Tangível books
We know how essential reading is for our personal and professional development. That’s why we’re sharing some books on human-centered design that our team members recommended.
These books cover topics ranging from user experience design, UX research, content, and service design to more practical topics. They help us work with multidisciplinary teams, decision-makers at various levels, and, of course, colleagues.
UX design
UX for Beginners — Joel Marsh
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People — Susan Weinschenk
Laws of UX — Jon Yablonski
About Face — Alan Cooper
Jobs to be done — Anthony W.Ulwick
UX research
Just Enough Research — Erika Hall
Think Like a UX Researcher — David Travis
The Field Study Handbook — Jan Chipchase
Rapid Contextual Design — Jessamyn Burns Wendell, Karen Holtzblatt, and Shelley Wood
Service Design
Good Services — Lou Downe
This is Service Design Thinking — Marc Stickdorn
Service Design: From Insight to Implementation — Andy Polaine, Lavrans Lovlie, Ben Reason
Invisible Women — Caroline Criado Perez
Content Design
Content Design — Sarah Winters
Writing is Designing — Michael J.Metts, Andy Wefle
Design
Design for the Real world — Victor Papanek
Creativity Inc. — Ed Catmull
Design is a Job — Mike Monteiro
Creative Confidence — David, Tom Kelley
Other topics
Crucial conversations — Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Kerry Patterson, Laura Roppe
Radical Candor — Kim Scott
Thinking Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahnman
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World — David Epstein
Made to Stick — Chip Health, Dan Health
Hooked — Nir Eyal
You can also read this article on our Medium channel, where you can share your suggestions and leave your opinion about some of these books.
This list of books recommended by the Tangível team is constantly being updated.