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The Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital MediaThe Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media by Bruce Block
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If you've ever struggled to understand how all the sensory elements you can create work together to tell a story, Bruce Block can make it make sense.
The Audience and The Playwright: How to Get the Most Out of Live TheatreThe Audience and The Playwright: How to Get the Most Out of Live Theatre by Mayo Simon
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If you want to create live experiences, you have to understand what's going on between the people on the stage, the people watching, and the ones that created the show.
Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We AreBuying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are by Rob Walker
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Sometimes it's less about what a brand appears to say and more about what we think it says. This is a great resource for understanding the relationships we have with brands. When you stop to think about how often we are confronted by brands every day, you realize you may want to be prepared to understand the dialogues between our brains and the brands we encounter.
The Museum ExperienceThe Museum Experience by John, H. Falk
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Understanding the dynamics (especially the social ones) at play when we visit museums gives a lot of insights far beyond the arts or informal education.
Space and Place: The Perspective of ExperienceSpace and Place: The Perspective of Experience by Yi-Fu Tuan
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What makes space become a place is about the meaning a location has for a person. This is a fantastic overview of the subject - critical to understanding the role the physical environment plays in our experiences.
SpectacleSpectacle by David Rockwell
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Burning Man, the circus, religious festivals - they're all examples of spectacles that come to life in this great book. Read this for an understanding of how crowds, scale, and celebration coalesce into something uniquely human and powerful.
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human ObsessionThis Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
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Music is such an important part of what we experience. This book is a fantastic overview of the role sound, music, and language play in our lives. You'll appreciate the richness of our world of sound even more after reading this book.
The Secret Pulse of Time: Making Sense of Life's Scarcest CommodityThe Secret Pulse of Time: Making Sense of Life's Scarcest Commodity by Stefan Klein
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Experience is part audience, part time, part place, and part content. This is a great foundation on the time part.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our DecisionsPredictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
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If you thought that rational information is what persuades people in the experiences you create, think again. An entertaining introduction to behavioral economics, with implications in commerce and communication.
Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We BuyCall of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy by Paco Underhill
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Understanding the retail environment and experience is understanding a lot about our society and world. Paco Underhill takes us on an entertaining tour of a mall so we can understand what the shopper wants and needs and how merchants can serve them better.
Designing InteractionsDesigning Interactions by Bill Moggridge
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If you want to create experiences today, you have to understand the role digital media plays for your audience and in the experiences you create. This is a great resource for making sense of it all.
Perfect Pitch: The Art of Selling Ideas and Winning New Business (Adweek Books)Perfect Pitch: The Art of Selling Ideas and Winning New Business (Adweek Books) by Jon Steel
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At some point, you have to meet someone, present your ideas and creations, and convince them to let you create great experiences. For insight into how to do that with creative and emotional ideas, Perfect Pitch is a great starting point.