19 Books Every Design Professional Should Own

作者 : Victor Papanek
出版社 : Academy Chicago Publishers

评语 : 1. Design for the Real World by Victor Papanek Written between 1963 and 1970, many in the design establishment ridiculed Panpanek's thesis on "human ecology and social change." Sadly he died in 1998 and didn't get th

作者 : Josef Muller-Brockmann
出版社 : Arthur Niggli

评语 : 2. Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Muller-Brockmann Muller-Brockmann didn't invent the grid system for typography and layout, but his classic book on the subject brought them to the mainstream of graphic design and, naturally, put them all in ord

作者 : Robert Bringhurst
出版社 : Hartley and Marks Publishers

评语 : 3. Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst This should be sitting right next to Muller-Brockmann's Grid Systems. This is the bible for many typographers, but anyone involved in doing anything with text layout (hear that, web designers?) should

作者 : Henry Dreyfuss
出版社 : Allworth Press

评语 : 4. Designing for People by Henry Dreyfuss Dreyfuss is widely regarded as the godfather of Industrial Design. Despite the sometimes dated views on gender and class, Dreyfuss' memoirs of his long career in design are a thorough exploration of the designer'

作者 : Alan Fletcher
出版社 : Phaidon Press

评语 : 5. The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher Described as a "guide to visual awareness," The Art of Looking Sideways is a constant source of inspiring anecdotes, snippets, thoughts and, well, stuff. Imagine someone cut all the best bits out of all you

作者 : Donald A. Norman
出版社 : Basic Books

评语 : 6. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman Norman's classic on human-object and human-interface interaction feels a little dated from time to time. Partly this is because so many of his ideas have been absorbed into contemporary design thinking acros

作者 : Paul Rand
出版社 : Yale University Press

评语 : 7. A Designer's Art by Paul Rand Most designers I ask cite Rand's A Designer's Art as a must-have, quickly following up with, "in fact, any book by Paul Rand". Never short on opinion, always long on talent, Rand makes for essential reading and A Designer

作者 : Eric Carle
出版社 : Puffin Books

评语 : 8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle "In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf..." If Carle's 1969 masterpiece of illustration, graphic design and old-fashioned paper interaction design doesn't rock your world then you have no heart. F

作者 : Edward R. Tufte
出版社 : Graphics Press

评语 : 9. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte Tufte brought information design to the world and his beautifully designed books remain an essential reference and reading joy for anyone involved in information design. I chose TVDQI (as

作者 : Kim Goodwin/Alan cooper（forword）
出版社 : Wiley; annotated edition edition

评语 : 10. Design for the Digital Age by Kim Goodwin I am currently reading this recent release for review, but I can let the cat out of the bag and tell you it will get five stars. Goodwin's book is subtitled "How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services

作者 : Alex Steffen
出版社 : "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."

评语 : 11. Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century by Alex Steffen (Ed.) A collection of articles and essays from the excellent Worldchanging.com web site in book form lovingly designed by Stefan Sagmeister. It belongs together with the other sustain

作者 : Moleskine
出版社 : Moleskine

评语 : 12. Moleskine Large Plain Sketchbook Yes, yes, there are sketchbooks and notebooks a-plenty out there. Coudal's Field Notes, Monocle's own brand, Miquelrius' lovely red, flexible ones, to name just a few. Typographer's seem to prefer them gridded, writer

作者 : David B. Berman
出版社 : Peachpit Press

评语 : 13. Do Good Design by David Berman Clearly written, of the moment and with a simple call to devote at least 10% of your (paid) working time to socially and environmentally positive projects. If you're feeling guilty about not doing anything useful in the

作者 : Chris Lefteri
出版社 : Laurence King Publishers

评语 : 14. Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design by Chris Lefteri To a digital guy like me, books like this are full of wonders. Making It is a comprehensive guide to a huge range manufacturing techniques that any aspiring product and industria

作者 : SYD MEAD
出版社 : Oblagon

评语 : 15. Sentury by Syd Mead Mead was the man behind the concept design of Blade Runner, a look that helped define a generation of gadget design. All of Mead's books are out of print and most of the used ones start around the $250 mark, but if you can borrow

作者 : William McDonough/Michael Braungart
出版社 : North Point Press

评语 : 16. Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Braungart Forget Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle. McDonough and Braungart argue that this just slows down the problem. We need effective systems rather than efficient systems that leave the world in a better

作者 : Kenya Hara
出版社 : Lars Müller Publishers

评语 : 17. Designing Design by Kenya Hara In the midsts of all the overly-designed design books clamoring for attention, Designing Design is a calming oasis of white and cream Zen. You might not always agree with Hara's views, but this is one of the most deeply

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评语 : 18. Pantone Chip Color Specifier Book Actually, I can't remember the last time I used a Pantone color chip chart in printed form, which just goes to show why I'm an interaction and service designer and not a graphic designer. Apparently still an essentia

作者 : Anne Lamott
出版社 : Anchor

评语 : 19. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott If you have ever simply got stuck on a project or overwhelmed by a seemingly impossible pile of tasks, Lamott's "instructions on writing and life" will help you find the light at the end of the tunnel. Both inspiring and c