Tanner and Jasmine share their must-read books for designers. Spanning everything from how to conduct design critique or present your work, to what makes a good manager and how learning about org design can help your understanding of the work you do.
The full list of books mentioned are:
The Design Method, by Eric Karjaluoto
The Shape of Design, by Frank Chimero
The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman
How Design Makes the World, by Scott Berkun
The Creativity Challenge, by Tanner Christensen
The Making of a Manager, by Julie Zhuo
Org Design for Design Orgs, by Kristen Skinner and Peter Merholz
Sprint, by Jake Knapp
Radical Candor, by Kim Scott
The Advantage, by Patrick Lencioni
The Messy Middle, by Scott Belsky
Redesigning Leadership, John Maeda
Discussing Design, by Aaron Irizarry and Adam Connor
Don't Make Me Think, by Steve Krug
About Face, by Alan Cooper
The User Experience Team of One, by Leah Buley
TED Talks, by Chris Anderson
Loonshots, by Safi Bahcall
Just Enough Research, by Erika Hall
Principles, by Ray Dalio
The Dance of the Possible, by Scott Berkun
The Elements of Typographic Style, by Robert Bringhurst
Thinking With Type, by Ellen Lupton
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, by Edward Tufte
Why are we Yelling, by Buster Benson
Resilient Management, by Lara Callender Hogan
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni
Articulating Design Decisions, by Tom Greever
Start With Why, by Simon Sinek
Mastering Collaboration, by Gretchen Anderson
If you pick just four books to read from the list, Tanner and Jasmine recommend: The Design of Everyday Things, Org Design for Design Orgs, Discussing Design, and The Making of a Manager (even if you're not a manager!).