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Books like About Face 3

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
by Alan Cooper • 1999
Software frustrates because programmers design it, optimizing for the machine, not the mind.
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🖥️ User Experience Design↔️ Interaction Design🧠 Human-Computer Interaction💡 Design Thinking⚙️ Technology And Cognition
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum Summary
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum 98%
Software frustrates because programmers design it, optimizing for the machine, not the mind.
by Alan Cooper 1999
3.94
3k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design↔️ Interaction Design🧠 Human-Computer Interaction💡 Design Thinking⚙️ Technology And Cognition
The Elements of User Experience
by Jesse James Garrett • 2002
User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.
4.01
4k+
🎨 User Experience Design👤 User-Centered Design🔄 Design Process🗂️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design
The Elements of User Experience Summary
The Elements of User Experience 98%
User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.
by Jesse James Garrett 2002
4.01
4k+ ratings
🎨 User Experience Design👤 User-Centered Design🔄 Design Process🗂️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design
Designing with the Mind in Mind
by Jeff Johnson • 2010
The gap between how screens work and how minds work is where every usability failure hides.
4.10
2k+
🖥️ User Interface Design🧠 Cognitive Psychology🖱️ Human Computer Interaction📋 Usability Principles🎨 Design Psychology
Designing with the Mind in Mind Summary
Designing with the Mind in Mind 98%
The gap between how screens work and how minds work is where every usability failure hides.
by Jeff Johnson 2010
4.10
2k+ ratings
🖥️ User Interface Design🧠 Cognitive Psychology🖱️ Human Computer Interaction📋 Usability Principles🎨 Design Psychology
UX for Beginners
by Joel Marsh • 2016
A UX crash course in 100 lessons: psychology, research, structure. Effective beats happy.
4.04
521
🖥️ User Experience Design👤 Human-Centered Design🧠 Design Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases📋 User Research
UX for Beginners Summary
UX for Beginners 98%
A UX crash course in 100 lessons: psychology, research, structure. Effective beats happy.
by Joel Marsh 2016
4.04
521 ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design👤 Human-Centered Design🧠 Design Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases📋 User Research
The Basics of User Experience Design
by Mads Soegaard • 2018
The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.
3.65
193
🧠 Design Thinking✅ Usability🔍 User Research📱 Mobile Design📊 Information Visualization
The Basics of User Experience Design Summary
The Basics of User Experience Design 97%
The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.
by Mads Soegaard 2018
3.65
193 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking✅ Usability🔍 User Research📱 Mobile Design📊 Information Visualization
The Humane Interface
by Jef Raskin • 2000
Modes cause most software errors. Remove modes, and error messages and filenames become unnecessary.
4.03
1k+
🖥️ Human-Computer Interaction🖌️ User Interface Design✅ Usability🧠 Cognitive Science🔁 Habit Design
The Humane Interface Summary
The Humane Interface 97%
Modes cause most software errors. Remove modes, and error messages and filenames become unnecessary.
by Jef Raskin 2000
4.03
1k+ ratings
🖥️ Human-Computer Interaction🖌️ User Interface Design✅ Usability🧠 Cognitive Science🔁 Habit Design
Usability Engineering
by Jakob Nielsen • 1993
Usability is engineering, not art. Five dimensions, ten heuristics, one rule: test with real users.
3.97
277
🎯 User-Centered Design🧪 Usability Testing🔍 Heuristic Evaluation🔄 Iterative Design👤 Human Factors
Usability Engineering Summary
Usability Engineering 97%
Usability is engineering, not art. Five dimensions, ten heuristics, one rule: test with real users.
by Jakob Nielsen 1993
3.97
277 ratings
🎯 User-Centered Design🧪 Usability Testing🔍 Heuristic Evaluation🔄 Iterative Design👤 Human Factors
Laws of UX
by Jon Yablonski • 2024
Stop designing for blank slates. Users arrive shaped by every other interface they've used.
4.33
2k+
🖥️ Ux Design🧠 Mental Models🎨 Design Psychology⚡ Cognitive Load📋 Design Conventions
Laws of UX Summary
Laws of UX 97%
Stop designing for blank slates. Users arrive shaped by every other interface they've used.
by Jon Yablonski 2024
4.33
2k+ ratings
🖥️ Ux Design🧠 Mental Models🎨 Design Psychology⚡ Cognitive Load📋 Design Conventions
Search Patterns
by Peter Morville • 2010
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
3.86
291
🏛️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design🔍 Findability🧩 Design Patterns📖 Information Seeking
Search Patterns Summary
Search Patterns 97%
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
by Peter Morville 2010
3.86
291 ratings
🏛️ Information Architecture🖱️ Interaction Design🔍 Findability🧩 Design Patterns📖 Information Seeking
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman • 1988
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
4.15
48k+
🖥️ User Experience📐 Product Design🧠 Design Psychology🔧 Usability💡 Design Thinking
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things 97%
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
by Donald A. Norman 1988
4.15
48k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience📐 Product Design🧠 Design Psychology🔧 Usability💡 Design Thinking
A Project Guide to UX Design
by Russ Unger • 2009
The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.
3.87
2k+
🖥️ User Experience Design🎯 User Centered Design🔍 User Research Methods🗺️ Information Architecture✏️ Design Prototyping
A Project Guide to UX Design Summary
A Project Guide to UX Design 97%
The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.
by Russ Unger 2009
3.87
2k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design🎯 User Centered Design🔍 User Research Methods🗺️ Information Architecture✏️ Design Prototyping
Think Like a UX Researcher
by David Travis • 2019
Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.
4.57
329
🧪 Design Research🔍 Usability Testing👁️ Behavioral Observation🤲 Human-Centered Design🔄 Iterative Design
Think Like a UX Researcher Summary
Think Like a UX Researcher 97%
Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.
by David Travis 2019
4.57
329 ratings
🧪 Design Research🔍 Usability Testing👁️ Behavioral Observation🤲 Human-Centered Design🔄 Iterative Design
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools
by David Lightbown • 2015
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
4.13
16
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools Summary
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools 97%
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
by David Lightbown 2015
4.13
16 ratings
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
by Peter Morville • 1998
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
3.93
4k+
🧱 Information Architecture🌐 Web Design💻 User Experience Design🔍 Findability📝 Content Strategy
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web 96%
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
by Peter Morville 1998
3.93
4k+ ratings
🧱 Information Architecture🌐 Web Design💻 User Experience Design🔍 Findability📝 Content Strategy
101 UX Principles
by Will Grant • 2018
A UX field manual: 101 rules to turn a frustrating interface into one users love.
4.10
158
🖥️ User Experience Design🎛️ Interface Design🌐 Web Usability🧩 Ui Patterns📝 Form Design
101 UX Principles Summary
101 UX Principles 96%
A UX field manual: 101 rules to turn a frustrating interface into one users love.
by Will Grant 2018
4.10
158 ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design🎛️ Interface Design🌐 Web Usability🧩 Ui Patterns📝 Form Design
Introduction to Design Thinking for UX Beginners
by Uijun Park • 2023
UX is problem discovery, not decoration. A beginner's method from research to testing to hired.
4.09
114
🎨 Ux Design🧠 Design Thinking🔍 User Research🏗️ Information Architecture📋 Ux Career
Introduction to Design Thinking for UX Beginners Summary
Introduction to Design Thinking for UX Beginners 96%
UX is problem discovery, not decoration. A beginner's method from research to testing to hired.
by Uijun Park 2023
4.09
114 ratings
🎨 Ux Design🧠 Design Thinking🔍 User Research🏗️ Information Architecture📋 Ux Career
UX Research
by Brad Nunnally • 2016
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
3.68
263
📐 Product Design🔍 User Research🧪 Usability Testing🧩 Data Synthesis⚖️ Mixed Methods
UX Research Summary
UX Research 96%
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
by Brad Nunnally 2016
3.68
263 ratings
📐 Product Design🔍 User Research🧪 Usability Testing🧩 Data Synthesis⚖️ Mixed Methods
Storytelling for User Experience
by Whitney Quesenbery • 2010
Data alone doesn't persuade. Turn user research into stories that align teams and drive design.
3.75
505
🖥️ Ux Design📖 Storytelling In Design🔍 Design Research👤 User-Centered Design💬 Design Communication
Storytelling for User Experience Summary
Storytelling for User Experience 96%
Data alone doesn't persuade. Turn user research into stories that align teams and drive design.
by Whitney Quesenbery 2010
3.75
505 ratings
🖥️ Ux Design📖 Storytelling In Design🔍 Design Research👤 User-Centered Design💬 Design Communication
Mental Models
by Indi Young • 2008
Turn user research chaos into a single diagram that exposes exactly what your product is missing.
3.86
1k+
🧭 Ux Strategy🧩 Design Strategy📦 Product Management🔍 User Research Methods📋 Task Analysis
Mental Models Summary
Mental Models 96%
Turn user research chaos into a single diagram that exposes exactly what your product is missing.
by Indi Young 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧭 Ux Strategy🧩 Design Strategy📦 Product Management🔍 User Research Methods📋 Task Analysis
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova • 2017
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
4.13
608
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles🤝 Design Collaboration🏷️ Brand Identity
Design Systems Summary
Design Systems 96%
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
by Alla Kholmatova 2017
4.13
608 ratings
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles🤝 Design Collaboration🏷️ Brand Identity
User Friendly
by Cliff Kuang • 2019
Effortless design was forged by war, marketing, and psychology, and its ease hides a cost.
4.13
3k+
📜 Design History🖥️ User Experience🧠 Human Factors💡 Design Thinking🤲 Human-Centered Design
User Friendly Summary
User Friendly 96%
Effortless design was forged by war, marketing, and psychology, and its ease hides a cost.
by Cliff Kuang 2019
4.13
3k+ ratings
📜 Design History🖥️ User Experience🧠 Human Factors💡 Design Thinking🤲 Human-Centered Design
HTML5 for Web Designers
by Jeremy Keith • 2010
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
3.98
3k+
🌐 Html5💻 Front-End Development🧱 Html And Css📱 Responsive Design🔄 Progressive Enhancement
HTML5 for Web Designers Summary
HTML5 for Web Designers 96%
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
by Jeremy Keith 2010
3.98
3k+ ratings
🌐 Html5💻 Front-End Development🧱 Html And Css📱 Responsive Design🔄 Progressive Enhancement
Product Design for the Web
by Randy J. Hunt • 2013
Why shipping early and designing the invisible parts matters more than getting the pixels right.
3.76
278
📱 Product Design✨ User Experience🔄 Iterative Design🧭 Usability🏗️ Lean Methodology
Product Design for the Web Summary
Product Design for the Web 96%
Why shipping early and designing the invisible parts matters more than getting the pixels right.
by Randy J. Hunt 2013
3.76
278 ratings
📱 Product Design✨ User Experience🔄 Iterative Design🧭 Usability🏗️ Lean Methodology
Refactoring UI
by Adam Wathan • 2018
Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.
4.65
2k+
🎨 UI Design🧩 Design Systems📐 Visual Hierarchy🌈 Color Theory♿ Accessibility
Refactoring UI Summary
Refactoring UI 96%
Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.
by Adam Wathan 2018
4.65
2k+ ratings
🎨 UI Design🧩 Design Systems📐 Visual Hierarchy🌈 Color Theory♿ Accessibility
Well-Designed
by Jon Kolko • 2014
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
3.89
512
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management💡 Design Thinking🧠 Behavioral Design
Well-Designed Summary
Well-Designed 96%
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
by Jon Kolko 2014
3.89
512 ratings
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management💡 Design Thinking🧠 Behavioral Design
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
by Steve Krug • 2009
Usability testing sounds expensive and complex. A three-person, one-morning method proves it isn't.
4.14
4k+
🧪 Usability Testing🎨 User Experience Design👀 User Observation🌐 Web Design📦 Product Development
Rocket Surgery Made Easy Summary
Rocket Surgery Made Easy 96%
Usability testing sounds expensive and complex. A three-person, one-morning method proves it isn't.
by Steve Krug 2009
4.14
4k+ ratings
🧪 Usability Testing🎨 User Experience Design👀 User Observation🌐 Web Design📦 Product Development
Articulating Design Decisions
by Tom Greever • 2015
Designing is easy. Explaining your choices to skeptical stakeholders is the real job.
4.14
2k+
🖥️ Ux Design🤝 Stakeholder Management💬 Persuasive Communication👂 Active Listening👤 User-Centered Design
Articulating Design Decisions Summary
Articulating Design Decisions 95%
Designing is easy. Explaining your choices to skeptical stakeholders is the real job.
by Tom Greever 2015
4.14
2k+ ratings
🖥️ Ux Design🤝 Stakeholder Management💬 Persuasive Communication👂 Active Listening👤 User-Centered Design
Emotional Design
by Donald A. Norman • 2003
Your brain processes beauty before conscious thought, and good looks make things easier to use.
3.95
6k+
🧠 Design Psychology🎨 Aesthetics And Usability🖱️ Interaction Design💡 Design Thinking🧩 Cognition And Affect
Emotional Design Summary
Emotional Design 95%
Your brain processes beauty before conscious thought, and good looks make things easier to use.
by Donald A. Norman 2003
3.95
6k+ ratings
🧠 Design Psychology🎨 Aesthetics And Usability🖱️ Interaction Design💡 Design Thinking🧩 Cognition And Affect
Badass
by Kathy Sierra • 2015
Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.
4.17
1k+
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🧠 Learning Science👤 User-Centered Design📐 Learning Design
Badass Summary
Badass 95%
Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.
by Kathy Sierra 2015
4.17
1k+ ratings
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🧠 Learning Science👤 User-Centered Design📐 Learning Design
The User Experience Team of One
by Leah Buley • 2013
Win allies, test fast, and ship better products as the solo UX designer: the lightweight methods.
4.19
2k+
📱 User Experience Design🧑‍💻 Solo Designers🔍 Guerrilla Research🧪 Usability Testing🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In
The User Experience Team of One Summary
The User Experience Team of One 95%
Win allies, test fast, and ship better products as the solo UX designer: the lightweight methods.
by Leah Buley 2013
4.19
2k+ ratings
📱 User Experience Design🧑‍💻 Solo Designers🔍 Guerrilla Research🧪 Usability Testing🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In
Creative Selection
by Ken Kocienda • 2018
How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.
4.05
5k+
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🔄 Iterative Prototyping✨ Intuitive Design👥 Small Team Dynamics
Creative Selection Summary
Creative Selection 95%
How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.
by Ken Kocienda 2018
4.05
5k+ ratings
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🔄 Iterative Prototyping✨ Intuitive Design👥 Small Team Dynamics
Measuring the User Experience
by Thomas Tullis • 2008
Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.
4.08
567
📏 Ux Metrics🧪 Usability Testing🔬 Ux Research📊 Quantitative Methods📈 Data Visualization
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience 95%
Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.
by Thomas Tullis 2008
4.08
567 ratings
📏 Ux Metrics🧪 Usability Testing🔬 Ux Research📊 Quantitative Methods📈 Data Visualization
Good Services
by Lou Downe • 2020
Your service assumes a normal user. That user doesn't exist. The design rules that work anyway.
4.29
891
🧩 Service Design🤲 Human-Centered Design♿ Inclusive Design💻 Digital Transformation🔍 User Research
Good Services Summary
Good Services 95%
Your service assumes a normal user. That user doesn't exist. The design rules that work anyway.
by Lou Downe 2020
4.29
891 ratings
🧩 Service Design🤲 Human-Centered Design♿ Inclusive Design💻 Digital Transformation🔍 User Research
Don't Make Me Think
by Steve Krug • 2000
Users scan, guess, never read. The compact guide to websites that work first try.
4.24
31k+
🖥️ Web Usability📋 Usability Heuristics🗂️ Information Architecture👁️ Visual Hierarchy🧪 Usability Testing
Don't Make Me Think Summary
Don't Make Me Think 95%
Users scan, guess, never read. The compact guide to websites that work first try.
by Steve Krug 2000
4.24
31k+ ratings
🖥️ Web Usability📋 Usability Heuristics🗂️ Information Architecture👁️ Visual Hierarchy🧪 Usability Testing
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