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Books we recommend
Here are some books we recommend as an introduction to clear writing and design.
General design principles
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden and Jill Butler Universal principles of design (Rockport)
Overview of information design
Karen Schriver Dynamics in document design: creating texts for readers (Wiley Technical Communications Library)
Jenn and Ken Visocky O’Grady The information design handbook (Rotovision)
Kim Baer Information design workbook (Rockport)
Inspiration
Edward Tufte Envisioning information (Graphics Press)
Marie Neurath and Robin Kinross The transformer: principles of making Isotype charts (Hyphen Press)
Peter Wildbur and Michael Burke Information graphics (Thames and Hudson)
How language works
David Crystal The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language (Cambridge University Press)
Science of visual design (the brain, cognition, perception)
Colin Ware Visual thinking for design (Morgan Kaufmann)
Clear writing
Martin Cutts Oxford guide to plain English (Oxford University Press)
Martin Manser and Stephen Curtis Penguin writer’s manual (Penguin)
Janice (Ginny) Redish Letting go of the words (Morgan Kaufmann)
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Typographic layout and practice
Phil Baines and Andrew Haslam Type and typography (Morgan Kaufmann)
Empathy with the user
Donald Norman The design of everyday things (MIT Press)
Interactive design (web, usability, dynamic documents)
Steve Krug Don’t make me think! (New Riders)
Jenifer Tidwell Designing interfaces (O’Reilly)
Form design
Luke Wroblewski Web form design – filling in the blanks (Rosenfeld)
Caroline Jarrett and Gerry Gaffney Forms that work (Morgan Kaufmann)