User Interface Design and Evaluation (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies) (Interactive ...3 reviews Debbie Stone, Caroline Jarrett, ... Morgan Kaufmann, 2005 An Thorough Overview of the Entire Field of Usability + Were I teaching a course in interface design, this would be the text There are a number of helpful, introductory books available about web usability. Namely, "Don't Make Me Think," by Steve Krug, and "Designing the Obvious," by Robert Hoekman, are two I would highly recommend. Both offer general principals to keep in mind while designing web sites. Neither, ...             The Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques3 reviews Wilbert O. Galitz Wiley, 2007 Useful to understand the why + Superb book for information designers Mr. Galitz's reasons for using design standards and the detailed consequences of poor design are backed up by reasearch. He gives specific recommendations for standards such as typefaces, point size, label and caption styles, etc. He explains and uses a good shorthand throughout the book for ...             Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction (4th Edition)13 reviews Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant Addison Wesley, 2004 The seminal HCI book + Good book + An excellent revision No other book in the field of HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) is as broad, has so many useful guidelines and is a better bibliography as Shneiderman DTUI (Designing the User Interface). DTUI will *not* give you in-depth knowledge of every aspect of HCI, because that's an impossible task for a ...             Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design47 reviews Jenifer Tidwell O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 More Practical Concepts, Less Psychology + Visual examples for designing for Information Interchange + Excellent + A staple for your design library + Great interface component reference             About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design9 reviews Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, ... Wiley, 2007 Nearly a complete course in the "Cooper Method" + If it was all obvious, there wouldn't be a book about it! + Essential Reading I read (and still have) the previous two editions of this book. Unlike the usual "complete revised and updated" hype for new editions, this one has had some serious re-work and expansion. The whole structure of the book is new and very close to being a complete course/textbook in the Cooper ...             User Interface Design and Evaluation (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies) (Interactive ...3 reviews Debbie Stone, Caroline Jarrett, ... Morgan Kaufmann, 2005 An Thorough Overview of the Entire Field of Usability + Were I teaching a course in interface design, this would be the text There are a number of helpful, introductory books available about web usability. Namely, "Don't Make Me Think," by Steve Krug, and "Designing the Obvious," by Robert Hoekman, are two I would highly recommend. Both offer general principals to keep in mind while designing web sites. Neither, ...             Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design47 reviews Jenifer Tidwell O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 More Practical Concepts, Less Psychology + Visual examples for designing for Information Interchange + Excellent + A staple for your design library + Great interface component reference             About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design9 reviews Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, ... Wiley, 2007 Nearly a complete course in the "Cooper Method" + If it was all obvious, there wouldn't be a book about it! + Essential Reading I read (and still have) the previous two editions of this book. Unlike the usual "complete revised and updated" hype for new editions, this one has had some serious re-work and expansion. The whole structure of the book is new and very close to being a complete course/textbook in the Cooper ...             The Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques3 reviews Wilbert O. Galitz Wiley, 2007 Useful to understand the why + Superb book for information designers Mr. Galitz's reasons for using design standards and the detailed consequences of poor design are backed up by reasearch. He gives specific recommendations for standards such as typefaces, point size, label and caption styles, etc. He explains and uses a good shorthand throughout the book for ...             Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction (4th Edition)13 reviews Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant Addison Wesley, 2004 The seminal HCI book + Good book + An excellent revision No other book in the field of HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) is as broad, has so many useful guidelines and is a better bibliography as Shneiderman DTUI (Designing the User Interface). DTUI will *not* give you in-depth knowledge of every aspect of HCI, because that's an impossible task for a ...