(Part 3) Top products from r/CrappyDesign

I'd recommend figuring out who's responsible and them giving them a copy of Don't Make Me Think. It's a relatively short book, so they might actually read it, then they might actually get some good ideas.

There is one programmer you should listen to about type.

While looking for a link, I came across a fascinating interview you might like to see (5'50 long): http://www.webofstories.com/play/17109?o=MS

Basically a book with that name.

Massimo Bottura is actually pretty cool though.

There is, in fact, a book that is completely dedicated to the subject. Imma just leave this here and walk away slowly: http://www.amazon.com/The-Dictionary-Corporate-Bullshit-Enraging/dp/0767920740

Disclaimer: I purchased a copy of this book once. It was "stolen" from my desk after a random sweep for exposed sensitive or confidential information. Oh! The subtle humor in that alone...

It reminds me of "the epiplectic bicycle", which was a bike in a kids' book of the same name, which was made into a short film. A custom bike builder liked it and built one that's actually rideable

If only there were some mathematical principle that could tell mapmakers how many different colors they'd need...

(If you want to read more about the matter, the book "Four Colors Suffice" is a thorough explanation of how the Four-Color Theorem was solved using early computers and a whole lot of human effort.)

Great explanation of this and other engineering failures in this book: To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679734163/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_u7DUzbYPVVVET

so apparently it's a novel: http://www.amazon.com/TRDWTR-Graphic-Novel-Part-1/dp/0989898288/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1412103851&sr=8-2&keywords=trdwtr

I had the Summer book growing up, I recognize the art style and dog.

Definitely faded. *couldn't find any spine angles

Still seems an odd choice of letters to highlight. Unless maybe the choice of black letters follows some sort of acronym used in the book or so.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0007371462

I think this may have been the one I read as a kid; "Bestiary: An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts", by Jonathan Hunt

The Onion Book Of Known Knowledge

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250124697/

In case someone wants to make this into a template

The actual title is Fire Shut Up in My Bones. This doesn't make the design any better, but that's just a confusing title in the first place.

The kindle version even costs more than the regular version... But at least it isn't $525 like the hardcover version

It's a satirical work.
It's a crap design, I'll give you that, but all the words are in the right order: Link

For the lazy:

http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/0465067107

Most recent version:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Design-Everyday-Things-Expanded/dp/0465050654/

It's a poor representation of data. In pie charts you compare angles. Humans are poor at comparing the magnitudes of angles. Without the table, labels with the actual numbers, etc. it would be very difficult to compare the information.

For instance, it is difficult based just on the visualization if Instinct or Valor has more players. A bar, column, or dot plot will show things much better. Humans are far better at perceiving differences in length or position. That table on the right is necessary - that means the pie chart is useless.

If you are serious about designing visualizations of data, I suggest you read some books by Willilam Cleveland or Edward Tufte.

EDIT: Here is article I often share with people on this topic.