Meaningful Stuff
by Jonathan Chapman
An argument for a design philosophy of better, not more. Never have we wanted, owned, and wasted so much stuff. Our consumptive path through modern life leaves a wake of social and ecological destruction--sneakers worn only once, bicycles barely even ridden, and forgotten smartphones languishing in drawers. By what per…
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Books that ECHO Meaningful Stuff
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Design for a Better World
Donald A. Norman
The Design Way, second edition
Harold G. Nelson, Erik Stolterman
Universal Methods of Design
Bella Martin, Bruce Hanington
Design for the Real World
Victor Papanek
Thinking: Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design
Tim Parsons
We Are Not Users
Eswaran Subrahmanian, Yoram Reich, Sruthi Krishnan
Books that BRIDGE from Meaningful Stuff
Cross-domain reads that transfer ideas into new fields.
Elements of Design
Gail Greet Hannah
Designing Design
Kenya Hara
Ethnography for Designers
Galen Cranz
Design Is The Problem
Nathan Shedroff
What Things Do
Peter-Paul Verbeek
Discursive Design
Bruce M. Tharp, Stephanie M. Tharp
Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals
Rob Thompson
Product Design and Development
Karl T. Ulrich, Steven D. Eppinger
Delft Design Guide (revised Edition)
Jelle Zijlstra
Interviewing Users
Steve Portigal
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