If you follow me on Twitter you will have recently seen me having a virtual orgasm about Safari Books Online, which is a huge online reference library by O’Reilly. My account there allows me access to up to 10 books per month from the shelves, and let me tell you, by day two I’ve already got 5 on the go.
That said, if you’re not in the same position, you might still be interested in visiting Robert Hoekman Jr’s website as he provides free samples of some very exciting books - Designing The Moment and Designing The Obvious. I can’t possibly do better than this excerpt from Designing The Moment’s introduction itself,
- a “think-out-loud”view into design solutions from real projects
- a critical look at elements from every phase of a user’s interaction with a Web site or application
- a collection of principles and concepts to guide the design of everything from page layouts to social networking features
Most of all, it’s a blow-by-blow, expert analysis of the subtle details of an interface that make or break a user’s experience, and how to improve each and every interaction, one moment at a time.
So these two plus About Face 3 and Ambient Findability, along with Designing Interfaces, Designing Web Navigation, and Information Architecture For The World Wide Web… ok, plus the books on Ajax, CSS, Dojo, and JavaScript… and the ones on search engine marketing, web design for ROI and SEO… no wonder I never leave my desk and bookshelves.
Also, when can I find time to learn .Net and Flex. Argh. I need to have more brains plzktnx.
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