100 books

  • A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson
  • A Practical Guide to Information Architecture by Donna Spencer, Derek Featherstone, 2010
  • A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
  • About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin, 2007
  • Accessibility for Everyone by Laura Kalbag, 2017
  • Alone Together by Sherry Turkle
  • Articulating Design Decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience by Tom Greever, 2015
  • Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald
  • Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation by Tim Brown, 2009
  • Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
  • Content Design by Sarah Winters, 2017
  • Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration by Leigh Thompson, 2013
  • Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
  • Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need by Sasha Costanza-chock, 2020
  • Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services by Kim Goodwin, Alan Cooper, 2009
  • Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction by Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, Maxine Cohen, Steven Jacobs, Niklas Elmqvist, Nicholas Diakopoulos, 2016
  • Designing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen
  • Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines by Jeff Johnson, 2014
  • Diffusion of Innovations by Everett M. Rogers
  • Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug, 2005
  • Drive by Daniel H. Pink, 2009
  • Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Don Norman, 2004
  • Focus: Use Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence by Heidi Grant Halvorson, E. Tory Higgins, 2013
  • Form Design Patterns by Adam Silver, 2018
  • Future Shock by Alvin Toffler, 1970
  • Gamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, James Macanufo, 2010
  • Getting Real by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, 2006
  • Good Strategy/Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt, 2011
  • Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming by Ellen Lupton, 2011
  • Greek Gods UXplanations: Mythology meets Modern Design by Richard Vahrman, 2025
  • Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, 1960
  • Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup by Zach Rattner, 2023
  • Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design by Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Robert W. Proctor, 2004
  • HCI Remixed: Reflections on Works That Have Influenced the HCI Community by Thomas Erickson, David W. McDonald, 2008
  • Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal, 2014
  • How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy, 2021
  • How We Talk by N. J. Enfield, 2021
  • Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind by Regine M. Gilbert, 2019
  • Inclusive Design Patterns: Coding Accessibility Into Web Design by Heydon Pickering, 2016
  • Just Enough Research by Erika Hall, 2013
  • Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience by Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden, 2013
  • Literary Machines by Ted Nelson, 1981
  • Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals by Rob Thompson, 2007
  • Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting UX Metrics by Bill Albert, Tom Tullis, 2022
  • Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior by Indi Young, 2008
  • Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research by Mike Kuniavsky, 2010
  • Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy, 1985
  • On War by Carl von Clausewitz, 1989
  • Origins of Genius: Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity by Dean Keith Simonton, 2014
  • Practical Empathy: For Collaboration and Creativity in Your Work by Indi Young, 2015
  • Practical UI by Adham Dannaway
  • Practical UX Design: A foundational yet practical approach to UX that delivers more creative, collaborative, holistic, and mature design solutions, regardless of your background or experience by Scott Faranello, 2016
  • Prioritizing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen, Hoa Loranger, 2006
  • Psychological Types by C. G. Jung, 1971
  • Purple Cow by Seth Godin, 2003
  • Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, 2012
  • Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan, Steve Schoger
  • Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems by Steve Krug, 2009
  • Screw It, Let's Do It by Richard Branson, 2006
  • Six Frames For Thinking About Information by Edward de Bono, 2009
  • Smart Things: Ubiquitous Computing User Experience Design by Mike Kuniavsky, 2010
  • Sources of Power by Gary Klein, 1998
  • Sprint: The bestselling guide to solving business problems and testing ideas the Silicon Valley way by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz, 2016
  • The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam, 2008
  • The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2007
  • The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms by Margaret A. Boden, 1998
  • The Design Method by Eric Karjaluoto, 2013
  • The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman, 2013
  • The Design Way by Harold G. Nelson, Erik Stolterman, 2012
  • The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett, 2010
  • The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed. by Mads Soegaard, Rikke Friis Dam
  • The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces, Volume 1: Foundations, User Modeling, and Common Modality Combinations by Sharon Oviatt, Björn Schuller, Philip Cohen, 2017
  • The Jobs to Be Done Playbook: Align Your Markets, Organization, and Strategy Around Customer Needs by Jim Kalbach, Michael Tanamachi, 2020
  • The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, 2011
  • The Manual by Bill Drummond, Jimmy Cauty, 1988
  • The Media Equation by Byron Reeves, Clifford Nass, 1996
  • The New Breed by Kate Darling, 2022
  • The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 4e by Jason Beaird, Alex Walker, 2020
  • The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile, Steven Kramer, 2011
  • The Sacred Wood by T. S. Eliot, 1960
  • The Silver Spoon by AA (collective), 2011
  • The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition by Anne Bogart, Tina Landau, 2006
  • The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte, 2001
  • Theatre Buildings: A Design Guide by ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians), 2023
  • Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, 2011
  • This is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World by Marc Stickdorn, Markus Edgar Hormess, Adam Lawrence, Jakob Schneider, 2016
  • This Is Service Design Thinking: basics - Tools - Cases by Marc Stickdorn, Jakob Schneider, 2016
  • Thoughtful Interaction Design: A Design Perspective on Information Technology by Jonas Löwgren, Erik Stolterman, 2007
  • Top Tasks: A How-to Guide by Gerry McGovern, 2018
  • Traite de documentation by Paul Otlet, 1934
  • Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, 1993
  • Universal Methods of Design, Expanded and Revised: 125 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions by Bruce Hanington, Bella Martin, 2019
  • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler, 2010
  • Usability Matters: Mobile-first UX for developers and other accidental designers by Matt Lacey, 2018
  • UX Fundamentals for Non-UX Professionals: User Experience Principles for Managers, Writers, Designers, and Developers by Edward Stull, 2018
  • UX Strategy by Jaime Levy, 2015
  • Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski, 2008
  • Will It Make the Boat Go Faster by Ben Hunt-Davis, Harriet Beveridge, 2011
  • Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things by George Lakoff, 1987
  • World Brain by H. G. Wells, 2017

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