 | Skin: Surface, Substance, and Design by Ellen Lupton
Buy used from: $2.29 Less words, more pictures; yet rather abstract (and quite genius) regards to industrial, interior, and fashion design.
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 | History of Modern Design (Trade Version) by David Raizman
Buy used from: $44.97 Rather text-book like, and extremely informative - very good picture references as well.
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 | Plastic: Materials for Inspirational Design by Chris Lefteri
Buy used from: $70.00 A series of books about materials, including seperate books on wood, metals, ceramics, and glass.
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 | The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.06 Wonderful read on user interface and overall functional design.
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 | The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design by Alvin R. Tilley
Buy new: $52.97 / Used from: $36.01 I use this VERY often, and reccomend it for any type of design.
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 | Industrial Design A-Z by Charlotte Fiell
Buy used from: $2.67 Very good quick, basic reference book on designers, societies, companies, movements, and themes.
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 | Collapsible: The Genius of Space-Saving Design by Per Mollerup
Buy used from: $3.25 Great book to explore the sometimes tough ideas of folding, bending, inserting, etc...
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 | Product Design (Brick)
Buy used from: $5.99 A fun coffee table book full of modern-day products' imagery. One of the smallest, yet heaviest books I own.
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 | Charlotte Perriand -- Livre de Bord
Buy used from: $76.04 My personal favorite designer, Perriand's sketchbook of ideas while designing the series of Corbusier chairs, so famously known (yet her - slightly more uncredited).
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 | Century of Design, A: Design Pioneers of the 20th Century by Penny Sparke
Buy used from: $8.99 Great biography references to major designers of the 20th Century, as well as expo's, events, and common themes per era (such as plastics, bent plywood, etc).
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 | The Dream Factory: Alessi since 1921 by Alberto Alessi
Buy used from: $0.78 One of my favorite firms, a quick overview on the company and all of its designers, including their famous pieces and re-issues. Very inspirational.
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 | Industrial Design (World of Art) by John Heskett
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $1.42 Another great read on the history of the subject.
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 | New Material as New Media: The Fabric Workshop and Museum by Marion Boulton Stroud
Buy new: $42.34 / Used from: $30.00 For those in interest of meshing the boundaries of "art" and "design"
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 | Sport Design (Designpocket)
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $3.02 A pictoral reference to the slightly less-popular design field of sporting design; slightly outdated in terms of technology, but highly inspiring.
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 | Rapid Vis Toolkit by Kurt Hanks
Buy used from: $9.42 Helpful for developing drawing skills.
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 | Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing by Jim Lesko
Buy used from: $10.99 Very thorough book on useful design techniques based on materials.
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 | The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color by Johannes Itten
Buy new: $78.75 / Used from: $69.14 Color theory is important no matter what your field is!
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 | The Industrial Design Reader
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.50 Another read, full of great essays from great designers, starting with Henry Cole of the 1851 Exhibition.
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 | Chronicle of the 20th Century
Buy used from: $0.27 Since social change causes design change, it's always good to know history... A great reference, one can flip through newspaper articles year by year.
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