These authors books will help designers around the globe create engaging customer experiences.

These authors books are essential for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving industry and take their work to the next level.

As a designer, you understand the importance of constantly improving your craft and honing your skills to create exceptional customer experiences.

To help you achieve these goals, we have compiled a list of four must-read authors that are packed with valuable insights and practical advice on thinking, methods, principles, and best practices in design.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are a seasoned professional, these books have something to offer.

From the basics of design theory to advanced techniques and strategies, these books cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to designers of all levels.

You will learn how to think creatively, develop a design process, and craft compelling user experiences that meet the needs of your clients and users.

So, why wait? Dive into these essential reads today and discover the secrets to successful design. With these books as your guide, you will be well on your way to becoming a better designer and creating exceptional customer experiences.

1. Jon Kolko

Jon is a Partner at Modernist Studio and the Founder of Austin Center for Design.

He was previously the Vice President of Design at Blackboard, the largest educational software company in the world.

He joined Blackboard with the acquisition of MyEdu, a startup focused on helping students succeed in college and get jobs.

Jon has also held the positions of Executive Director of Design Strategy at Thinktiv, a venture accelerator in Austin, Texas, and both Principal Designer and Associate Creative Director at frog design, a global innovation firm.

He has been a Professor of Interaction and Industrial Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he was instrumental in building both the Interaction and Industrial Design undergraduate and graduate programs.

Jon has also been the Director for the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) and Editor-in-Chief of interactions magazine, published by the ACM.

He is regularly asked to participate in high-profile conferences and judged design events, including the 2013 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards.

He has taught at the University of Texas at Austin, the Center for Design Studies of Monterrey in Mexico, and Malmö University, in Sweden.

Jon is the authors of five books:

Thoughts on Interaction Design, published by Morgan Kaufmann,
Exposing the Magic of Design: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis, published by Oxford University Press,
Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving, published by Austin Center for Design,
Well Designed: How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love, published by Harvard Business Review Press, and
Creative Clarity, published by Brown Bear Press.

2. Aarron Walter

Aarron Walter is the authors of Building Findable Websites: Web Standards, SEOs and Beyond and co-authored InterACT With Web Standards: A holistic approach to web design (http://interactwithwebstandards.com).

AaronIn addition, is the user experience design lead at MailChimp (http://mailchimp.com).

Aarron speaks at conferences on user experience design, findability, web standards, and the web design industry.

Designing for Emotion is a short book that’s helped designers around the globe create engaging customer experiences.

It makes its users fall in love with your site via the precepts packed into this short, charming book by MailChimp user experience design lead Aarron Walter.

From classic psychology to case studies, highbrow concepts to common sense, Designing for Emotion demonstrates accessible strategies and memorable methods to help you make a human connection through Design.

3. Edward R. Tufte

Edward Rolf Tufte is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University.

He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in data visualization.

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information AND Envisioning Information, a classic book on statistical graphics, charts, and tables.

Theory and practice in the Design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical drawings, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, practical, quick analysis.

Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio. Time series, relational drawings, data maps, and multivariate methods.

Detection of visual deception: design variation vs data variation. Sources of deception. Aesthetics and data graphical displays.

4. Mike Monteiro

Mike Monteiro is the co-founder and design director of Mule Design in San Francisco. He prefers that designers have strong spines. Mike writes and speaks frequently about the craft, ethics, and business of Design.

He loves Design so much he wrote three books on Design is a Job; You’re My Favorite Client (both available from A Book Apart) and Ruined by Design.

In addition, Mike received the 2014 Net award for Conference Talk of the Year for his inspirational polemic on responsibility, “How Designers Destroyed the World.”

Design Is A Job, Based on the book, this master class is a guide to making a living as a designer.

It contains the fundamentals of being a working designer, including working with clients and others, valuing your work, and getting paid.

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