UI Design for Programmers This book from former Microsoft Program Manager, Joel Spolsky, covers the basics of good UI design in the least-dry manner I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. This is a fantastic introductory book on creating a good...
Don’t Make me Think I picked up Steve Krug’s book on common-sense web usability a few years ago. It’s quite enjoyable, but I feel like it’s directed at absolute neophytes to both web design and User Experience.
Designing Interfaces Jennifer Tidwell, a UI designer at a major mathematical/scientific software company, has written what is, in my opinion, the book on UI Design Patterns. This book is a fantastic resource for quickly and easily replicating s...
Design of Everyday Things Donald Norman’s seminal book on great design in everday life introduced the notion of User Experience to…me, at least. This has been one of my favorite books in this field for as long as I’ve been interested in it. Alt...
Even though Windows may be the platform that everyone loves to hate, the simple truth of the matter is that it still has market share somewhere north of 90%. Additionally, when it's all said and done, Windows is actually a fantastic platform to de...
