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My colleague Julie Zhuo publishes insightful posts on many aspects of designing at scale, and building and managing design teams, as well as general observations about our industry.

One of the rare books on the subject, this title does a nice job of putting you inside the head of a modern-day digital product designer.

Google has learned a lot about experimental design over the years, and this blog post outlines some interesting case studies and learnings.

A thoughtful and entertaining walk-through of some case studies for product launches, and how experimental design helped Etsy make the right design decisions.

One of Etsy's former software engineers shares a broad view of the scientific method and how it can be applied to product development.

Some solid best practices for managing the introduction of change to platforms with a lot of existing usage.

Clay Shirky is one of today's most insightful and accessible writers on how technology is impacting society, and vice versa. I always feel informed, inspired and entertained from his work.

Jan Chipchase is one of the world's experts on emerging markets; his regular reports from the field are a fascinating way to stay aware of the bubble many of us live in while we try to design for the whole world. His blog is also great to follow.

Originally published in 1988, this is a longstanding classic in the field (25 years is a long time in technology!) which really helps you see the world around you differently. We are surrounded by design, and yet we don't always have the vocabulary to describe what works and what doesn't. This book provides readers with a solid start to that vocabulary.

Facilitating effective decision-making is crucial to great interaction design. When faced with choices, why do we choose one thing over the other? How might we help people make the decision that's best for them? A very accessible and interesting read on the psychology of decision-making.

This slim but insightful volume delves deeply into the concept of simplicity, and applies that principle in a variety of contexts, including design, technology and more generally our day-to-day lives.

A great introduction to design for those interested in understanding the hows and the whys. It's a fairly comprehensive overview of the concepts, terminology and theories that drive much of the conversation around design today. It's also something you can pick up and put down easily due to its easily digestible format. I sometimes refer to it, lovingly, as the Uncle John's Reader for design.

For me, architecture has always been the design discipline that has the most in common with interaction design. In this book, Brand considers how design changes — and must change — over time, but also how some designs endure while others deteriorate.

Entertaining and accessible, this seems to be a comic book about comic books. But it is also about something much broader: visual language and how it helps us interact and communicate. A great read for designers and non-designers alike.