Books

Studio Kluif never ceases to amaze with their magical and attractive designs

This book explores transitions in design practice and features ‘untold stories of innovative design practices from around the world.

George Lois is an icon in graphic design and author of the bestseller Damn Good Advice. LOIS Logos showcases his logos with his own comments on why they work and what makes them successful.

Creating environments that support, amplify and motivate those things in life that are important for improving wellbeing.

A book about little-known (un)useful facts from the creative field. It’s structured as a dictionary and it includes meaningful information, idle gossip and anecdotes from A to Z.

The BITSING growth model is a scientifically proven methodology and predicts results by using facts. It's hugely successful in The Netherlands and now available in English. A humbug free, action oriented, visual business book that works!

This practical, comprehensive how-to co-create handbook provides a unique and practical view on co-creation, placing end-users at the core of any co-creation process.

Are our innovation efforts aligned to the challenges of our times? With so much being written on design thinking, why do so many firms struggle to adopt this mindset and make this transition?

Customer EXperience (CEX) is hot! But nowadays it gets harder and harder for companies to be distinctive. This book contains a broad collection of cases that show how front-runners world-wide have optimized their customer experience.

This book guides you through every stage of bringing an idea to life and to let it grow into a fully matured concept. It’s a practical guide to effectively improve ideas, policies, products, and services.

Vision in Design strikes a good balance between structuring the process of design while allowing the designers to take a personal position and fully express themselves in producing a product. ViP is both a method and a design philosophy.

This book presents design strategies that vary in form, function and intent. The common denominator is the alternative/experimental approach of combining both private and public spaces.

Design is now the key driver of innovation and change within organizations across the globe. Learn how, when and why to use design to drive change in your organization.

Design for Sustainability Survival Guide concerns all the details on applying sustainability requirements in design.

Introduces the Constructionist Research Design Process as a framework for research that is creative, transformative and innovative.

A practical guide for change-makers, this must-read book helps you to tap into the powers of imagination and amp-up creativity.

An incredibly broad and practical survey of sketching techniques for product designers. It goes without saying that the book is suited for the classroom, but every design studio will also find this manual an asset.

After the worldwide success of Sketching and Sketching: the Basics the authors now shift their focus from ‘how to sketch’ to ‘why to sketch’.

This book proposes eight strategic design practices for design professionals who seek to grow or have already grown into a more strategic role in innovation.

This book provides a framework for social design in the sustainist era, a perspective for co-designing a life-world that is more connected, more shared, more localist and more sustainable.

While staying on theoretical ground, this book is foremost a visual guide. It’s practical and guides you to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design.

• Perfect for entrepreneurial minds looking to craft a strong and sound business
• A new perspective on leadership with practical exercises and playlists
• Music Thinking shows a new path to collaboration in a unique visual language

The Umami Strategy proposes a novel approach that will help you build and execute an experience strategy that is inspirational, aspirational and motivational.

75 inspiring, educational and sometimes hilarious insights in the adventurous minds of the designer