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24 alternatives to Design as Art

Inspiring book about design by the one and only Bruno Munari

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design as Art launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

   A great source of design inspiration

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Designing Interactions▲91

   Interviews with influential designers

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Non-Designer's Design Book▲71

   Basic principles of good design in a clear, simple, style

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Artist's Way▲75

   A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Shape of Design▲79

   A book focused on storytelling, co-dependency, and craft

   2015 · buyolympia.com · its alternatives →

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   Frame Innovation▲63

   Create New Thinking by Design

   2016 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →

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   The Design of Everyday Things▲165

   Good, usable design is possible

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Art of Opportunity▲70

   Achieve growth with design thinking and strategic innovation

   2016 · theartofopportunity.net · its alternatives →

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   Naoto Fukasawa▲72

   Fukosawa's innovative design approach

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Discussing Design▲68

    Improving communication and collaboration through critique

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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    Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

    How can design inspire us to think about our future?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Book of Ideas▲67

    A journal of creative direction and graphic design

    2016 · brandnubooks.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Notes on the Synthesis of Form▲56

    Treatise on how to understand and work on design problems.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn from Great Design▲62

    An in-depth look at great design through "masterclasses"

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Thoughts on Design▲71

    Timeless insights from world-famous designer Paul Rand

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Vignelli Canon▲62

    A glimpse of Vignelli's understanding of good design

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Articulating Design Decisions▲64

    Learn to explain your design decisions so people agree!

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64

    A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Well-Designed▲71

    How to use empathy to create products people love

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Design for Real Life▲82

    Develop inclusive practices

    2016 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

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    Daily Rituals▲80

    How artists work

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Design of Business▲74

    Design thinking as a competitive advantage

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Working with Pictures: The Tiny Book!▲85

    A tiny book of design exercises

    2016 · 5264002956444.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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