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Fall 2014 NMIX 4310 Book Reports
Well-designed reviews of design-y books.
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Elements of User Experience
Elements of User Experience
Hannah West
Jan 6, 2015
The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
Even though Donald Norman’s book was published in 1988 and therefore is centered around designs of physical things like watches, stoves…
Jonathan Terry
Nov 14, 2014
(Please) Don’t Make Me Think
(Please) Don’t Make Me Think
The entire book was effectively summarized by Steve Krug when he titled it “Don’t Make Me Think.” As a usability consultant, his work…
Haley Williams
Nov 11, 2014
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Thoughts on Design
Thoughts on Design
If Paul Rand is a design god, then this is his holy book.
Kate Devlin
Nov 5, 2014
Designing Interactions by Bill Moggridge
Designing Interactions by Bill Moggridge
As the world of technology continuously grows day by day, so do the techniques used to create these new technologies. Behind each new…
Alana Casto
Nov 4, 2014
Mental Models
Mental Models
Mental modles are “affinity diagrams of behaviors made from ethnographic data gathered from audience representatives.” Let’s break this down
Amy Wang Fu
Oct 29, 2014
Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
To start, this book is very broad. It covers 125 different design principles over 263 pages. The principles range from really basic ideas…
Colin Murphy
Oct 23, 2014
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Despite the long-winded title, this book is a short and sweet introduction into data visualization — graphs, charts, tables, you name it…
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Oct 21, 2014
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