7 More Great Books on User Experience
a list by Whitney Hess, user experience designer, writer, and consultant
My first was a top 10 list because, well, you need to stop somewhere. But if I didn't stop at 10, these are the next 7 user experience books every digital designer should have.
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onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design
by Jenifer Tidwell
Amazon readers say:
"More practical concepts, less psychology." "A must read for anyone involved in UI design." "Nice and comprehensive writing." "Jump-started my problem-solving process."
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352 page paperback
|$32.97
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by Donald A. Norman
Amazon readers say:
"An interesting view about how products can change our lives." "Subtract robots to get a great book on how emotions affect purchases." "A straightforward argument for considering the human in human-centered design." "This is a must-read for designers."
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272 page paperback
|$11.92
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by Kevin Mullet, Darrell Sano
Amazon readers say:
"Great introduction to visual design for user interfaces." "Interfaces are very important and this book shows it." "One of the top five books in GUI design." "First-rate introduction to principles of interface design."
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304 page paperback
|$64.48
|26 reviews
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by Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville
Amazon readers say:
"A classic for creating massively scalable web sites." "It's an excellent choice for any web workers who would keep up with web evolution and how it changes." "Great book - covering all the nuts and bolts of IA." "The best book about web design strategy on the market!"
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526 page paperback
|$26.39
|40 reviews
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by Jakob Nielsen
Amazon readers say:
"If you only own one usability book, this should be it..." "A classic, the textbook on usability." "Excellent primer." "The standard."
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362 page paperback
|$35.00
|15 reviews
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by Alan Cooper
Amazon readers say:
"Best business justification for interaction design ever!!!" "Technical writers: must read this book." "A must read for it developers, designers and managers." "Wake up call for those who deliver software."
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288 page paperback
|$12.89
|134 reviews
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by S. M. Casey
Amazon readers say:
"Ringside seat at rubber-necking disaster fest." "A phenomenal read." "Must-read for any systems safety professional." "A must-read for everyone in the field of design."
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251 page hardcover
|$19.14
|15 reviews
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