原文地址：http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/24/usability-and-interface-design-books/

中文摘要： 可用性和交互性设计的这个领域已经开始凸显出它们在设计前沿领域的重要性.无论是网页还是其他的交互界面设计,用户体验都是首先要考虑的一件很重大的事 情.我们这里选取了一些在可用性和交互性方面相当不错的书籍,一些是关于用户体验设计的理论,另外一些可能告诉你一些用户体验方面的事例.但总的来说,这 几本书都是很有价值的.所以,你一定不能错过呦!

Usability and interaction design are fields that are becoming more and more important for every design. Both fields consider the interactions between the user and a system; accordingly, it also applies to the interaction between users and web-sites. A product has more chances to be successful if it’s design makes emphasis on usability. Making a website easy to use and easy to understand has direct economical impact as, for example, it guides the users across the sites, helps user to successfully sign up for a service or to complete a checkout process.

We have selected excellent books about usability and interaction design, some provide the theory of user interface design, others have a number of precise examples of how the theory can be used in practice. All these books are prestigious, well-known and recommended by experts. They include the origins of user-friendly products, creation of personas, goal-directed design, information on how to conduct usability tests and much more.

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10 Usability and Interaction Design Books

1. About Face 3. The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann and David Cronin
ISBN: 978-0470084113

Alan Cooper is a professional designer, specialized on software design, and all his knowledge is represented in this book. He makes emphasis on Goal-Directed Design, meaning that goals, not features, are the key to the product success. This technique is based on the use of personas and scenarios to conduct user research. Goals are explained in three categories, experience goals, end goals and life goals. This master piece has mostly theory but it also includes very good examples.

2. Prioritizing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen, Hoa Loranger
ISBN: 978-0321350312

Jakob Nielsen, the maestro of Web usability, has been writing about usability since 1995. Nielsen and Loranger work at the Nielsen Norman Group. The book presents a good combination of theory and practical examples. It has clear, useful tips and well-documented “Dos & Don’ts”. As the title indicates, this book has been written considering the Usability from the practical point of view.

3. Designing the Obvious. A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design by Robert Hoekman, Jr.
ISBN: 978-0321453457

This is a small guide focused on web-site usability and web-based application usability. The entire book consists of precise concepts and examples. This heavily graphical and illustrated book could be a first introduction for web developers who are interested in this topic. Among covered subjects are building only whats necessary, preventing and handling errors, and designing for the activity. Supporting the user mental model is one of the most interesting concepts where the author proposes to consider designs from the user-centric point of view.