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Great design books for design grads
The Design of Everyday ThingsThe Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £5.57
everybody has to read this
The Art Of Innovation: Success Through Innovation the IDEO WayThe Art Of Innovation: Success Through Innovation the IDEO Way by Kelley & Litt.
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £3.92
An inspiring book and a insight how IDEO work
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday ThingsEmotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £7.15
Donald does it again
Creating the Perfect Design Brief: How to Manage Design for Strategic AdvantageCreating the Perfect Design Brief: How to Manage Design for Strategic Advantage by Peter L. Phillips
Buy new: £12.32 / Used from: £7.31
The missing book I should have read at university....it all start with the breif
Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product DesignMaterials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design by Michael F. Ashby
Buy new: £32.30 / Used from: £36.14
an allround source for materials and process writen for designers
Designers are WankersDesigners are Wankers by Lee McCormack
Buy used from: £169.61
An informitaive guide for any designer starting out
Designing Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human FactorsDesigning Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factors by Patrick W. Jordan
Buy new: £22.74 / Used from: £41.36
A handy guide on seeing the different aspects of creativity
Lateral Thinking: A Textbook of CreativityLateral Thinking: A Textbook of Creativity by Edward de Bono
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £3.48
A lateral thinking classic
Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through DesignUniversal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by Jill Butler
Buy new: £16.87 / Used from: £14.00
a handy inspring resource of terminology very well written
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social ChangeDesign for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
Buy used from: £22.95
An old book but still extremly relivent to designers now
Plastic (Materials)Plastic (Materials) by Christof Leften
Buy used from: £15.99
Go out and get all of Chris Lefteri materals books a wonderfull resource
Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of WorkBodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of Work by Stephen Pheasant
Buy new: £27.12 / Used from: £25.98
a valueble resource to understand the ergonomics of your product
The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products (Design Fundamentals)The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products (Design Fundamentals) by Edwin Datschefski
Buy used from: £30.00
The Ten Faces of Innovation: Ideo's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate & Driving Creativity Throughout Your OrganizationThe Ten Faces of Innovation: Ideo's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate & Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization by Tom Kelley
Buy used from: £13.49