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Books like Emotional Design
A fascinating lens that permanently alters how you look at the objects surrounding you, revealing the hidden emotional conversations between humans and things. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Emotional Design.
- intellectual
- observant
- eye-opening
- 01
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.
- 02
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.
- 03
Things That Make Us Smart
Don Norman · 1993
A fascinating, accessible exploration of how the tools we build end up shaping the way we think.
- 04
Designing For Emotion
Aarron Walter
A warm, practical manifesto for injecting humanity and delight into the cold spaces of the digital world.
- 05
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.
- 06
Sketching User Experiences
Bill Buxton
An engaging, holistic exploration of how early ideation and sketching can shape the future of human-computer interaction.
- 07
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.
- 08
Designing interfaces
Jenifer Tidwell
A pragmatic, pattern-driven masterclass in making complex digital spaces feel intuitive and human.
- 09
Design is Storytelling
Ellen Lupton
A vibrant, visual playbook that transforms the way you look at the objects and interfaces around you.
- 10
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
A breezy, common-sense masterclass in how to stop frustrating the people who use your creations.
- 11
The Architecture of Happiness
Alain De Botton
A gentle, philosophical stroll through the spaces we inhabit, revealing how the walls around us shape the weather within us.
- 12
Designing Web Usability
Jakob Nielsen
A foundational masterclass in stripping away digital friction to reveal the elegant logic of user-centric design.
