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From Anime to the Karaoke machine and the Gameboy, Japanese design has had an outsized influence on pop culture

From Anime to the Karaoke machine and the Gameboy, Japanese design has had an outsized influence on pop culture

Matt Alt – Pure invention

Highly entertaining book, providing entertaining facts and refreshing perspectives.

Be curious, try stuff, reframe problems, know the process, and ask for help

Be curious, try stuff, reframe problems, know the process, and ask for help

Bill Burnett and Dave Evans – Designing your life

Five not terribly original self-realization tools, creatively reframed in designer language.

How to evoke emotions, using only the simplest of graphical elements?

How to evoke emotions, using only the simplest of graphical elements?

Mollie Bang – Picture this

A practical guide to understanding composition and graphic design.

Nine out of ten times, what seems to be a human error is actually caused by a faulty design

Nine out of ten times, what seems to be a human error is actually caused by a faulty design

Don Norman – The design of everyday things

Elegant book full of fascinating examples of design thinking.

The concepts comfort and privacy were first introduced in Western society at the court of Louis XIV and Louis XV of France

The concepts comfort and privacy were first introduced in Western society at the court of Louis XIV and Louis XV of France

Joan DeJean – The age of comfort

Contains fascinating details on the construction of early water closets.

Leander Kahney – Jony Ive

Leander Kahney – Jony Ive

The designer behind Steve Jobs has greatly contributed to Apple’s successful revival.

Still surprising how many Apple products were flawed (overpriced, transparent, with wheel navigation, monitorless, …)

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