Christopher Alexander [1], one of the best designers in my opinion (for his insights), is an Architect and has a Masters Degree in Mathematics. I highly recomme

Christopher Alexander [1], one of the best designers in my opinion (for his insights), is an Architect and has a Masters Degree in Mathematics. I highly recommend reading all his bibliography. People use "designer" as a synonym of "graphical designer" or "photoshop pilot" only, when the design discipline is present in anything human-made. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander