Monster List of UX Books: June 2019 Updates
Here are the latest updates to the Monster List of UX Books.
Recently Added Book Lists
A well-rounded book list for Designers, Design Leaders & Product Managers by John Menard
Newly Released Books
December
Mindful Design: How and Why to Make Design Decisions for the Good of Those Using Your Product by Scott Riley ⚓
January
Think Like a UX Researcher: How to Observe Users, Influence Design, and Shape Business Strategy by David Travis & Philip Hodgson
March
DESIGN{H}ERS: A celebration of women in design today by Victionary
April
The Designer’s Dictionary of Type by Sean Adams
Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It by Mike Monteiro
- Excerpt: Ayn Rand Is a Dick
Everyday Information Architecture by Lisa Maria Martin
Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better Products by John Whalen
Animation Handbook by Ryan McLeod
Collaborative Product Design: Help Any Team Build a Better Experience by Austin Govella
June
Collaborative Improv: Building Better Products Through Improvisation by David Farkas
Other Recently Added Books
Innovating for People: Handbook of Human-Centered Design Methods by LUMA Institute
Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers by Tim Ogilvie & Jeanne Liedtka
The Designing for Growth Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide by Rachel Brozenske, Tim Ogilvie, & Jeanne Liedtka
Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries by Peter Sims
Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving: A Handbook & A Call to Action by Jon Kolko
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by Renée Mauborgne & W. Chan Kim
The Moment of Clarity: Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business Problems by Mikkel B. Rasmussen & Christian Madsbjerg
Design Thinking: Process and Methods Manual by Robert A. Curedale
Design Works: How to Tackle Your Toughest Innovation Challenges through Business Design by Heather Fraser
Design Thinking Methodology Book by Emrah Yayici
Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by Roger L. Martin & A.G. Lafley
Sticky Wisdom: How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work by Kris Murrin, Matt Kingdom, & Dave Allan
Making Questions Work: A Guide to How and What to Ask for Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Coaches, and Educators by Dorothy Strachan
Designing Creative Organizations: Tools, Processes and Practice by Igor Hawryszkiewycz
Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration by Leigh L. Thompson
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner
Mastering the Complex Sale: How to Compete and Win When the Stakes are High! by Jeff Thull
The Secrets of Facilitation: The SMART Guide to Getting Results with Groups by Michael Wilkinson
Communicating The New: Methods to Shape and Accelerate Innovation by Kim Erwin
Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands by Marty Neumeier
Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play by Luke Hohmann
Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs by Bryan Mattimore
Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko
Visual Thinking for Design by Colin Ware
Draw to Win: A Crash Course on How to Lead, Sell, and Innovate With Your Visual Mind by Dan Roam
Visual Teams: Graphic Tools for Commitment, Innovation, and High Performance by David Sibbet
The Innovative Enterprise: How to Transform a Traditional Organization in an Innovative Enterprise by Willy A. Sussland
Managing the Design Process-Concept Development: An Essential Manual for the Working Designer by Terry Lee Stone
The Manager’s Guide to Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Teams by Charles Prather
Wicked Solutions: A Systems Approach to Complex Problems by Sjon Van ‘t Hof & Bob Williams
Idealized Design: How to Dissolve Tomorrow’s Crisis…Today by Herbert J. Addison, Jason Magidson, & Russell L. Ackoff
Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses by Gary Shapiro
Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises To Wake Up Your Brain by Wendy Lee Oldfield & Stefan Mumaw
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Graphic Design: The New Basics by Jennifer Cole Phillips & Ellen Lupton
Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols by Patti Sanchez, & Nancy Duarte
Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
Creative Boot Camp: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality in 30 Days by Stefan Mumaw
The Imagination Challenge: Strategic Foresight and Innovation in the Global Economy by David Dunne, Chris Matthews, & Alexander Manu
A Fine Line: How Design Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Business by Hartmut Esslinger
The Strategic Designer: Tools & Techniques for Managing the Design Process by David Holston
Rotman on Design: The Best on Design Thinking from Rotman Magazine by Karen Christensen & Roger Martin
The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation by Marty Neumeier
Diffusion of Innovations by Everett M. Rogers
Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step by Edward de Bono
Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks by Peter A. Gloor
The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace by Robert Richman
Creativity and Beyond: Cultures, Values, and Change by Robert Paul Weiner
Bottlenecks: Aligning UX Design with User Psychology by David C. Evans
Seven Step UX: The Cookbook for Creating Great Products by Csaba Házi
The Basics of User Experience Design: A UX Design Book by the Interaction Design Foundation by Mads Soegaard
The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers by William Lidwell
A Designer’s Research Manual, 2nd Edition, Updated and Expanded: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and Understanding What They Really Need by Ken Visocky O’Grady & Jenn Visocky O’Grady
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle
Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster by Ben Yoskovitz & Alistair Croll
Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale by Barry O'Reilly, Joanne Molesky, & Jez Humble
The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback by Dan Olsen
The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Michael E. Raynor & Clayton M. Christensen
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design by Celia Hodent
Game Usability: Advancing the Player Experience by Noah Schaffer & Katherine Isbister
Games User Research by Anders Drachen
Upcoming Books
2019
Misusability: Navigating the ethical minefield of digital design by Per Axbom
Design for Understanding by Karl Fast and Stephen Anderson
About (Design) Leadership: Where to Start and How to Get to What Comes Next by Russ Unger and Chris Avore
The Jobs To Be Done Playbook by Jim Kalbach
Getting Started in UX by Boon Sheridan
Designing with Words: How to Write for Interfaces by Michael Metts Michael J. Metts & Andy Welfle Andy Welfle
Designing and Researching Natural Language Interaction by Abby Bajuniemi, PhD
Engaged: Psychology for Digital Product Design by Amy Bucher
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