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Books

These are non-fiction books that have, in one way or another, significantly informed my design capabilies and knowledge.



The Functional Art
The Truthful Art
Alberto Cairo
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Envisioning Information
Visual Explanations
Beautiful Evidence
Seeing With Fresh Eyes
Edward Tufte
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The Elements of Tyopgraphic Style
Robert Bringhurst
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The following manuals reprinted by Standards Manual, LLC

NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual
Unimark International

EPA Graphic Standards System
Steff Geissbühler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates

NASA Graphics Standards Manual
Danne & Blackburn
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Nudge; Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
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The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
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Normal Accidents: Living With High-Risk Technologies
Charles Perrow