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Interaction Design Foundation

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Independent Authors

Design

LogoChange by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation by Tim Browngoodreads
LogoDesign for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanekgoodreads
LogoUniversal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design by William Lidwellgoodreads
LogoThe Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life by John Maedagoodreads
The Laws of Simplicity / John Maeda
LogoCreative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by Tom Kelleygoodreads
LogoThe Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm by Tom Kelleygoodreads
LogoThe Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Camerongoodreads
LogoMeggs' History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggsgoodreads

Product Design

https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+design+of+everyday+things&qid=1599325352&sr=8-1

LogoProduct Design Book: A Comprehensive Guide on Designing Digital Products People Will Love by Dávid Pásztorgoodreads
LogoDesigning for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services by Kim Goodwingoodreads
LogoSprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knappgoodreads
LogoInspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagangoodreads

Interaction Design

LogoThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Normangoodreads
LogoMicrointeractions: Designing with Details by Dan Saffergoodreads
LogoInclusive Design Patterns - Coding Accessibility Into Web Design by Heydon Pickeringgoodreads
LogoAbout Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Coopergoodreads
LogoDon't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Kruggoodreads
LogoDesigning Interactions [With CDROM] by Bill Moggridgegoodreads

Information Architecture

LogoA Practical Guide to Information Architecture by Donna Spencergoodreads
LogoInformation Architecture: Blueprints for the Web by Christina Wodtkegoodreads
LogoHow to Make Sense of Any Mess: Information Architecture for Everybody by Abby Covertgoodreads
LogoReframing Information Architecture by Andrea Resminigoodreads
LogoPervasive Information Architecture: Designing Cross-Channel User Experiences by Andrea Resminigoodreads
LogoEnvisioning Information by Edward R. Tuftegoodreads

UX

LogoContextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems by Hugh Beyergoodreads
LogoLean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience by Jeff Gothelfgoodreads
LogoThe Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web by Jesse James Garrettgoodreads
LogoRocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems by Steve Kruggoodreads
LogoSketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design by Bill Buxtongoodreads

LogoAgile Experience Design: A Digital Designer's Guide to Agile, Lean, and Continuous by Lindsay Ratcliffegoodreads
LogoThe UX Book: Process and Guidelines for Ensuring a Quality User Experience by Rex Hartsongoodreads

Behavioral Science

LogoHow to Get People to Do Stuff: Master the Art and Science of Persuasion and Motivation by Susan M. Weinschenkgoodreads
LogoA Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pinkgoodreads
LogoHooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyalgoodreads
Logo100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People by Susan M. Weinschenkgoodreads
LogoRework by Jason Friedgoodreads
LogoThe Shape of Design by Frank Chimerogoodreads
LogoThe Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamisongoodreads

NNGroup

LogoBooks by Nielsen Norman Group AuthorsNielsen Norman Group
LogoThe Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded EditionNielsen Norman Group

O'REILLY

Others

https://www.amazon.com/Making-Ideas-Happen-Overcoming-Obstacles/dp/1591844118

PDFs

Title

Author

Area

Montreal Design declaration

World Design Summit

Design

The Disciplines of User Experience Design

Dan Saffer

UX

A Guide to UX Careers

Onward Search

UX Career

The Basics of User Experience Design

Interaction Design Foundation

UX

Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines

GSA

Usability

UXpin

InVision

InVsion Reports

A Book Apart

Top of the class brief books for people who make websites.

Brief Series

Chronicle Books

Chronicle Books — innovative and design-y adult and children’s books, based in San Francisco

Draw Down

Draw Down — large catalog of small-press books and zines on graphic design, culture, criticism, art, and more.

Gestalten

Gestalten — high-quality books on graphic design, art, and culture

Rosenfeld Media

Rosenfeld Media – user experience books, training, workshops, seminars, and experts

MIT Press

MIT Press — hundreds of new books published yearly from leading researchers on technology, art, and science

Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine — affordable, practical books from digital design practitioners

Lapa Ninja

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