Interaction Design Books

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About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,525 ratings — published 1995
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Designing Interactions Designing Interactions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,459 ratings — published 2006
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,019 ratings — published 1988
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Seductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences Seductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,372 ratings — published 2011
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Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.93 — 873 ratings — published 2006
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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,942 ratings — published 1999
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 17 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,511 ratings — published 2000
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The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,044 ratings — published 2000
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Sketching User Experiences:  Getting the Design Right and the Right Design Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,517 ratings — published 2007
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by (shelved 14 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,443 ratings — published 2003
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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,132 ratings — published 2002
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Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.71 — 792 ratings — published 2001
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Designing Interfaces Designing Interfaces (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,017 ratings — published 2005
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Microinteractions: Designing with Details Microinteractions: Designing with Details (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,014 ratings — published 2013
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Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,574 ratings — published 2010
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Thoughts on Interaction Design Thoughts on Interaction Design (Perfect Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.86 — 289 ratings — published 2007
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Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,351 ratings — published 2008
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Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.15 — 688 ratings — published 2009
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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,832 ratings — published 1998
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Thoughtful Interaction Design: A Design Perspective on Information Technology Thoughtful Interaction Design: A Design Perspective on Information Technology (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.83 — 118 ratings — published 2004
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Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,075 ratings — published 2008
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Universal Principles of Design Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,866 ratings — published 2003
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Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.02 — 826 ratings — published 2002
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Living With Complexity Living With Complexity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.85 — 956 ratings — published 2010
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Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice (Mit Press) Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice (Mit Press)
by (shelved 6 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 45 ratings — published 2011
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Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience (Animal Guide) Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience (Animal Guide)
by (shelved 6 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 264 ratings — published 2009
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Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies) Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies)
by (shelved 6 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 565 ratings — published 2008
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Designing Gestural Interfaces Designing Gestural Interfaces (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.55 — 102 ratings — published 2008
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Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces (Interactive Technologies) Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces (Interactive Technologies)
by (shelved 5 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.78 — 208 ratings — published 2003
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The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.21 — 114 ratings — published 2003
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Make It So: Interaction Design Lessons From Science Fiction Make It So: Interaction Design Lessons From Science Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.86 — 314 ratings — published 2012
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Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for Rich Interactions Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for Rich Interactions (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.92 — 563 ratings — published 2008
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.10 — 6,216 ratings — published 2011
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Search Patterns: Design for Discovery Search Patterns: Design for Discovery (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.86 — 292 ratings — published 2010
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Where the Action Is: The Foundations of Embodied Interaction Where the Action Is: The Foundations of Embodied Interaction (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.01 — 191 ratings — published 2001
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Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,215 ratings — published
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Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.74 — 95 ratings — published 1994
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User Is Always Right, The: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web User Is Always Right, The: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 149 ratings — published 2006
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Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,436 ratings — published 2013
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Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 693 ratings — published 2003
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Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.04 — 772 ratings — published 2010
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User and Task Analysis for Interface Design User and Task Analysis for Interface Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.24 — 63 ratings — published 1998
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Programming Interactivity: A Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and OpenFrameworks Programming Interactivity: A Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and OpenFrameworks (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.88 — 130 ratings — published 2009
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The Laws of Simplicity The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,983 ratings — published 2006
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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,358 ratings — published 2009
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Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.89 — 119 ratings — published 2008
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Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.71 — 414 ratings — published 2009
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Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.85 — 311 ratings — published 2007
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The Design of Future Things The Design of Future Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.63 — 719 ratings — published
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This is Service Design Thinking: Basics – Tools – Cases This is Service Design Thinking: Basics – Tools – Cases (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as interaction-design)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,930 ratings — published 2010
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“While any software system introduces some kind of formalization of the world, HCI (like AI) deals with formalizations of human cognition and activity. These are the issues that have lay at the heart of philosophical debate for centuries. In some ways, it would be hard to imagine a more philosophical enterprise.”
Paul Dourish

“I think it's more accurate to think of aesthetics as a key ingredient in a recipe, as opposed to the icing on the cake.”
Stephen P. Anderson, Seductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences

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