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5 Great Books On Apple’s Product Design Principles

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3 min readJun 21, 2020

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1. Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success

Segall brings Apple’s quest for Simplicity to life using fascinating (and previously untold) stories from behind the scenes. Through his insight and wit, you’ll discover how companies that leverage this power can stand out from competitors — and individuals who master it can become critical assets to their organizations.

2. Steve Jobs

Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years — as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues — Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

3. Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products

Based on interviews with Jony Ive’s former colleagues and Kahney’s own familiarity with the world of Apple, this book gives insight into how Jony Ive has redefined the ways in which we work, entertain, and communicate with one another.

4. Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs

An insider’s tale of creativity and innovation at Apple, Creative Selection shows readers how a small group of people developed an evolutionary design model, and how they used this methodology to make groundbreaking and intuitive software which countless millions use every day.

5. Dieter Rams: Ten Principles for Good Design

Dieter Rams is one of the most influential product designers of the twentieth century, who inspires Apple product design significantly. This books summed up in his ‘ten principles’ of good design.

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