Books like Design Dictionary
Loved Design Dictionary by Michael Erlhoff? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Design Dictionary →8 books
- 1The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
Donald A. NormanA widely read account of how everyday objects communicate their use, built around concepts that designers and general readers both need.
- 2Words and Buildings
Words and Buildings
Adrian FortyA vocabulary of key terms in architecture, tracing how each word has been used and what it has meant.
- 3Keywords
Keywords
Raymond WilliamsA dictionary of key terms in culture and society, each explained with its history, which uses the same format for a different field.
- 4Design for the Real World
Design for the Real World
Victor J. PapanekA critical argument about the responsibilities of designers, written to challenge the profession's priorities.
- 5Thinking with Type
Thinking with Type
Ellen LuptonA practical guide to the terms and decisions of typography, written for designers who want to reason about their choices.
- 6Change by Design
Change by Design
Tim BrownAn account of design thinking as a way of working, explained in plain terms for managers and designers alike.
- 7Massive Change
Massive Change
Bruce MauA visual and written survey of how design might shape change in the world, with short statements that read like entries.
- 8Designing Design
Designing Design
Kenya HaraA collection of essays by a Japanese designer on the ideas behind design, offering a view from a different tradition.
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