Design Systems by Smashing Magazine

This book that I'm enjoying goes through design principles as they're the foundations of any functionnal system, then it discovers functional patterns and they should be defined early in a design process.

by Alla Kholmatova

by Jerry Weintraub

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

"As soon as you feel comfortable, that's when it's time to start over."

"A dancer describes how it feels when a performance is going well: “Your concentration is very complete. Your mind isn’t wandering, you are not thinking of something else; you are totally involved in what you are doing…. Your energy is flowing very smoothly. You feel relaxed, comfortable, and energetic”"

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Thinking Fast and Slow

"Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed."

“Make sure you’re consciously building the story you want to be telling. And make sure your story is compelling enough that your next client is excited to become a character in it.”

Design is a Job (A Book Apart)