Comments on: Top 5 Industrial Design Books

By: Ben Carter

Ben Carter — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:03:53 +0000

Great list. I particularly like DEsigners are wankers.

What about the following though. I think it should be included in the list
Universal Principles of Design: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
http://goo.gl/hiISO

By: Felipe Gonzalez

Felipe Gonzalez — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:33:20 +0000

Hey Raph,

Great post to be taken into consideration. Many designers do not like to read very much. These top five are a must read. I´ve read a couple but my next one will be definitely “A Fine Line” by Esslinger.

cheers

By: Raph Goldsworthy

Raph Goldsworthy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:49:39 +0000

ilan.el and Henry thanks for sharing your great suggestions.
‘Cradle to Cradle’ is certainly a good read and I will have to get hold of a copy of ‘The interior world of Tom Dixon’ sto find out what it is like.

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:17:41 +0000

nice post raph, and good suggestion ilan.el…

cradle to cradle is a must have.

By: ilan.el

ilan.el — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:44:36 +0000

Interesting choice… here’s few more:
Emotional design/ Donald A. Norman
Universal principles of design/ W. Lidwell, K. Holden, J. Butler
Cradle to cradle/ W. McDonough, M Braungart
The interior world of Tom Dixon/ Tom Dixon
Design and the elastic mind/ MoMA

By: Raph Goldsworthy

Raph Goldsworthy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:10:40 +0000

Nikki, thanks for stopping by and sharing. I will certainly have to find a copy of design is the problem to read.

Cheers

Raph

By: Nikki

Nikki — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:06:11 +0000

Design Is The Problem by Nathan Shedroff.
Great book, easy reading.