Books I've Read
Design / workplace related recommendations
Grid Systems
Josef Müller-Brockmann
Grid systems, the framework to help designers in the meaningful, logical and consistent organisation of information. An established tool that is used to create structured, balanced designs.
Interaction of Colour
Josef Albers
Handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this book presents Albers's unique ideas of colour experimentation in a way that is valuable to specialists and a wider audience.
Thinking With Type
Ellen Lupton
The definitive guide to using typography in visual communication, for print and digital. A type book for designers, writers, students, and anyone else who works with words.
Design As Art
Bruno Munari
One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation, Bruno Munari's Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design.
The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
A quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak. An essential guide on how to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.
How To
Michael Bierut
The monograph, design manual, and manifesto by Michael Bierut, one of the world's most renowned graphic designers. A career retrospective showcasing more than thirty-five of his most noteworthy projects.
The Advantage
Patrick Lencioni
Providing a foundational construct to find a powerful competitive advantage. Conducting business in a new way, one that maximises human potential and aligns the organisation around a common set of principles.
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall Rosenberg
Peacemaker Marshall Rosenberg PhD presents his complete system for speaking our deepest truths, addressing our unrecognised needs and emotions, and honouring those same concerns in others.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits, to achieve any goal be it personal or professional.
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
Originally published in 1988, cognitive scientist Don Norman provocatively proposed that the fault lies not in ourselves, but in design that ignores the needs and psychology of people. Essential reading.
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
The Lean Startup is an approach to business that's being adopted around the world. Learn what your customers really want, test your vision continuously, adapt and adjust before it too late.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits, to achieve any goal be it personal or professional.
