Library
Books, documentaries and films worth your time, for people who make advertising and design.
Watch
An Impossible ProjectJens Meurer, 2020
HelveticaGary Hustwit, 2007
UrbanizedGary Hustwit, 2011
ObjectifiedGary Hustwit, 2009
RamsGary Hustwit, 2018
Abstract: The Art of DesignNetflix, 2017
Art & CopyDoug Pray, 2009
Mad MenMatthew Weiner, 2007
Steve Jobs: The Man in the MachineAlex Gibney, 2015
General MagicSarah Kerruish and Matt Maude, 2018
Indie Game: The MovieLisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, 2012
Exit Through the Gift ShopBanksy, 2010
Books
Don't Make Me ThinkSteve Krug, 2014
Grid Systems in Graphic DesignJosef Müller-Brockmann, 1981
Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest ProductsLeander Kahney, 2013
Steve JobsWalter Isaacson, 2011
Purple CowSeth Godin, 2003
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!)George Lois, 2012
Creativity, Inc.Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace, 2014
Shoe DogPhil Knight, 2016
NASA Graphics Standards ManualRichard Danne and Bruce Blackburn; reissued by Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth, 1975
New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards ManualMassimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda, Unimark; reissued by Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth, 1970
Ogilvy on AdvertisingDavid Ogilvy, 1983
BuildTony Fadell, 2022
Zero to OnePeter Thiel with Blake Masters, 2014
Designed by Apple in CaliforniaApple, 2016
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter RamsKlaus Klemp and Keiko Ueki-Polet, 2009
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman, 2011
On IntelligenceJeff Hawkins with Sandra Blakeslee, 2004
The Design of Everyday ThingsDon Norman, 2013
The Geometry of TypeStephen Coles, 2013
Flexible Visual SystemsMartin Lorenz, 2018
New Page DesignWang Shaoqiang, 2022
Designing TypeKaren Cheng, 2020
The Visual History of TypePaul McNeil, 2017
