Design & UX

526 books, ranked by score.

2007–2026

A pattern language

Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson

Recommended by 110 · mentioned by 226110 recommend · 226 mention110 recommend · 226110 recommend

2007–2026

The Art of War

孙武 (Sun Tzu)

Recommended by 57 · mentioned by 18057 recommend · 180 mention57 recommend · 18057 recommend

2008–2026

Drawing on the right side of the brain

Betty Edwards

Recommended by 77 · mentioned by 13677 recommend · 136 mention77 recommend · 13677 recommend

2007–2026

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Edward R. Tufte

Recommended by 100 · mentioned by 138100 recommend · 138 mention100 recommend · 138100 recommend

2007–2026

The Elements of Typographic Style

Robert Bringhurst

Recommended by 85 · mentioned by 13585 recommend · 135 mention85 recommend · 13585 recommend

Practical TypographyMatthew Butterick2013–2026

Practical Typography

Matthew Butterick

Recommended by 98 · mentioned by 11398 recommend · 113 mention98 recommend · 11398 recommend

2008–2026

The Timeless Way of Building

Christopher Alexander

Recommended by 67 · mentioned by 10367 recommend · 103 mention67 recommend · 10367 recommend

2008–2026

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 8761 recommend · 87 mention61 recommend · 8761 recommend

2007–2023

The Non-Designer's Design Book

Robin Williams

Recommended by 75 · mentioned by 8375 recommend · 83 mention75 recommend · 8375 recommend

2008–2026

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud

Recommended by 56 · mentioned by 7856 recommend · 78 mention56 recommend · 7856 recommend

2010–2023

Design for Hackers

David Kadavy

Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 6845 recommend · 68 mention45 recommend · 6845 recommend

2009–2026

The High Cost of Free Parking

Donald C. Shoup, Mike Chamberlain, Gildan Media

Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 6145 recommend · 61 mention45 recommend · 6145 recommend

2009–2026

Notes on the synthesis of form

Christopher Alexander

Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 6134 recommend · 61 mention34 recommend · 6134 recommend

2010–2026

Simple Sabotage Field Manual

United States. Office of Strategic Services., Sgt Wolf, Stratigic Services, The Director of Strategic Services

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 669 recommend · 66 mention9 recommend · 669 recommend

2008–2026

How Buildings Learn

Stewart Brand

Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 5437 recommend · 54 mention37 recommend · 5437 recommend

The subtle art of not giving a fuck [hardcover] and how to be fucking awesome 2 books collection set - a counterintuitive approach to living a good lifeMark Manson, Dan Meredith2016–2026

The subtle art of not giving a fuck [hardcover] and how to be fucking awesome 2 books collection set - a counterintuitive approach to living a good life

Mark Manson, Dan Meredith

Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 5631 recommend · 56 mention31 recommend · 5631 recommend

2008–2026

The nature of order

Christopher Alexander

Recommended by 25 · mentioned by 4025 recommend · 40 mention25 recommend · 4025 recommend

2011–2026

Triumph of the City

Edward L. Glaeser

Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 3216 recommend · 32 mention16 recommend · 3216 recommend

2007–2026

Envisioning Information

Edward R. Tufte

Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 4131 recommend · 41 mention31 recommend · 4131 recommend

2018–2026

Creative Selection

Ken Kocienda

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 4027 recommend · 40 mention27 recommend · 4027 recommend

2023–2026

A City on Mars

Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith

Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3823 recommend · 38 mention23 recommend · 3823 recommend

2009–2026

Art & fear

David Bayles, Ted Orland

Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 3719 recommend · 37 mention19 recommend · 3719 recommend

2007–2024

Universal principles of design

William Lidwell

Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 3624 recommend · 36 mention24 recommend · 3624 recommend

2010–2024

The Design of Design

Frederick P. Brooks

Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3423 recommend · 34 mention23 recommend · 3423 recommend

2009–2026

About Face

Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin, Christopher Noessel

Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3323 recommend · 33 mention23 recommend · 3323 recommend

2011–2026

Ways of Seeing

John Berger

Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 3324 recommend · 33 mention24 recommend · 3324 recommend

2011–2025

A City is Not a Tree

Michael W. Mehaffy, Christopher Alexander

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 3215 recommend · 32 mention15 recommend · 3215 recommend

2008–2026

Sun Tzu's art of war

General Tao Hanzhang, Tao Hanzhang

Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 327 recommend · 32 mention7 recommend · 327 recommend

2007–2026

The Dilbert Principle

Scott Adams

Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 3112 recommend · 31 mention12 recommend · 3112 recommend

2008–2024

Information Dashboard Design

Stephen Few

Recommended by 25 · mentioned by 3025 recommend · 30 mention25 recommend · 3025 recommend

2008–2026

Emotional Design

Donald A. Norman

Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2718 recommend · 27 mention18 recommend · 2718 recommend

2009–2024

The Geography of nowhere

James Howard Kunstler

Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 2721 recommend · 27 mention21 recommend · 2721 recommend

Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin2015–2026

Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamin

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 2915 recommend · 29 mention15 recommend · 2915 recommend

2009–2026

Poetics

Aristotle

Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 256 recommend · 25 mention6 recommend · 256 recommend

2008–2026

To engineer is human

Henry Petroski

Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 2523 recommend · 25 mention23 recommend · 2523 recommend

2010–2026

The World Book encyclopedia

World Book, Inc

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 259 recommend · 25 mention9 recommend · 259 recommend

2007–2023

Presentation Zen

Garr Reynolds

Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2518 recommend · 25 mention18 recommend · 2518 recommend

2009–2025

In the Land of Invented Languages

Arika Okrent

Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 2421 recommend · 24 mention21 recommend · 2421 recommend

2008–2026

The Psychology of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman

Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 2314 recommend · 23 mention14 recommend · 2314 recommend

2010–2026

Thinking with Type

Ellen Lupton

Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 2319 recommend · 23 mention19 recommend · 2319 recommend

2007–2026

User Interface Design for Programmers

Joel Spolsky

Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2318 recommend · 23 mention18 recommend · 2318 recommend

2008–2025

Beautiful Evidence

Edward R. Tufte

Recommended by 8 · mentioned by 238 recommend · 23 mention8 recommend · 238 recommend

2020–2024

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson

Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 2214 recommend · 22 mention14 recommend · 2214 recommend

2013–2026

Don't sleep, there are snakes

Daniel Leonard Everett

Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 2117 recommend · 21 mention17 recommend · 2117 recommend

2010–2026

Digital typography

Donald Knuth

Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 176 recommend · 17 mention6 recommend · 176 recommend

2012–2025

The Art of Being Right

Arthur Schopenhauer

Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 217 recommend · 21 mention7 recommend · 217 recommend

2010–2025

Visual Explanations

Edward R. Tufte

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 2111 recommend · 21 mention11 recommend · 2111 recommend

From Bauhaus to our houseTom Wolfe2011–2026

From Bauhaus to our house

Tom Wolfe

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1911 recommend · 19 mention11 recommend · 1911 recommend

2009–2025

Grid Systems in Graphic Design

Josef Müller-Brockmann

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 1915 recommend · 19 mention15 recommend · 1915 recommend

2009–2025

Theory of Fun for Game Design

Raph Koster

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 1915 recommend · 19 mention15 recommend · 1915 recommend

Interaction of colorJosef Albers2009–2026

Interaction of color

Josef Albers

Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 1913 recommend · 19 mention13 recommend · 1913 recommend

The Art of Worldly WisdomGracian2007–2024

The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Gracian

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1610 recommend · 16 mention10 recommend · 1610 recommend

2012–2026

On Photography

Susan Sontag

Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1812 recommend · 18 mention12 recommend · 1812 recommend

2013–2026

Designing Games

Tynan Sylvester

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 1815 recommend · 18 mention15 recommend · 1815 recommend

2010–2025

The animator's survival kit

Richard Williams

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1611 recommend · 16 mention11 recommend · 1611 recommend

Computers and TypesettingDonald Knuth2011–2026

Computers and Typesetting

Donald Knuth

Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 146 recommend · 14 mention6 recommend · 146 recommend

2010–2026

The natural way to draw

Kimon Nicolaïdes

Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1512 recommend · 15 mention12 recommend · 1512 recommend

2010–2026

Typography for lawyers

Matthew Butterick

Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1512 recommend · 15 mention12 recommend · 1512 recommend

2012–2026

The Future Was Here

Jimmy Maher

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1210 recommend · 12 mention10 recommend · 1210 recommend

2012–2026

De architectura

Vitruvius Pollio, Morris Hicky, Ph.D. Morgan, Morris H. Morgan, Herbert Langford Warren

Recommended by 4 · mentioned by 144 recommend · 14 mention4 recommend · 144 recommend