I recently came across this list of user experience books (http://shaikhjees.com/top-10-best-user-experience-ux-books/16577/). It looks like a pretty good list and definitely focussed on the practical task of building user interfaces. Perhaps the most theoretical of the books is Don Norman’s book on the Design of Everyday Things, but even that one is pretty practical in describing the major principles of user-centred design. There are other lists and other books out there, so I’m not claiming that this is definitive. Originally it was presented as a “top ten” list, but I’d be reluctant to say that these are the top 10 books in the area, but they are certainly interesting ones.

1. Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

2. A Project Guide to UX Design: For user experience designers in the field or in the making

3. Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design

4. The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web

5. The Design of Everyday Things

6. Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning

7. Designing Interactions

8. Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design

9. Storytelling for User Experience: Crafting Stories for Better Design

10. Prototyping: A Practitioner’s Guide

 

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