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Newly Released Books
December
January
Think Like a UX Researcher: How to Observe Users, Influence Design, and Shape Business Strategy (paid link) by David Travis & Philip Hodgson
March
April
The Designer’s Dictionary of Type (paid link) by Sean Adams
Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It (paid link) by Mike Monteiro
• Excerpt: Ayn Rand Is a Dick
Everyday Information Architecture (paid link) by Lisa Maria Martin
Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better Products (paid link) by John Whalen
Animation Handbook by Ryan McLeod
June
Books Recommended by Users
Mindful Design: How and Why to Make Design Decisions for the Good of Those Using Your Product (paid link) by Scott Riley
"This is an excellent book that challenges us to think more critically and cautiously about the products and services that we use. It uses psychology as a pathway to discuss the models of attention, motivation, learning, memory, among other things. I think it is a great resource for new & experienced designers."
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Game Usability: Advancing the Player Experience (paid link) by Noah Schaffer & Katherine Isbister
Games User Research (paid link) by Anders Drachen
"I'm a UX Designer and just started to dive into UX for games. I noticed that finding books on this topic is really hard, so I wanted to help spread the word about the nice books out there. :)"
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Book Reviews by Users
Org Design for Design Orgs: Building and Managing In-House Design Teams (paid link) by Peter Merholz & Kristin Skinner
"Just the best book for management in design"
- Damien Boyer, Rating: 5/5
Orchestrating Experiences: Collaborative Design for Complexity (paid link) by Patrick Quattlebaum & Chris Risdon
"One of the best books I've read at wrapping up the entire consultative design process."
- Brad Sukala, Rating: 5/5
Interdisciplinary Interaction Design (paid link) by James Pannafino
"Nice, basic overview of the major things to consider when designing or creating a design."
- Natalie, Rating: 4/5
Don't Make Me Think (paid link) by Steve Krug
"Very pragmatic book. A must read !"
- Marc Pastorino, Rating: 4/5
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Other Recently Added Books
Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers (paid link) by Tim Ogilvie & Jeanne Liedtka
The Designing for Growth Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide (paid link) by Rachel Brozenske, Tim Ogilvie, & Jeanne Liedtka
Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (paid link) by Renée Mauborgne & W. Chan Kim
The Moment of Clarity: Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business Problems (paid link) by Mikkel B. Rasmussen & Christian Madsbjerg
Design Thinking: Process and Methods Manual (paid link) by Robert A. Curedale
Design Works: How to Tackle Your Toughest Innovation Challenges through Business Design (paid link) by Heather Fraser
Design Thinking Methodology Book (paid link) by Emrah Yayici
Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works (paid link) by Roger L. Martin & A.G. Lafley
Sticky Wisdom: How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work (paid link) by Kris Murrin, Matt Kingdom, & Dave Allan
Making Questions Work: A Guide to How and What to Ask for Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Coaches, and Educators (paid link) by Dorothy Strachan
Designing Creative Organizations: Tools, Processes and Practice (paid link) by Igor Hawryszkiewycz
Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration (paid link) by Leigh L. Thompson
Mastering the Complex Sale: How to Compete and Win When the Stakes are High! (paid link) by Jeff Thull
The Secrets of Facilitation: The SMART Guide to Getting Results with Groups (paid link) by Michael Wilkinson
Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands (paid link) by Marty Neumeier
Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play (paid link) by Luke Hohmann
Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs (paid link) by Bryan Mattimore
Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (paid link) by Michael Michalko
Visual Thinking for Design (paid link) by Colin Ware
Draw to Win: A Crash Course on How to Lead, Sell, and Innovate With Your Visual Mind (paid link) by Dan Roam
Visual Teams: Graphic Tools for Commitment, Innovation, and High Performance (paid link) by David Sibbet
The Innovative Enterprise: How to Transform a Traditional Organization in an Innovative Enterprise (paid link) by Willy A. Sussland
Managing the Design Process-Concept Development: An Essential Manual for the Working Designer (paid link) by Terry Lee Stone
Wicked Solutions: A Systems Approach to Complex Problems (paid link) by Sjon Van ‘t Hof & Bob Williams
Idealized Design: How to Dissolve Tomorrow’s Crisis…Today (paid link) by Herbert J. Addison, Jason Magidson, & Russell L. Ackoff
Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses (paid link) by Gary Shapiro
Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises To Wake Up Your Brain (paid link) by Wendy Lee Oldfield & Stefan Mumaw
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (paid link) by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Graphic Design: The New Basics (paid link) by Jennifer Cole Phillips & Ellen Lupton
Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols (paid link) by Patti Sanchez, & Nancy Duarte
Imagine: How Creativity Works (paid link) by Jonah Lehrer
Creative Boot Camp: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality in 30 Days (paid link) by Stefan Mumaw
The Imagination Challenge: Strategic Foresight and Innovation in the Global Economy (paid link) by David Dunne, Chris Matthews, & Alexander Manu
A Fine Line: How Design Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Business (paid link) by Hartmut Esslinger
The Strategic Designer: Tools & Techniques for Managing the Design Process (paid link) by David Holston
Rotman on Design: The Best on Design Thinking from Rotman Magazine (paid link) by Karen Christensen & Roger Martin
Diffusion of Innovations (paid link) by Everett M. Rogers
Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step (paid link) by Edward de Bono
Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks (paid link) by Peter A. Gloor
The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace (paid link) by Robert Richman
Creativity and Beyond: Cultures, Values, and Change (paid link) by Robert Paul Weiner
Bottlenecks: Aligning UX Design with User Psychology (paid link) by David C. Evans
The Basics of User Experience Design: A UX Design Book by the Interaction Design Foundation (paid link) by Mads Soegaard
The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers (paid link) by William Lidwell
A Designer’s Research Manual, 2nd Edition, Updated and Expanded: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and Understanding What They Really Need (paid link) by Ken Visocky O’Grady & Jenn Visocky O’Grady
Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster (paid link) by Ben Yoskovitz & Alistair Croll
Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale (paid link) by Barry O'Reilly, Joanne Molesky, & Jez Humble
The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback (paid link) by Dan Olsen
The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Michael E. Raynor & Clayton M. Christensen
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (paid link) by Malcolm Gladwell
Upcoming Books
June 2019
Hacking Product Design: Help Any Team Build a Better Experience by Austin Govella
2019
Design for Understanding by Karl Fast and Stephen Anderson
About (Design) Leadership: Where to Start and How to Get to What Comes Next by Russ Unger and Chris Avore
The Jobs To Be Done Playbook by Jim Kalbach
Getting Started in UX by Boon Sheridan
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