Good books/resources for User Interface design ?

Question

I suck at User Interface design. I've always concentrated on the design/coding/programming part and I want to know what books I can use to be better at designing User Interfaces in general and Web Interfaces in particular.

Thanks.

Answer 1

This is a good place to start: User interface design for programmers

Answer 2

I'm no a UI designer, but I've looked at

• Don't Make Me Think
• Design for Web Usability - Jakob Neilsen

I'd google Jakob Nielsen he used to be quite up in the field.

Answer 3

There are many great books on the subject, but I'd start with Don't Make Me Think, by Steve Krug.

Answer 4

Duplicate? Check out that link for a similar question.

Answer 5

Alan Cooper's About Face is excellent: http://www.amazon.com/About-Face-Essentials-Interaction-Design/dp/0470084111

Answer 6

At University we had this text book

http://www.amazon.com/Interaction-Design-Beyond-Human-Computer/dp/0470018666/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242389626&sr=8-5

Answer 7

I learned a lot from listening to Dot Net Rocks show# 338: Mark Miller on the Science of Good UI

Answer 8

Joel Spolsky. Not only the book, but his blog.

Answer 9

I have heard good things of the book uriDium suggests, and I can also recommend this book from personal experience.

Answer 10

You definitely have to check out David S. Platt's book "Why Software Sucks... And What You Can Do About It". Also check his website

I also recommend an oldie: "Design of Everyday Things" by Donald Norman. Not really about software development, but it still required reading if you're into designing anything.

Answer 11

We used the book The Resonant Interface in my HCI class in school. It does a fairly decent job of covering the basics of design.

Answer 12

Paul Dourish: "Where the action is" Available to read online for free here

Answer 13

Similar discussion (and links to other similar discussions) here.

Answer 14

Ben Shneiderman's got a decent textbook which has a companion website.

You might also check out Saul Greenberg's excellent set of PowerPoint slides, esseentially "What is HCI", which bring up many issues you may not have thought about in design. His full set of lectures is available too.

Answer 15

I recommend - Don't Make Me Think, by Steve Krug and Filling in the blanks by Luke Wroblewski in the same order. Also you will find a lot of UI/UX guidance in smashingmagazine.com.