Over Christmas break (my last one of all time) I had a chance to get some good reading done, and I took the chance and ran with it. Awesomely, I also got a ton of work done on my helpful task manager web app, [currently and historically titled] T-minus. On with the books: they are below, in order of reading.
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| Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse | The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman | Forms that Work by Jarrett and Gaffney |
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Who better to start off with than the grandmaster of English prose, Mister Wodehouse? |
Enjoyable, even in the more theoretical sections; a good (and obviously formative) exploration of cognitive science and design. |
This was a quick read; short but solid. Most everything was review for me, but for those just starting with web forms, this would be great. |
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| The Elements of User Experience by J.J. Garrett | Subject to Change by the Adaptive Path Team | Designing Web Navigation by James Kalbach |
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A short book, but helpful providing a mental model of the user experience. (It’s easy to forget that you are not your target market, so your experience is not typical). |
“The whole experience is the key” is what this book continually chants. Also tackles some common designers-within-a-company business problems (from someone with reliable experience, at that) |
This was mostly review as well; I would probably keep it as a reference book for all the difference options in web navigation. Very solid for novices, though. |
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