Interface Design

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  • corin0

    The Icon Book: Visual Symbols for Computer Systems and Documentation
    by William Horton - hell wicked, focusses on icons but the implications have mucho resonance...

    &

    Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed
    by Jakob Nielsen, Marie Tahir ... this is one the best books i have ever come across, say what u like about jakob but his pedantic analysis of other peoples mistakes can tech us a shitload...

    & oh and the classic -

    Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity
    by Jakob Nielsen

    I know a lot of designers don't think much of Jakob, but i personally think that can be put down to the fact that he demands alot from them... ppl often misinterpret him as being anti-creative, but i personally think his views are reminiscent of that bauhaus crossover between art&industry, just expressed in a less polite manner :)

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