User Interface Design for Programmers
I finished reading this book by Joel Spolsky yesterday. It was pretty interesting, and it had some good points, but it felt a bit lightweight as far as user-interface design books are concerned. The way I would summarize it is:
- “Here are a few fundamental UI-design axioms.”
- “Here are [Joel's] opinions on how these axioms translate to real user-interfaces.”
Interesting? Yeah, pretty much. Worth the $19 I spent for it? No, probably not. You can get much better books for $20 or less! Also, most of the points in Joel’s book are already made on his website, http://www.joelonsoftware.com.
So, I’d recommend saving your money for something else.