I have a few design books and you're right, they do focus on how the total sum was brought together: https://www.phaidon.com/store/design/the-design-book-978183

I have a few design books and you're right, they do focus on how the total sum was brought together: https://www.phaidon.com/store/design/the-design-book-9781838661434/ https://www.phaidon.com/store/design/the-design-book-9781838... > How to mix paint and use your brush vs how to draw a beautiful painting electronics feels like such a different discipline to 'art' and 'design' in the traditional sense, since "beautiful" in a painting or piece is in the eye of the beholder, while "working" is probably the metric you're aiming for with electronics that said, we use solderless breadboards ;) you just have to experiment with anything you can't find in a book until it just works... over time you build up experience with what 'doesnt work' though