The following are some books focused on or related to Instructional Message Design:
Instructional Message Design Principles from the Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences by Malcolm Flemming
Creating Graphics for Learning and Performance by Linda L. Lohr
Graphics for Learning: Proven Guidelines for Planning, Designing, and Evaluating Visuals in Training Materials by Ruth C. Clark & Chopeta Lyons
Multimedia Learning by Richard E. Mayer
The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, edited by Richard E. Mayer
slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte
Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations by Garr Reynolds
The Naked Presenter: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Magna and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud
The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam
Advanced Presentations by Design: Creating Communication that Drives Action by Andrew Abela
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
Envisioning Information: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward Tufte
Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte
Visual Explanations by Edward Tufte
The Non-Designers Design Book by Robin Williams