Any Design books as Christmas gift?

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What is your favorite design books? ID or non ID.
Any new design books that I must read at this end of year 2004?

I am thinking about it as Christmas gift. :stuck_out_tongue:

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I just finished Tom Peters’ latest book Re-Imagine. It was fantastic for a few reasons:

  • He LOVES design and it’s great to see a non-designer pumped-up about our profession and the value it delivers.

  • There are some excellent take-aways that everyone can use.

  • The layout is very cool. It reminds me of my high school world studies textbook. Lots of sidebars and anecdotes.

I have recommended this book to a few people. It’s not a fast read, but it’s impactful.

Enjoy…

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Am getting this one for Christmas, looked at it in the bookshop + I think it could be really useful:

Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design

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I’ve got those books and recommend both of them highly.

The 100 Universal Principles is surprisingly thorough and well done. A good “design toolkit” book.

I also recommend “The Inmates are Running the Asylum” by Alan Cooper. Made for software designers, but useful to anyone desinging high tech products. In it he introduces the now-famous “Persona” process.