Free design books

Design books cover the look and feel of the made world. Graphic design, typography, product design, interiors and illustration are all here, with histories, showcases of great work and practical guides. For working designers, students and anyone who cares how things look and function. This list shows the ones you can read in full for free.

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Interwoven globe
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Free

Interwoven globe

Amy Elizabeth Bogansky

Published 2013

350 pages

Sandberg
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Sandberg

Ad Petersen

Published 2004

192 pages

Sensibly sound
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Sensibly sound

Elias Elmquist

Published 2025

76 pages

Opening up our heritage
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Opening up our heritage

Nicolas Di Meo, Annika Peurell, Maartje van den Heuvel, Saskia van Bergen, Laurence Richelle, Stephanie Simon, Gislene Rodrigues da Silva, Rouven Schabinger, Nikol Stepan, Joris Colla, Despoina Gkogkou, Laurent AUCHER, Olivier Ghuzel, Francesca Petricca, Eva Ausēja, Laura More, Saga Jacksen, Mimi Seyffert-Wirth, Teresita Scalco, Marika Sarvilahti, Mălina Duță, Riitta Peltonen, Junior Browne

Published 2025

304 pages

Fabricate 2014
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Fabricate 2014

Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler, Silke Langenberg

Published 2017

316 pages