Good Books

Good Books (goodbooks.io/categories/design) is a curated book recommendations platform — 'discover the best design books recommended by the world's most successful and interesting people.' The design category specifically aggregates book recommendations from notable figures in design + creative work, building a curated reading list based on what design leaders actually recommend. What you get: curated design book recommendations sourced from interviews + lists + social media of notable design leaders + creative figures, each book typically has reasoning (who recommended it + why), aggregated rankings showing most-recommended books, links to purchase + library lookup. The crowd-curated approach surfaces books that multiple credible voices recommend vs algorithmic Amazon recommendations. Where Good Books fits: the design book landscape includes canonical works (Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug + About Face by Alan Cooper + The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman + Designing Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler + Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan + Steve Schoger + Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull covered earlier + Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski covered earlier + many more). Good Books surfaces these + lesser-known works via recommendation-driven curation. Where it's not for you: if you already have your design reading list, Good Books may not add value. If you want algorithmic recommendations based on your reading history, Goodreads + Amazon fit better. If you want comprehensive book reviews + criticism, GoodReads + various book review sites cover that. Good Books fits the specific case of wanting curated recommendations from credible design voices. Pricing: free to browse — no signup required typically. Verify on goodbooks.io. Honest take: design book recommendations from credible voices are useful — the best design books are well-established but discovering newer + lesser-known works often requires recommendations from people you trust. Good Books surfaces both canonical + newer works via crowd-curation. Worth bookmarking for ongoing reading list building.