DianaS
23rd-September-2005, 01:59 PM
Just a quicky for the techies out there. I have arrange and design some user evaluation/testing for a portal and would like recommendations of some hot texts. I've done a quick trawl of Amazon amd come up with these suggestions:-
Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design - Jill Butler; Hardcover
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things - Donald A Norman; Hardcover
Rapid Contextual Design: A How-to Guide to Key Techniques for User-Centered Design (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies) - Jessamyn Wendell; Paperback
Paper Prototyping: Fast and Simple Techniques for Designing and Refining the User Interface - Carolyn A. Snyder; Paperback
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Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide for User Research - Mike Kuniavsky; Paperback
Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design and Conduct Effective Tests (Wiley Technical Communication Library) - J. Rubin;
Are there any other people that I should look at? There's the Neilson Norman group who were pretty hot a few years ago but are there any other up and comings that would be worth giving them the once over....
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Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design - Jill Butler; Hardcover
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things - Donald A Norman; Hardcover
Rapid Contextual Design: A How-to Guide to Key Techniques for User-Centered Design (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies) - Jessamyn Wendell; Paperback
Paper Prototyping: Fast and Simple Techniques for Designing and Refining the User Interface - Carolyn A. Snyder; Paperback
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide for User Research - Mike Kuniavsky; Paperback
Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design and Conduct Effective Tests (Wiley Technical Communication Library) - J. Rubin;
Are there any other people that I should look at? There's the Neilson Norman group who were pretty hot a few years ago but are there any other up and comings that would be worth giving them the once over....
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