reading recommendations please
Hi all: I'm transitioning to Interaction Design. I'm currently pursuing a Masters in Library and Information Science.
I think I need to do some self-study to suppliment what I'm learning in my program. So I am soliciting suggestions for books to read; topics might include:
Interaction Design -- and I'm interested in materials that touch on ID beyond the computer.
Cognitive Psychology
Color Theory
General design books that might be helpful
Human-Computer Interaction
Anything else you suggest (either titiles or topics)
Books I have already:
Don Norman's Design of Everyday Things
Information ARchitecture (aka the Polar Bear book)
Interaction Design: Beyond Human Computer INteraction (Sharpe, Rogers, Preece)
A Project Guide to UX Design (Unger and Chandler)
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Some of my favs:
Where are you pursuing your degree?
Best, Marcus
-----Original Message----- From: ixdaor@host.ixda.org [mailto:ixdaor@host.ixda.org] On Behalf Of kbackstrand Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 2:40 PM To: marcus@creoagency.com Subject: [IxDA] reading recommendations please
Hi all: I'm transitioning to Interaction Design. I'm currently pursuing a
Masters in Library and Information Science.
I think I need to do some self-study to suppliment what I'm learning in my
program. So I am soliciting suggestions for books to read; topics might
include:
Interaction Design -- and I'm interested in materials that touch on ID
beyond the computer.
Cognitive Psychology
Color Theory
General design books that might be helpful
Human-Computer Interaction
Anything else you suggest (either titiles or topics)
*Books I have alread**y:*
Don Norman's Design of Everyday Things
Information ARchitecture (aka the Polar Bear book)
Interaction Design: Beyond Human Computer INteraction (Sharpe, Rogers,
Preece)
A Project Guide to UX Design (Unger and Chandler)
Designing For the Digital Age -- Kim Goodwin
About Face -- Alan Cooper
Communicating Design -- Dan Brown
Sketching User Experience -- Bill Buxton
Anything from Rosenfeld Media bookstore: www.rosenfeldmedia.com
Universal Principles of Design - Lidell et al
Visual Thinking for Design - Morgan Kaufmann
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Binh Tran <binh@transetting.com> wrote:
'About Face 3' (that's the name of the latest edition), though it hardly discusses IxD beyond the Software/Computers scope, is a must read. I'm also transitioning to the field, like you and this book has answered some very key questions. Hope it does the same for you.
These are all good suggestions.. To add some more theory to the mix I would suggest reading: