Although created to fulfill ephemeral needs, great works of graphic design often become memorable cultural icons representing the times and places of their origins. Design Literacy presents ninety-three "object lessons, " specific histories examining the contexts in which well-known, unknown, and anonymous works have made decisive contributions to the evolution of graphic desig...(展开全部)

Basics Design: Design Thinking is an introduction to the process of generating creative ideas and concepts. It indentifies methods and thought processes used by designers in order to start the process that eventually leads to a finished piece of work. This focus on ideas and methods eschews an abstract, academic approach in favor of a useable approach to design as a problem-sol...(展开全部)

奧托·艾舍（Otl Aicher，1922年5月13日－1991年9月1日），生於烏爾姆，1991年9月1日逝於拜揚邦鈞茲堡。艾舍在一個堅決與納粹極權對立的環境中長大。讀小學時，與偉納紹爾（Werner Scholl）為同校同學。之後認識漢斯和蘇菲，他們是偉納的弟妹。為一位天主教信徒，青少年時期，他因為拒絕加入希特勒少年隊，而於1937年被逮捕，且被禁止參加1941年的高中畢業考試。（但二戰結束後，學校補頒給他高中畢業文憑）。1941年被徵召入伍，納粹黨欲提供他當軍官的機會，但被他拒絕。服役期間，他拒絕了所有可能升遷的機會，且由於受傷，得以不被派上戰場。 1943年，當漢斯和蘇菲兩兄妹因參與白玫瑰反抗納粹運動而被處決時，他協助了紹爾一家人。1945年他自軍中逃亡，和紹爾一家人躲在巴登符騰堡邦艾瓦廷恩。1946年，進入慕尼黑造型藝術學院學習雕刻，隔年在...(展开全部)

How design increases the value of both brands and companies and what we can learn from the best design teams, global market leaders and silent champions of design, the authors Peter Zec and Burkhard Jacob explain in their book, Design Value. In an inspiring analysis, they underscore the meaning of design as a propelling strength for economic growth and added value. A book for e...(展开全部)

日本平面设计大师原研哉先生，日本设计中心代表，武藏野美术大学教授，无印良品咨询委员会委员 他以一双无视外部世界飞速发展变化的眼睛面对“日常生活”，以谦虚但同时尖锐的目光寻找其设计被需要的所在，并将自己精确地安置在他的意图能够被赋予生命的地方。当我们的日常生活正在越来越陷入自身窠臼之时，他敏锐地感知到了设计的征候和迹象，并且自觉自主地挑战其中的未知领域。他的设计作品显现出来的不落陈规的清新，在于他找到了设计被需求的空间并在其中进行设计。在这样的态度下，他拓展了设计的视野和范畴，在他所经历之处，崭新的地平线不停地被发现和拓展。

foreword by Richard Saul Wurman Information design is the newest of the design disciplines. As a sign of our times, when the crafting of messages and meaning is so central to our lives, information design is not only important--it is essential. Contemporary information designers seek to edify more than to persuade, to exchange more than to foist upon. With ever more powerful te...(展开全部)

Since its initial publication in 1970, Design Methods has been considered the seminal work on design methodology. Written by one of the founders of the design methods movement, it has been highly praised in international journals and has been translated into Japanese, Romanian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. As Jones states in the preface: "Alongside the old idea of design as th...(展开全部)

We're tasked with making interfaces for more users in more contexts using more browsers on more devices with more screen sizes and more capabilities than ever before. That's a daunting task indeed. Thankfully, design systems are here to help.Atomic Design details all that goes into creating and maintaining robust design systems, allowing you to roll out higher quality, more con...(展开全部)