Essential reading for designers, shelved in one place.
112 books

A Dictionary of Color Combinations Vol. 1
Sanzo Wada

A Dictionary of Color Combinations Vol. 2
Sanzo Wada

A New Program for Graphic Design
David Reinfurt

A Pattern Language
Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein

A Philosophy of Software Design
John Ousterhout

A Primer of Visual Literacy
Donis A Dondis

About Face
Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin, Christopher Noessel

Architectural Logos
Counter-Print

Art and Visual Perception
Rudolf Arnheim

Content Design
Sarah Winters, Rachel Edwards

Creative Confidence
Tom Kelley, David Kelley

Design as Art
Bruno Munari

The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman

Designing Interfaces
Jenifer Tidwell, Charles Brewer, Aynne Valencia

Dieter Rams: The Complete Works
Klaus Klemp

Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug

Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice
Armin Hofmann

Graphic Design: The New Basics
Ellen Lupton, Jennifer Cole Phillips
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