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A warm, practical manifesto for injecting humanity and delight into the cold spaces of the digital world. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Designing For Emotion.
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Mobile First
Luke Wroblewski
An engaging, to-the-point masterclass in rethinking digital architecture for the smartphone era.
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100 things every designer needs to know about people
Susan Weinschenk
A brisk, bite-sized masterclass in the psychological quirks that drive human behavior and interaction.
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Emotional Design
Donald A. Norman · 2005
A fascinating lens that permanently alters how you look at the objects surrounding you, revealing the hidden emotional conversations between humans and things.
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Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
A breezy, common-sense masterclass in how to stop frustrating the people who use your creations.
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Designing Web Usability
Jakob Nielsen
A foundational masterclass in stripping away digital friction to reveal the elegant logic of user-centric design.
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Responsive Web Design
Ethan Marcotte
A clarifying, foundational guide that transforms the chaos of the multi-device web into an elegant, adaptable design philosophy.
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Design is Storytelling
Ellen Lupton
A vibrant, visual playbook that transforms the way you look at the objects and interfaces around you.
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The Design of Future Things
Don Norman · 2007
A fascinating, consumer-oriented exploration of how we interact with the increasingly intelligent machines that populate our daily lives.
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The user experience team of one
Leah Buley
A pragmatic, empowering toolkit for championing user-centered design when you are the only one doing the heavy lifting.
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Designing the user interface
Ben Shneiderman and Catherine Plaisant · 1987
An authoritative, structured deep-dive into the principles of making technology comprehensible and satisfying for human users.
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Design Is a Job
Mike Monteiro
A tough-love, profanity-laced pep talk that transforms creative anxiety into professional armor.
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The Psychology of Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman · 1998
An empowering lens shift that transforms daily frustrations with objects into a fascinating exploration of human psychology.
