Essential reading for designers, shelved in one place.
90 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 Primer of Visual Literacy
Donis A Dondis

Architectural Logos
Counter-Print

Art and Visual Perception
Rudolf Arnheim

Creative Confidence
Tom Kelley, David Kelley

Design as Art
Bruno Munari

Dieter Rams: The Complete Works
Klaus Klemp

Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice
Armin Hofmann

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

Grid Systems in Graphic Design
Josef Müller-Brockmann

IBM: Graphic Design Guide from 1969 to 1987
Paul Rand

The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book
Dan Cuffaro, Isaac Zaksenberg

Information Visualization: Perception for Design
Colin Ware

Japanese Graphic Design
Wang Shaoqiang

Know Your Onions: Graphic Design
Drew de Soto
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