When I started looking for information on how to perform usability tests, this book was the most recommended. After reading through the book, I have to agree that this book is excellent at covering all aspects you’ll need to get started. I when through about every iteration of usability testing that Jeffrey Rubin suggested. I [...]
Rowena Reed Kostellow, was a design educator at the Pratt Institute. Her and her husband pioneered a comprehensive program in industrial design. This book is part history, part biography, and part instructional of Mrs. Kostellow life and design process. People like Mrs. Kostellow amaze me. The live in a world of aesthetics. They find the [...]
For those of you who don’t know who Nancy Duarte, or Duarte Design as a company is, look no further than the Oscar Award winning movie, An Inconvenient Truth. The creators of that impactful, and powerful presentation where those of Duarte Design. I learned about Nancy Duarte’s book from Presentation Zen. I have to say [...]
This is the first book on user experience that I have not liked. I’m sorry Bill Buxton, but however gifted you are in design, you are not a writer, and a horrible presenter. Rather than buy this book, I would recommend you stroll on down to your local library and simply browse this book. There’s [...]
Towards the end of watching a terrible Bill Buxton prestation video on youtube, I heard him mention this book. As the completely impressionable person that I am, I immediately went to Amazon.com and bought it. It is well worth the money and time. The book is short. If you wanted, you could read it in [...]
A while back I finished Steve Mulder’s book, The User Is Always Right, a practical guide to creating and using personas for the web. After finishing it, it kind of sat around for a few weeks, but has recently become part of my right hand. The chapters on qualitative and quantitative data gathering have been [...]
I finished reading the book Presentation Zen this morning, by Garr Reynalds. Garr, is the blogger who runs presentationzen.com, a site I frequent and subscribe to. Garr’s book compiles much of the tips, tricks, styles, and suggestions you’ll find reading though the many posts on his blog. It’s an easy read, concise, picturesque, and informative. [...]
I recently finished reading the book “Design Of Everyday Things,” by Donald Norman. I have know doubt that this is required reading for those going through an educational system for Interactive Design. The book, as the title suggests, is about how to design things with their express usability in mind. One careful point that Donald [...]
Brenton Klik is an Interaction Designer in the Washington DC area. He designs interfaces and experiences for web, mobile, and desktop platforms.
Over the years, Brenton has worked for Carrier Corporation, SAP America, and others to create rich instructional applications, project management solutions, and web based applications. Recently, he has perused interactions in the mobile space, such as data entry and communication tools.
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