P.Development

Building a Game Pitch – From Brilliant Idea to Industry-Ready Document

Building a Game Pitch by Arran Topalian is a powerful, step-by-step guide to transforming raw creative ideas into professional, compelling video game pitches. Drawing on a decade of experience and based on the acclaimed PocketGamer MasterClass, this book offers invaluable methodologies and insider techniques used at top studios like Epic Games and Mediatonic. It demystifies the pitch development process, guiding you from conceptual spark through validation, documentation, and delivery—ensuring your vision can stand out in the hyper-competitive world of game development. Whether you’re pitching to investors, publishers, or internal stakeholders, this is the manual that will elevate your concept to a “must-fund” project.

YouTube Secrets Unlocked: Build Influence, Grow Income, and Dominate the Creator Economy

YouTube Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Following and Making Money as a Video Influencer by Sean Cannell and Benji Travis is the modern-day blueprint for building a thriving YouTube presence—whether you’re an aspiring creator or a seasoned content producer. This expanded edition draws from over 20 years of combined experience and more than 200 interviews with top YouTubers, offering a proven playbook for achieving both influence and income. Packed with real-world strategies, behind-the-scenes insights, and clear action steps, this book breaks down the exact formula to grow your channel, monetize your content, and turn your passion into a scalable business.

Ignite Your Impact: Master the Art of Design Leadership at Scale

Design Leadership Ignited: Elevating Design at Scale by Eric Quint is a transformative guide for design executives, team leads, and innovation champions aiming to embed design deeply into the DNA of large-scale organizations. Drawing from extensive interviews with design leaders at Fortune 500 companies, the book unveils the real-world complexities, strategies, and frameworks behind effective design leadership. It moves beyond theory to explore how design can become a strategic capability—one that shapes company culture, customer experience, and long-term innovation. This is not a book about managing designers—it’s about leading design as a driving force of business value and transformation.

Hello Web Design – Design Fundamentals and Shortcuts for Non-Designers

Hello Web Design by Tracy Osborn is a practical guide tailored for engineers, programmers, marketers, and anyone without a formal design background who wants to create visually appealing and functional designs. Unlike traditional design books that dive deep into theory and history, this book focuses on actionable shortcuts, practical tips, and real-world tools that allow non-designers to start producing quality work immediately. It covers everything from designing websites and side projects to creating presentations and prototypes for startups, making design approachable and efficient for busy professionals.

The Art of Coco – A Vivid Celebration of Family, Memory, and Mexican Tradition

The Art of Coco is a stunning behind-the-scenes journey into the making of Pixar’s Academy Award-winning film Coco. With creative insights and breathtaking concept art, this official companion book captures the soulful spirit and cultural richness that defined the film. From early storyboards and character explorations to color scripts and interviews with the artists and filmmakers, this volume is an artistic celebration of family, legacy, and the Day of the Dead traditions that inspired the beloved movie.

Designing with Feeling – Understanding Emotion in the Creative Decision-Making Process

Emotion in the Design Process by Amic G. Ho is a compelling exploration of how emotion shapes, influences, and even enhances the process of creative decision-making in design. Positioned at the intersection of cognitive psychology and design thinking, the book presents an innovative view of the emotional dimension in design education and practice. With a strong research foundation, Ho introduces a structured approach that helps students and professionals recognize intrinsic emotional factors, and ultimately harness them to improve creative output. Through both theoretical frameworks and case studies, this book reveals the emotional undercurrents of design decisions, often overlooked in conventional curricula.

UX for Developers – Building Products That Users Actually Love

UX for Developers: How to Integrate User-Centered Design Principles Into Your Day-to-Day Development Work by Westley Knight is a practical guide that bridges the gap between development and design. It empowers web and app developers to think like UX designers, helping them build digital products that genuinely serve users—not just systems. The book argues that user experience isn’t just the designer’s job—developers play a critical role in shaping it. Knight breaks down the misconceptions that often separate design and development teams, offering simple, actionable strategies for developers to incorporate UX thinking into their everyday workflow.

Think Like a UX Designer: The Mindset, Maturity, and Mastery Behind Practical UX Design

Practical UX Design by Scott Faranello is not just another manual on user interfaces—it’s a deep dive into the mindset and philosophy of UX as a discipline. This book guides readers through the real-world challenges and frameworks of UX design with clarity, historical context, and powerful examples. Structured to awaken what the author calls the “UX mind,” it helps designers—at all levels—move beyond surface-level aesthetics into creating meaningful, business-aligned, user-centric experiences. From information architecture to decision-shaping patterns and stakeholder communication, this book offers both inspiration and actionable wisdom for navigating the complexities of modern design environments.

Universal UX Design – Building Experiences That Speak Every Language

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Universal UX Design: Building Multicultural User Experience by Alberto Ferreira is a groundbreaking guide for designers and developers who want to create truly global user experiences. As digital products cross borders, understanding how different cultures interact with design becomes essential—not optional. This book goes beyond traditional UI principles to explore the cognitive, cultural, and psychological factors that influence how users perceive and engage with interfaces across regions. Ferreira presents a practical roadmap for designing with inclusivity, empathy, and global resonance at the core.

C# Game Programming Cookbook for Unity 3D

C# Game Programming Cookbook for Unity 3D  is a hands-on guide for developers seeking to master game development in Unity using C#. This second edition expands on the original with updated code, techniques, and tutorials, providing a structured approach to creating reusable game frameworks. The book covers both 2D and 3D game development, teaching how to implement core systems such as game state management, AI behaviors, audio mixers, asynchronous scene loading, and more. Each chapter combines clear explanations with practical examples, enabling readers to apply what they learn immediately in Unity projects.

Undercover User Experience Design – Real UX Solutions for Real-World Constraints

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Undercover User Experience Design: Learn How to Do Great UX Work with Tiny Budgets, No Time, and Limited Support by Cennydd Bowles is a hands-on, no-nonsense guide for designers working in environments where UX is undervalued, misunderstood, or underfunded. This book offers practical strategies for doing effective UX design in the shadows—when you don’t have official buy-in, a big budget, or the luxury of time. Rather than waiting for ideal conditions, Bowles empowers designers to make UX happen anyway, sharing proven techniques for integrating usability and research into everyday workflows under pressure.

The Idea Writers – Copywriting in the Age of Digital Storytelling

The Idea Writers: Copywriting in a New Media and Marketing Era by Teressa Iezzi is an essential guide for copywriters, marketers, and creative professionals navigating today’s fast-evolving advertising landscape. The book reveals how the digital revolution has transformed the role of copywriters from simply crafting catchy slogans to developing multi-platform brand narratives that engage audiences across social media, mobile apps, interactive installations, video games, and beyond. Co-published with Advertising Age, it blends industry insights with practical strategies to help modern creatives thrive in a world where storytelling and audience interaction are key to brand success.

Designing for Wearables – Creating Meaningful UX for the Next Wave of Devices

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Designing for Wearables: Effective UX for Current and Future Devices by Scott Sullivan is a focused and timely guide for UX designers, product creators, and innovators aiming to shape the future of wearable technology. As the wearable landscape expands—from fitness trackers and smartwatches to AR glasses and health monitors—this book explores how to design experiences that are not just functional, but also seamlessly integrated into users’ daily lives. Sullivan provides a clear overview of the current ecosystem, analyzes successes and failures, and delivers actionable strategies for designing wearables with long-term value and user satisfaction in mind.