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Refactoring UI
Adam Wathan, Steve Schoger
A tactics-first book and video pairing that teaches developers and non-designers how to make interfaces look designed.
UI DesignintermediatePaid6 hours
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Thinking with Type
Ellen Lupton
A clear, well-illustrated primer on letters, text, and grids from a leading design educator.
TypographybeginnerPaid8 hours
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Grid Systems in Graphic Design
Josef Müller-Brockmann
The foundational, bilingual manual on using grids to structure layout, by a Swiss-style master.
Visual DesignintermediatePaid6 hours
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The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
The foundational text on human-centered design, affordances, signifiers, and feedback.
UXbeginnerPaid10 hours
EssentialDocumentation
WebAIM: Introduction to Web Accessibility
WebAIM
A clear, authoritative introduction to web accessibility and the POUR principles.
AccessibilitybeginnerFree2 hours
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Designing Brand Identity
Alina Wheeler
A comprehensive guide to the branding process, from strategy through identity systems and case studies.
BrandingintermediatePaid8 hours
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Edward Tufte
The founding text of modern data visualization, introducing data-ink ratio and chartjunk.
Information DesignintermediatePaid6 hours
EssentialWebsite
Atomic Design
Brad Frost
Brad Frost's free online book introducing atomic design: composing interfaces from atoms, molecules, organisms, templates, and pages.
Design SystemsintermediateFree3 hours
EssentialBook
The Functional Art
Alberto Cairo
Alberto Cairo's introduction to information graphics and visualization as tools for understanding, not decoration.
Information DesignintermediatePaid6 hours
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The Elements of User Experience
Jesse James Garrett
Jesse James Garrett's model of UX as five planes, from strategy up to surface.
UXbeginnerPaid4 hours