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Human-Computer Interaction + Design: Recommended Resources
Human-Computer Interaction & Design (HCI+D) is an interdisciplinary field that brings together design, technology, and the study of human behavior.
Introduction to HCI
These resources & recommendations provide key background information related to HCI+D. Last updated June 10, 2015.
Design Process
- The Designed World: Images, Objects, EnvironmentsEdited by Richard Buchanan. (Book). Available via Summit Libraries (1-5 days by request).
- "As We May Think"By Vannevar Bush, 1945. (Article). The Atlantic Magazine.
- IDEO HCD ToolkitA free innovation guide for social enterprises and NGOs worldwide
- The Psychology/Design of Everyday ThingsBy Donald Norman. (Book). Available as eBook or print book.
Experience Design/Interaction Design
- Sketching User ExperiencesBy Bill Buxton. (Book). Available as eBook and print book.
- The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us CrazyBy Alan Cooper. (Article). Technical Communication, Feb 2000, Vol.47(1), pp.106-107
- About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction DesignBy Alan Cooper. (Book.) Available as eBook and print book.
- Designing InteractionsBy Bill Moggridge. (Book). MIT Press, 2007. Available as eBook and print book.
- Designing for InteractionBy Dan Saffer. (Book). 2nd ed. New Riders, 2010. Available as print book.
- Dubberly Design OfficeDubberly Design Office (DDO) is a ten-person consultancy focused on making hardware, software, and services easier to use.
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) websiteACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession.
- Human Computer InteractionBy John M. Carroll, in Soegaard, Mads and Dam, Rikke Friis (eds.)., The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed. (2013).
- Ways of Knowing in HCIEduted by Olson & Kellogg. (Book). Available via Interlibrary Loan (2-10 days, by request)
- Satin IslandBy Tom McCarthy. (Book). A corporate enthnography. Available as print book.
- Understanding ComicsBy Scott McCloud. (Book.) History, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. Available as print book.
- Rosenfeld Media BooksAll of these books on UX are good pragmatic references for the practice. Good resources, not theoretical foundations.
User Experience Research
- "The Mother of All Demos"Douglas Engelbart, 1968. (Video)
- "IDEO Shopping Card"ABC Nightline. (Video)
- Nielsen Normal Group WebsiteEvidence-Based User Experience Research, Training, and Consulting
User Interface, Software, and Technology
- A Small Matter of ProgrammingBy Bonnie Nardi. (Book). Available as print book.
- Inventing on PrincipleBy Bret Victor. (Video).
- "Computer for the 21st Century"By Mark Weiser, Scientific American Ubicomp Paper. (9/1991)
- "Coming Age of Calm Technology"By Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown, Xerox PARC. (10/5/1996)
- "Why a New Golden Age for UI Design Is Around the Corner"Wired magazine article. 8/13/2013
Recommended Books
Sketching User Experiences by Call Number: TS171 .B89 2007ISBN: 9780080552903Publication Date: 2010-07-28Available as eBook
Designing Interactions by Call Number: QA76.9.H85 M64 2007ISBN: 9780262134743Publication Date: 2006-10-18Book + DVD. Book available as eBook or print.
The Psychology of Everyday Things by Call Number: TS171.4 .N67 1988ISBN: 9780465067091Publication Date: 1988-06-13
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