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    Design & UX

    Cover of A pattern language
    2007–2026

    A pattern language

    Christopher Alexander
    110 recommend · 368
    Cover of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
    2007–2026

    The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

    Edward R. Tufte
    100 recommend · 150
    Practical TypographyMatthew Butterick
    2013–2026

    Practical Typography

    Matthew Butterick
    98 recommend · 132
    Cover of The Elements of Typographic Style
    2007–2026

    The Elements of Typographic Style

    Robert Bringhurst
    85 recommend · 157
    Cover of Drawing on the right side of the brain
    2008–2026

    Drawing on the right side of the brain

    Betty Edwards
    77 recommend · 160
    Cover of The Non-Designer's Design Book
    2007–2023

    The Non-Designer's Design Book

    Robin Williams
    75 recommend · 101
    Cover of The Timeless Way of Building
    2008–2026

    The Timeless Way of Building

    Christopher Alexander
    67 recommend · 134
    Cover of The Death and Life of Great American Cities
    2008–2026

    The Death and Life of Great American Cities

    Jane Jacobs
    61 recommend · 104
    Cover of The Art of War
    2007–2026

    The Art of War

    孙武 (Sun Tzu)
    57 recommend · 198
    Cover of Understanding Comics
    2008–2026

    Understanding Comics

    Scott McCloud
    56 recommend · 107
    Cover of Design for Hackers
    2010–2023

    Design for Hackers

    David Kadavy
    45 recommend · 92
    Cover of The High Cost of Free Parking
    2009–2026

    The High Cost of Free Parking

    Donald C. Shoup
    45 recommend · 100
    Cover of How Buildings Learn
    2008–2026

    How Buildings Learn

    Stewart Brand
    37 recommend · 88
    Cover of Notes on the synthesis of form
    2009–2026

    Notes on the synthesis of form

    Christopher Alexander
    34 recommend · 94
    The subtle art of not giving a fuck [hardcover] and how to be fucking awesome 2 books collection set - a counterintuitive approach to living a good lifeMark Manson
    2016–2026

    The subtle art of not giving a fuck [hardcover] and how to be fucking awesome 2 books collection set - a counterintuitive approach to living a good life

    Mark Manson
    31 recommend · 64
    Cover of Envisioning Information
    2007–2026

    Envisioning Information

    Edward R. Tufte
    31 recommend · 47
    Cover of Creative Selection
    2018–2026

    Creative Selection

    Ken Kocienda
    27 recommend · 42
    Cover of The nature of order
    2008–2026

    The nature of order

    Christopher Alexander
    25 recommend · 75
    Cover of Information Dashboard Design
    2008–2024

    Information Dashboard Design

    Stephen Few
    25 recommend · 35
    Cover of Universal principles of design
    2007–2024

    Universal principles of design

    William Lidwell
    24 recommend · 42
    Cover of Ways of Seeing
    2011–2026

    Ways of Seeing

    John Berger
    24 recommend · 35
    Cover of A City on Mars
    2023–2026

    A City on Mars

    Kelly Weinersmith
    23 recommend · 43
    Cover of The Design of Design
    2010–2024

    The Design of Design

    Frederick P. Brooks
    23 recommend · 42
    Cover of About Face
    2009–2026

    About Face

    Alan Cooper
    23 recommend · 39
    Cover of To engineer is human
    2008–2026

    To engineer is human

    Henry Petroski
    23 recommend · 32
    Cover of The Geography of nowhere
    2009–2024

    The Geography of nowhere

    James Howard Kunstler
    21 recommend · 38
    Cover of In the Land of Invented Languages
    2009–2025

    In the Land of Invented Languages

    Arika Okrent
    21 recommend · 30
    Cover of Art & fear
    2009–2026

    Art & fear

    David Bayles
    19 recommend · 41
    Cover of Thinking with Type
    2010–2026

    Thinking with Type

    Ellen Lupton
    19 recommend · 26
    Cover of Emotional Design
    2008–2026

    Emotional Design

    Donald A. Norman
    18 recommend · 39
    Cover of Presentation Zen
    2007–2023

    Presentation Zen

    Garr Reynolds
    18 recommend · 27
    Cover of User Interface Design for Programmers
    2007–2026

    User Interface Design for Programmers

    Joel Spolsky
    18 recommend · 26
    Cover of Don't sleep, there are snakes
    2013–2026

    Don't sleep, there are snakes

    Daniel Leonard Everett
    17 recommend · 24
    Cover of Triumph of the City
    2011–2026

    Triumph of the City

    Edward L. Glaeser
    16 recommend · 77
    Cover of A City is Not a Tree
    2011–2025

    A City is Not a Tree

    Michael W. Mehaffy
    15 recommend · 37
    Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin
    2015–2026

    Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

    Walter Benjamin
    15 recommend · 29
    Cover of Grid Systems in Graphic Design
    2009–2025

    Grid Systems in Graphic Design

    Josef Müller-Brockmann
    15 recommend · 22
    Cover of Theory of Fun for Game Design
    2009–2025

    Theory of Fun for Game Design

    Raph Koster
    15 recommend · 21
    Cover of Designing Games
    2013–2026

    Designing Games

    Tynan Sylvester
    15 recommend · 19
    Cover of The Psychology of Everyday Things
    2008–2026

    The Psychology of Everyday Things

    Donald A. Norman
    14 recommend · 29
    Cover of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
    2020–2024

    The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

    Eric Jorgenson
    14 recommend · 24
    Interaction of colorJosef Albers
    2009–2026

    Interaction of color

    Josef Albers
    13 recommend · 19
    Cover of The Dilbert Principle
    2007–2026

    The Dilbert Principle

    Scott Adams
    12 recommend · 34
    Cover of On Photography
    2012–2026

    On Photography

    Susan Sontag
    12 recommend · 21
    Cover of The natural way to draw
    2010–2026

    The natural way to draw

    Kimon Nicolaïdes
    12 recommend · 17
    Cover of Typography for lawyers
    2010–2026

    Typography for lawyers

    Matthew Butterick
    12 recommend · 16
    Cover of Data-oriented design
    2019–2026

    Data-oriented design

    Mr Richard Fabian
    12 recommend · 18
    Cover of Visual Explanations
    2010–2025

    Visual Explanations

    Edward R. Tufte
    11 recommend · 21
    Cover of From Bauhaus to our house
    2011–2026

    From Bauhaus to our house

    Tom Wolfe
    11 recommend · 26
    Cover of The animator's survival kit
    2010–2025

    The animator's survival kit

    Richard Williams
    11 recommend · 20
    Cover of The $12 million stuffed shark
    2010–2024

    The $12 million stuffed shark

    Donald N. Thompson
    11 recommend · 17
    Cover of The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    2007–2024

    The Art of Worldly Wisdom

    Gracian
    10 recommend · 27
    Cover of The Future Was Here
    2012–2026

    The Future Was Here

    Jimmy Maher
    10 recommend · 21
    Cover of Design for the real world
    2010–2026

    Design for the real world

    Victor Papanek
    10 recommend · 15
    Cover of 8 steps to a pain-free back
    2009–2021

    8 steps to a pain-free back

    Esther Gokhale
    10 recommend · 14
    City of DarknessGreg Girard
    2013–2026

    City of Darkness

    Greg Girard
    10 recommend · 11
    Designing with the Mind in MindJohnson, Jeff
    2011–2025

    Designing with the Mind in Mind

    Johnson, Jeff
    10 recommend · 12
    Cover of Simple Sabotage Field Manual
    2010–2026

    Simple Sabotage Field Manual

    United States. Office of Strategic Services.
    9 recommend · 75
    Cover of The World Book encyclopedia
    2010–2026

    The World Book encyclopedia

    World Book, Inc
    9 recommend · 28
    Cover of Designing the obvious
    2008–2014

    Designing the obvious

    Robert Hoekman
    9 recommend · 12