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The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)

The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)

The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)

By: Donald A. Norman

Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)

Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)

Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)

By: William Lidwell

Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change (Paperback)

Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change (Paperback)

Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change (Paperback)

By: Victor Papanek

Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation (Hardcover)

Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation (Hardcover)

Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation (Hardcover)

By: Tim Brown

Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming (Hardcover)

Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming (Hardcover)

Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming (Hardcover)

By: Anthony Dunne

Designing Design (Hardcover)

Designing Design (Hardcover)

Designing Design (Hardcover)

By: Kenya Hara

The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)

The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)

The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)

By: Robert Bringhurst

Interaction of Color (Paperback)

Interaction of Color (Paperback)

Interaction of Color (Paperback)

By: Josef Albers

Design, When Everybody Designs: An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

Design, When Everybody Designs: An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

Design, When Everybody Designs: An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

By: Ezio Manzini

Thoughts on Design (Hardcover)

Thoughts on Design (Hardcover)

Thoughts on Design (Hardcover)

By: Paul Rand

The Sciences of the Artificial (Paperback)

The Sciences of the Artificial (Paperback)

The Sciences of the Artificial (Paperback)

By: Herbert A. Simon

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

By: Christopher W. Alexander

Understanding Design (revised edition)

Understanding Design (revised edition)

Understanding Design (revised edition)

By: Kees Dorst

The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers (Rockport Universal)

The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers (Rockport Universal)

The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers (Rockport Universal)

By: William Lidwell

How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul (Paperback)

How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul (Paperback)

How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul (Paperback)

By: Adrian Shaughnessy

Designing for People (Paperback)

Designing for People (Paperback)

Designing for People (Paperback)

By: Henry Dreyfuss

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)

By: Susan M. Weinschenk

Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming (Paperback)

Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming (Paperback)

Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming (Paperback)

By: Ellen Lupton

Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design (Hardcover)

Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design (Hardcover)

Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design (Hardcover)

By: Michael Bierut

The Vignelli Canon (Paperback)

The Vignelli Canon (Paperback)

The Vignelli Canon (Paperback)

By: Massimo Vignelli

The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback)

The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback)

The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback)

By: Robin P. Williams

The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World (Hardcover)

The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World (Hardcover)

The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World (Hardcover)

By: Harold G. Nelson

The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)

The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)

The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)

By: John Maeda

Living With Complexity (Hardcover)

Living With Complexity (Hardcover)

Living With Complexity (Hardcover)

By: Donald A. Norman

The Poetics of Space (Paperback)

The Poetics of Space (Paperback)

The Poetics of Space (Paperback)

By: Gaston Bachelard

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Paperback)

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Paperback)

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Paperback)

By: Ellen Lupton

Shaping Things (Mediaworks Pamphlets)

Shaping Things (Mediaworks Pamphlets)

Shaping Things (Mediaworks Pamphlets)

By: Bruce Sterling

Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)

Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)

Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)

By: Ellen Lupton

ABC's of the Bauhaus: The Bauhaus and Design Theory (Paperback)

ABC's of the Bauhaus: The Bauhaus and Design Theory (Paperback)

ABC's of the Bauhaus: The Bauhaus and Design Theory (Paperback)

By: Ellen Lupton

The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)

The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)

The Secret Lives of Color (Hardcover)

By: Kassia St. Clair

Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works (Paperback)

Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works (Paperback)

Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works (Paperback)

By: Erik Spiekermann

Meggs' History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

Meggs' History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

Meggs' History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

By: Philip B. Meggs

Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (Paperback)

Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (Paperback)

Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (Paperback)

By: Leonard Koren

Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (Hardcover)

Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (Hardcover)

Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (Hardcover)

By: Kat Holmes

The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable Objects (Hardcover)

The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable Objects (Hardcover)

The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable Objects (Hardcover)

By: Deyan Sudjic

Discursive Design: Critical, Speculative, and Alternative Things (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

Discursive Design: Critical, Speculative, and Alternative Things (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

Discursive Design: Critical, Speculative, and Alternative Things (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

By: Bruce M. Tharp

Designerly Ways of Knowing (Board of International Research in Design)

Designerly Ways of Knowing (Board of International Research in Design)

Designerly Ways of Knowing (Board of International Research in Design)

By: Nigel Cross

Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need (Paperback)

Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need (Paperback)

Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need (Paperback)

By: Sasha Costanza-Chock

The Art of Looking Sideways (Hardcover)

The Art of Looking Sideways (Hardcover)

The Art of Looking Sideways (Hardcover)

By: Alan Fletcher

Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design (Paperback)

Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design (Paperback)

Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design (Paperback)

By: Beatriz Colomina

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Paperback)

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Paperback)

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Paperback)

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

This is Service Design Thinking: Basics – Tools – Cases (Hardcover)

This is Service Design Thinking: Basics – Tools – Cases (Hardcover)

This is Service Design Thinking: Basics – Tools – Cases (Hardcover)

By: Marc Stickdorn

The Shape of Things (Paperback)

The Shape of Things (Paperback)

The Shape of Things (Paperback)

By: Vilém Flusser

In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)

In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)

In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It (Kindle Edition)

Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It (Kindle Edition)

Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It (Kindle Edition)

By: Mike Monteiro

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)

By: William McDonough

Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by Design (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by Design (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by Design (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

By: Kees Dorst

Now You See It and Other Essays on Design (Paperback)

Now You See It and Other Essays on Design (Paperback)

Now You See It and Other Essays on Design (Paperback)

By: Michael Bierut