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Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies) 15 reviews
Jakob Nielsen
Morgan Kaufmann, 1993
Well worth a read if you want people to use your software
+ Some thing old, some thing new...
If you are an experienced user interface designer who thoroughly understands what usability is about you probably don't need to read the book (although I would find it strange that you are experienced and did not read this book which is attributed to have coined the term "Usability Engineering"). ...
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Envisioning Information 51 reviews
Edward R. Tufte
Graphics Press, 1990
Envisioning Information
+ Portable affordable art
+ A Continually Rewarding Gem
+ It's a good book
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Web ReDesign: Workflow that Works74 reviews
Kelly Goto, Emily Cotler
New Riders Press, 2001
JIT reading
+ Very practical
+ Saved us lots of time and aggravation
+ Kelly Goto deserves the Nobel Prize
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Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web (VOICES)27 reviews
Christina Wodtke
New Riders Press, 2002
Good overview/introduction to IA
+ A Good Overview of IA
+ insight into a true leader
+ It's worth taking the time to read a book like this
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Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research11 reviews
Mike Kuniavsky
Morgan Kaufmann, 2003
Must have for user experience professionals!
+ Plenty of tips and techniques
+ Excellent book
+ Mike's book won't be gathering dust on your shelf....
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition441 reviews
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Buy this, then get busy testing your site!
+ Some things are only obvious after they're pointed out...
+ it didn't make me think...
+ Don't Make Me Think - Made Me Think
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The User Is Always Right: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web (VOICES) 8 reviews
Steve Mulder, Ziv Yaar
New Riders Press, 2006
Fantastic, well-written book on user research and persona creation for interaction designers
+ Serious about user centric web design? Read and keep within reach.
+ Simple and clear to read
+ The ins and outs of personas, a must read
+ Almost overwhelmingly comprehensive
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Contextual Design : A Customer-Centered Approach to Systems Designs (Interactive Technologies) 12 reviews
Hugh Beyer, Karen Holtzblatt
Morgan Kaufmann, 1997
Great book, right price
Beyer & Holtzblatt have done an excellent job describing the process of contextual design. I'm currently implementing a new company-wide business process, in conjunction with co-workers, and thought it would simply be a good idea to both refresh my memory, gather ideas, and form concepts that ...
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Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning32 reviews
Dan Brown
New Riders Press, 2006
Excellent Handbook for Creating Documents
+ Wheres the templates and reference material?
+ Understand how to properly design a user friendly web site.
This is an excellent handbook for creating all those design documents you'll need for communicating with others on your team. Each chapter is devoted to a single type of document and I particularly like the layered approach going from simple to complex. I've used it dozens of times in the last ...
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Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques26 reviews
Kevin Mullet, Darrell Sano
Prentice Hall PTR, 1994
A Great Book
This book does a great job of covering fundamentals. Many real world examples make it a great reference.
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Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests7 reviews
Jeffrey Rubin
Wiley, 1994
If you will be performing a usability test, read the book.
+ Very handy advice
+ An excellent book for budding usability folks
+ Rock-solid introduction to usability testing.
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Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition)122 reviews
Jeffrey Zeldman
Peachpit Press, 2006
Groundbreaking Work
+ A must read
+ Very good content and discussion
+ Great for beginners
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The Design of Everyday Things149 reviews
Donald A. Norman
Basic Books, 2002
A Must Read for every Designer
+ One of the best books any designer could read
+ Vey fast delivery very prompt service
As a human being we think we know other people and how they see and use products. This book tells many amusing anecdotes about products that were not successful because the designer made the things is a way he would have liked and not in the way real users use it. The book is written full of humor ...
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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity135 reviews
Alan Cooper
Sams - Pearson Education, 2004
an essential handbook for designing software
+ A Must Read Classic, Albeit with Some Dated Ideas
+ No Cognitive Friction Here..
Cooper's argument in this book is simple: you have to know your users, and you have to understand what they're trying to accomplish with your software. The method that he puts forth for achieving this understanding is personas, richly-described archetypical users.
The book is easy to read and ...
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence166 reviews
Betty Edwards
Tarcher, 1999
I had it for a while...
+ The Best Book to start learning drawing
+ Super Art Book!
... honestly I did not read it yet, but I did take art classes that were derived from the book, and I was amazed at how some of the techniques (though unorthodox) come out to be pretty good exercises as well as drawings. I just never had the time to continue with them on my own. Not very helpful ...
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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (VOICES)38 reviews
Jesse James Garrett
New Riders Press, 2002
Fundamental, yet comprehensive
+ The Elements of User Experience
Although very basic, this book is great for getting the fundamentals of experience design. Garret creates a model that describes the web design process through five distinct stages. Then he breaks down each stage to identify the differences and overlapping areas between the web as a software ...
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The Human Factor: Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology8 reviews
Kim Vicente
Routledge, 2006
Making technology safe for humans
+ Kim Vicente is one of the clearest authors I've read.
+ A scientific and social assessment of modern technology
+ Insightful and entertaining
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The User Is Always Right: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web (VOICES)8 reviews
Steve Mulder, Ziv Yaar
New Riders Press, 2006
Fantastic, well-written book on user research and persona creation for interaction designers
+ Serious about user centric web design? Read and keep within reach.
+ Simple and clear to read
+ The ins and outs of personas, a must read
+ Almost overwhelmingly comprehensive
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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (VOICES)38 reviews
Jesse James Garrett
New Riders Press, 2002
Fundamental, yet comprehensive
+ The Elements of User Experience
Although very basic, this book is great for getting the fundamentals of experience design. Garret creates a model that describes the web design process through five distinct stages. Then he breaks down each stage to identify the differences and overlapping areas between the web as a software ...
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The Human Factor: Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology8 reviews
Kim Vicente
Routledge, 2006
Making technology safe for humans
+ Kim Vicente is one of the clearest authors I've read.
+ A scientific and social assessment of modern technology
+ Insightful and entertaining
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