Oh those delightful and decadent Swiss. Swiss Graphic Design is eye-candy on a high level. You become better […]
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by practioners for practioners
I bought this book at an amazingly large used bookstore down in Palo Alto called “Book Buyers” (next […]
How to lie with Statistics
I was reminded of this book the other day at lunch, when a peer spoke of ways to […]
A Taste of Usability
Large parts of Bringing Design to Software are available online. Have a taste of this seminal book, especially […]
Fresh Thought
Check out this new book from Curt Cloninger, Fresh Styles. An expansion of his terrific article Eyecandy from […]
Marks of Excellence
Marks of Excellence is outstanding resource for anyone seeking to understand the language of logos. It’s huge, lavishly […]
Soak Wash Rinse Spin
Soak Wash Rinse Spin: Tolleson Design is stunning. I just open it and I start to drool. Each […]
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web was the first book on information architecture as a discipline on […]
User and Task Analysis for Interface Design
User and Task Analysis for Interface Design An important book for interaction designers. Task analysis provides a way […]
MetaFiction and the Art of Designing Form
If on a Winters Night a Traveler and The Mezzanine are both works of fiction in which the […]
Designing Disney’s Theme Parks : The Architecture of Reassurance
Designing Disney’s Theme Parks : The Architecture of Reassurance From peterme.com "Karal Ann Marling. A worthwhile peek into […]
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones : A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (Shambhala Pocket Classics) Okay, ignoring the […]
Understanding Comics
Understanding Comics I know few IA’s who haven’t read and dug this book… unsurprising once you realize this […]
Software for Use
Software for Use: A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of UsageCentered Design (ACM Press) This is […]
Design Patterns
Design Patterns Ed Q. Briges writes: "although it’s probably more technical than most info-architects may be interested in, […]
Logos: The Development of Visual Symbols
Logos: The Development of Visual Symbols Through the story of one very smart designer creating a logo for […]
Corporate Identity
Corporate Identity: Making Business Strategy Visible Through Design I asked the best brand strategist I’ve ever met which […]
Building Strong Brands
Building Strong Brands Brand, Like IA is a hard to define field and absolutely essential to a web-businesses […]
The Tibor Way
Tibor changed the way I think about design. Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist is beautiful, playful and revolutionary. From […]
Designing Business
Designing Business Clement Mok’s seminal piece that brought forward the importance of design and information architecture to a […]
Typography Twosome
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works a great and visually lush explanation of the importance […]
Hand book of Usability Testing
Hand book of Usability Testing You have to run your own usability testing? Buy this book. This is […]
Designing Web Usability
Designing Web Usability Should probably be required reading for anyone who does web design. Yes Jakob is didactic, […]
Don’t Make Me Think!
Don’t Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability This is how it works: If you […]
How Buildings Learn
How Buildings Learn :What Happens After They’re Built is is truly amazing. Each page connects form with use, […]
Interface Culture
Interface Culture : How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate I should have something insightful […]
Information Architects
Information Architects Pretty much before there was a web, before Jakob was going to war with design, before […]
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum : Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How To Restore […]
The Art & Science of Web Design
The Art & Science of Web Design Great primer on design on the web: perfect for anyone new […]
The Humane Interface
The Humane Interface By learning from cognitive science, we can gain a better understanding of how humans think, […]