Recommended Publications
Designing Web Usability
Designing Web Usability provides lots of solid practical advice from Jakob Nielsen, one of the field's most prominent practioners. Its overall message is that simplicity is key to usable web design.
Designing Web Usability provides lots of solid practical advice from Jakob Nielsen, one of the field's most prominent practioners. Its overall message is that simplicity is key to usable web design.
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug is an excellent easy-to-read introduction to usability for the web, complete with many examples.
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug is an excellent easy-to-read introduction to usability for the web, complete with many examples.
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
The first edition of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld made Information Architecture a key consideration for good web design. It is now in its second edition, and a third edition is in progress.
The first edition of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld made Information Architecture a key consideration for good web design. It is now in its second edition, and a third edition is in progress.
The Inmates are Running the Asylum
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High-Tech Products Drive us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity by Gary Cooper is one of the best cases for better usability. It's not devoted specifically to the web, but is nevertheless an essential resource.
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High-Tech Products Drive us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity by Gary Cooper is one of the best cases for better usability. It's not devoted specifically to the web, but is nevertheless an essential resource.