Design library

Org Design for Design Orgs

Peter Merholz and Kristin Skinner describe how to scale design’s impact in high-growth settings.

Design for the Real World

Victor Papanek’s scathing indictment of consumerism inspires me to design for meaning and purpose.

 

History of Graphic Design

This tome by Philip B. Meggs and Alston Purvis traces graphic design’s history starting with cave drawings!

Being Peace

Design can be stressful. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk working in America, can help.

Thinking With Type

Ellen Lupton simplifies a vast and confusing amount of information about fonts.

The Elements of User Experience

Possibly the first book ever on UX, Jesse James Garrett gave us a common-sense foundation.