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Resources

Several of these books and web sites were very helpful during the creation of this site. Others are just good resources.

  • Designing Business: Multiple Media, Multiple Disciplines. Clement Mok. Adobe Press, San Jose, California, 1996.
  • Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity. Jakob Nielsen. New Riders Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2000.
  • Software by Design: Creating People Friendly Software. Penny Bauersfeld. M&T Books, New York, New York, 1994.
  • Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines. Apple Computer, Inc. Addison Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1992. Link to version on Apple Developer Website.
  • Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed. Jakob Nielsen & Marie Tahir. New Riders Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana. 2002.
  • Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. Steve Krug. New Riders Press, Indianapolis, Indiana. 2000.
  • Useit.com. Jakob Nielsen on Usability and Web Design.
  • HCI Index. A list of links about Human Computer Interaction.
  • JND.org. Don Norman user advocacy and Human Centered Design site.
  • Usability First. A well-organized site with good content and resources.

Credits

The Design Cycle: What to Expect When Expecting Multimedia was produced at Instructional Technology Services, San Diego State University under the direction of Artie Pajak. Thanks to Chris Haddock, ITS Student Assistant, for his significant contributions. Thanks also to Dave Sharpe, Evan Jessen, Melinda Pajak, and everyone else who contributed their feedback and ideas to this web site.


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