MEA CULPA: Pensieri, parole, opere e omissioni di un designer – Attilio Raiteri (Autore), Mario Rapugnati (Avanti)
The author does not tell us about processes and methodologies, but about human beings. He talks about things we have all thought and experienced but few have said. A series of Mea Culpas that eventually give us some more tools to act in a better way. In small steps. Without the need for magic formulas. This pamphlet is an extra weight I put in my pocket to feel anchored in a life that has sometimes made me feel like a balloon without direction and at the mercy of the wind.

Designing Connected Content – Carrie Hane, Mike Atherton
Proof that structured content can be free, that the words organization and freedom are not contradictory but on the contrary are mutually related. And the difficulty of communicating this approach. “Where we saw the foundation of a content cathedral, others saw a construction site.”

Steve Jobs non abita più qui – Michele Masneri
I discovered the truth about everything I had not seen and understood about Silicon Valley.
A brilliant account of backstories and the almost unfulfilled promises of the American dream.

Design your life – Bill Burnett, Dave Evans
Enlightening. Helped me build my compass (skills, aspirations, dreams) and have direction. A considerable contribution to identifying my life goals.

Practical Design Discovery – Dan Brown
A practical, useful approach applied to reality and conflicts in content design processes. I was able to appreciate even more the importance, in design processes, of the concept of “Discovery,” of discovering and researching people’s behaviors and needs

Emotion Driven Design – Valentina Di Michele, Andrea Fiacchi
To understand the importance of words in the user experience of a product or service. A book that, to the beat of punk music, lays the foundation for a new digital humanism that puts people’s needs, desires, and emotions at the center.

Content Design – Nicola Bonora
I learned who a content designer is and what he does. How to design content that works and meets business goals and people’s needs. How important it is to ask yourself the right question before producing any kind of content. A book that helped me bring order and create meaning, not only in my work, but also in my life.