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# 📚 Books
List of books useful to those working in the areas of Product Design & UX. Listings take the format of;

📘 **Book Title** - *Author*<br />
🌐 *Book website*<br />
🛒 *Amazon (UK) affiliate link*<br />
📷 *Book cover image*

# Recommended Books

## C

**Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another** - *Philip Ball*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2gH43jZ<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TZ62CYAVL._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## D

**Design For Real Life** - *Eric Meyer, Sara Wachter-Boettcher*<br />
🌐 *https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-real-life*<br />
🛒 http://a.co/540Lav3<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/412my%2Buw80L._SX269_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

**Design Systems** - *Alla Kholmatova*<br />
🌐 *https://www.smashingmagazine.com/design-systems-book/*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2iOfdY3<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51hI9AArXHL.jpg" width="80px" />

**Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited** - *Steve Krug*<br />
🌐 https://www.sensible.com/dmmt.html<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2gea86G<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51pnouuPO5L._SX387_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## I

**Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion** - *Robert B. Cialdini*<br />
🌐 *https://www.influenceatwork.com/principles-of-persuasion/*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2yrlRta<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512-B-1yXuL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

**Information Architecture, *For the Web and Beyond*** - *Peter Morville, Louis Rosenfeld, Jorge Arango*<br />
🌐 *http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920034674.do*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2hu3RoK<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51gpnrSXHHL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## L

**Lean UX** - *Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seden*<br />
🌐 *http://www.leanuxbook.com/*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2yt7ZPa<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51dyM%2BAnExL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## P

**Politics and the English Language** - *George Orwell*<br />
🛒 *http://amzn.to/2kT2iVr*<br/><br/>
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/418Xj79ENkL._SX305_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## R

**Rocket Surgery Made Easy: *The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems*** - *Steve Krug*<br />
🌐 *http://www.sensible.com/rsme.html*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2xKcFRu<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51uKs9Nat8L._SX388_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## S

**Sense and Respond: *How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously*** - *Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seden*<br />
🌐 *http://senseandrespond.co/*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2hrtiae<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41OzwGTzDQL._SX330_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

**Sketching User Experiences: *Getting the Design Right and the Right Design*** - *Bill Buxton*<br />
🌐 *https://www.elsevier.com/books/sketching-user-experiences-getting-the-design-right-and-the-right-design/buxton/978-0-12-374037-3*<br />
🌐 ***Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook** - http://sketchbook.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2iiKzFX<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LSeBeFVoL._SX402_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

**Sprint: *How To Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days*** - *Jake Knapp* with *John Zeratsky & Braden Kowitz*<br />
🌐 *https://www.thesprintbook.com/*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2gdiADf<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51mdmpvISkL._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## T

**The Design of Everyday Things, *revised and expanded edition*** - *Donald A. Norman*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2gHgLzc<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qRRoovEWL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

**The Elements of Typographic Style: *Version 4.0*** - *Robert Bringhurst*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2xEh8RF<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41aX0fEkNwL._SX291_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

**Thinking, Fast and Slow** - *Daniel Kahneman*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2xL0K5I<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41AcgakeG-L._SX335_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## W
| 📘 Book Title - Author | 🌐 Book website | 🛒 Amazon (UK) affiliate link | 📷 Cover image |
| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| **C** | | | |
| **Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another** - *Philip Ball* | *https://www.philipball.co.uk/critical-mass-how-one-thing-leads-to-another* | http://amzn.to/2gH43jZ | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TZ62CYAVL._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **D** | | | |
| **Design For Real Life** - *Eric Meyer, Sara Wachter-Boettcher* | *https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-real-life* | http://a.co/540Lav3 | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/412my%2Buw80L._SX269_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **Design Systems** - *Alla Kholmatova* | *https://www.smashingmagazine.com/design-systems-book/* | http://amzn.to/2iOfdY3 | <img src="https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51hI9AArXHL.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited** - *Steve Krug* | https://www.sensible.com/dmmt.html | http://amzn.to/2gea86G | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51pnouuPO5L._SX387_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **I** | | | |
| **Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion** - *Robert B. Cialdini* | *https://www.influenceatwork.com/principles-of-persuasion/* | http://amzn.to/2yrlRta | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512-B-1yXuL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **Information Architecture, *For the Web and Beyond*** - *Peter Morville, Louis Rosenfeld, Jorge Arango* | *http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920034674.do* | http://amzn.to/2hu3RoK | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51gpnrSXHHL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **L** | | | |
| **Lean UX** - *Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seden* | *http://www.leanuxbook.com/* | http://amzn.to/2yt7ZPa | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51dyM%2BAnExL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **P** | | | |
| **Politics and the English Language** - *George Orwell* | | *http://amzn.to/2kT2iVr* | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/418Xj79ENkL._SX305_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **R** | | | |
| **Rocket Surgery Made Easy: *The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems*** - *Steve Krug* | *http://www.sensible.com/rsme.html* | http://amzn.to/2xKcFRu | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51uKs9Nat8L._SX388_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **S** | | | |
| **Sense and Respond: *How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously*** - *Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seden* | *http://senseandrespond.co/* | http://amzn.to/2hrtiae | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41OzwGTzDQL._SX330_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **Sketching User Experiences: *Getting the Design Right and the Right Design*** - *Bill Buxton* | *https://www.elsevier.com/books/sketching-user-experiences-getting-the-design-right-and-the-right-design/buxton/978-0-12-374037-3* | | |
| **Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook** | http://sketchbook.cpsc.ucalgary.ca | http://amzn.to/2iiKzFX | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LSeBeFVoL._SX402_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **Sprint: *How To Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days*** - *Jake Knapp* with *John Zeratsky & Braden Kowitz* | *https://www.thesprintbook.com/* | http://amzn.to/2gdiADf | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51mdmpvISkL._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **T** | | | |
| **The Design of Everyday Things, *revised and expanded edition*** - *Donald A. Norman* | | http://amzn.to/2gHgLzc | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41qRRoovEWL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **The Elements of Typographic Style: *Version 4.0*** - *Robert Bringhurst* | | http://amzn.to/2xEh8RF | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41aX0fEkNwL._SX291_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **Thinking, Fast and Slow** - *Daniel Kahneman* | | http://amzn.to/2xL0K5I| <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41AcgakeG-L._SX335_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" /> |
| **W** | | | |
| **Web Typography: *A handbook for designing beautiful and effective typography in responsive websites*** - *Richard Rutter* | *http://book.webtypography.net/* | http://amzn.to/2z5uo5c | <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31nEPQoCQ2L._SX355_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />|


## Other Book Lists
Collecting together useful lists collated by others.

🌐 http://www.nickfinck.com/blog/entry/nicks_top_user_experience_books_for_2014/<br />
🌐 https://medium.com/interactive-mind/the-only-ux-reading-list-ever-d420edb3f4ff<br />
🌐 https://www.billbuxton.com/bill_buxton_design_library.html<br />
🌐 https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/202195-user-experience-design-slack<br />
🌐 http://www.vandelaydesign.com/best-typography-books/<br />
🌐 https://designerhangout.co/books

**Web Typography: *A handbook for designing beautiful and effective typography in responsive websites*** - *Richard Rutter*<br />
🌐 *http://book.webtypography.net/*<br />
🌐 *http://webtypography.net/*<br />
🛒 http://amzn.to/2z5uo5c<br /><br />
<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31nEPQoCQ2L._SX355_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="80px" />

## Other Book Lists
Collecting together useful lists collated by others.

🌐 http://www.nickfinck.com/blog/entry/nicks_top_user_experience_books_for_2014/<br />
🌐 https://medium.com/interactive-mind/the-only-ux-reading-list-ever-d420edb3f4ff<br />
🌐 https://www.billbuxton.com/bill_buxton_design_library.html<br />
🌐 https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/202195-user-experience-design-slack<br />
🌐 http://www.vandelaydesign.com/best-typography-books/<br />
🌐 https://designerhangout.co/books