Book List
Books have been instrumental in my professional and personal growth. Through this process, I’ve found a range of topics and interests that have greatly expanded my global perspective, and have given me new skills to apply to my work and life. Below are some recommendations that have positively shaped me.
Drop me a line if there’s a book I should add to my own reading list, or if there’s a book here that’s been helpful to you in some way.
Design
Grid Systems in Graphic Design
by Josef Müer-Brockmann
Thinking with Type
by Ellen Lupton
An Essay on Typography
by Eric Gill
Principles of Logo Design
by George Bokhua
Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design
by Kat Holmes
Growth
Building a Story Brand
by Donald Miller
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
by Debbie Millman
In-House Design in Practice
by Cathy Fishel
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown
Do Over
by Jon Acuff
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
by John C. Maxwell
The Culture Code
by Daniel Coyle
Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
by James Clear
Personal
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
by Eric Metaxas
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate
by Peter Wohlleben