Resources
Design Resources
A curated reading list for design students and faculty, developed to support cross-disciplinary learning and the intentional integration of Vizcom into contemporary design education and practice.
Books
Product Design
Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers by Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur
Form and Space: The Design of Things by Steven Holt and Chris French
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Designing Design by Kenya Hara
Material Innovation: Product Design by Andrew H. Dent and Leslie Sherr
Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design by Chris Lefteri
Products That Last by Conny Bakker and Marcel den Hollander
The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley
101 Things I Learned in Product Design School by Sung Jang and Martin Thaler
Architecture
The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses by Juhani Pallasmaa
Manual of Section by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis
The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
Architecture: Form, Space, and Order by Francis D.K. Ching
Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor
Material Immaterial: Architecture and the Senses by Lola Sheppard
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick
Detail in Contemporary Architecture by Virginia McLeod
Architectural Graphics by Francis D.K. Ching
Engineering
Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down by J.E. Gordon
The Art of Systems Architecting by Mark W. Maier and Eberhardt Rechtin
Designing Engineers by Louis L. Bucciarelli
Engineering Design Methods by Nigel Cross
Designing for People by Henry Dreyfuss
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski
The Design of Future Things by Don Norman
Product Design and Development by Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger
Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
Fine Art
The Elements of Color by Johannes Itten
Interaction of Color by Josef Albers
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
The Language of Things by Deyan Sudjic
Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing by Emma Dexter (ed.)
The Practice of Everyday Life by Michel de Certeau
Creative Acts for Curious People by Sarah Stein Greenberg
Fashion Design
Fashion Design Course: Principles, Practice, and Techniques by Steven Faerm
Fashion Thinking: Creative Approaches to the Design Process by Fiona Dieffenbacher
Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph Armstrong
The Fashion System by Roland Barthes
Fashion: A Philosophy by Lars Svendsen
Draping: The Complete Course by Karolyn Kiisel
Fashion Forecasting by Kathryn McKelvey and Janine Munslow
The Fundamentals of Fashion Design by Richard Sorger and Jenny Udale
Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas
Footwear Design
The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry by Tom Vanderbilt
Footwear Design by Aki Choklat
The Art of the Sneaker by Ivan Dudynsky and Nicholas Smith
Shoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers by Giorgio Riello and Peter McNeil
Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture by Elizabeth Semmelhack
Made for Walking: A Modest Guide to Footwear by Andy Carter
Sneakers: The Complete Limited Editions Guide by U-Dox
Sneaker Freaker: The Ultimate Sneaker Book by Simon Wood
Icons of Style: Sneakers by Chronicle Books