Great design books for design grads

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The Design of Everyday Things
1.  The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
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  "everybody has to read this"
£9.34   Used & New from: £5.10
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The Art Of Innovation: Success Through Innovation the IDEO Way
2.  The Art Of Innovation: Success Through Innovation the IDEO Way by Kelley & Litt.
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  "An inspiring book and a insight how IDEO work"
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.69
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
3.  Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
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  "Donald does it again"
£9.34   Used & New from: £3.29
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Creating the Perfect Design Brief: How to Manage Design for Strategic Advantage
4.  Creating the Perfect Design Brief: How to Manage Design for Strategic Advantage by Peter L. Phillips
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  "The missing book I should have read at university....it all start with the breif"
£12.74   Used & New from: £7.00
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Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design
5.  Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design by Michael F. Ashby
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  "an allround source for materials and process writen for designers"
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Designers are Wankers
6.  Designers are Wankers by Lee McCormack
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  "An informitaive guide for any designer starting out"
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Designing Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factors
7.  Designing Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factors by Patrick W. Jordan
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  "A handy guide on seeing the different aspects of creativity"
£34.31   Used & New from: £26.75
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Lateral Thinking: A Textbook of Creativity
8.  Lateral Thinking: A Textbook of Creativity by Edward de Bono
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  "A lateral thinking classic"
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Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
9.  Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by Jill Butler
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  "a handy inspring resource of terminology very well written"
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Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
10.  Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
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  "An old book but still extremly relivent to designers now"
Used & New from: £44.93
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Plastic (Materials)
11.  Plastic (Materials) by Christof Leften
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  "Go out and get all of Chris Lefteri materals books a wonderfull resource"
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Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of Work, Third Edition
12.  Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of Work, Third Edition by Stephen Pheasant
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  "a valueble resource to understand the ergonomics of your product"
£42.23   Used & New from: £33.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products (Design Fundamentals)
13.  The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products (Design Fundamentals) by Edwin Datschefski
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The Ten Faces of Innovation: Ideo's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate & Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization
14.  The Ten Faces of Innovation: Ideo's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate & Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization by Thomas Kelley
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