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HFE_ResourceList

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Welcome to the SJSU HFES Student recommended readings.

This contains a list of helpful books and links.

 


 

Books (by subject)

Basics (Must Read)

 

 

1The Design of Everyday Things Donald Norman A must read for anyone interested in Human Factors.

Covers topics such as: affordances, feedback, forcing functions, natural mappings, etc...

 

Interaction Design

1Designing Interfaces Jenifer Tidwell A book on interface design patterns.
2About Face 2.0: 

The Essentials of Interaction Design

Alan Cooper

Robert Reiman

A good (and large) book on the basics of practical interaction design.
3 Interface Design: the Art of Developing Easy-to-Use Software Peter BickfordEasy to read book on interaction design. Has a case study of the design of the disambiguating text field

 

Visual Design

 

1Universal Principles of Design William Lidwell

Kritina Holden

Jill Butler

100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal,

Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design.

"Absolutely required reading, required owning. Every designer should own it" - Donald Norman

2The Non-Designer's Design Book Robin Williams Covering the basic principles of visual design (proximity, alignment, repetition and contrast) with plenty examples and tips.
3Design Basics  David Lauer

Stephen Pentak

Explanations and examples of numerous elements and principles of design (such as unity, color, texture, line, proportion, etc)

 

Human Error and Human Performance

 

1Set Phasers on Stun Steven Casey Shows how basic paradigms, assumptions, and minor oversights of the designer combine

with those of the user to produce disastrous consequences

 

Product (Industrial) Design

1Emotional Design: Why We Love (Or Hate) Everyday Things Donald Norman What makes a successful product and how to design a product that people will love

 

User Testing

Information Architecture

Ergonomics

 

 

Links

 

HFE organizations

 

1HFESThe human factors and ergonomics society
2OSHAOccupational Safety & Health Administration in the US Department of Labor
3CCOHSCanadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Canada's National Occupational Health & Safety Resource
4BayCHIThe San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACM SIGCHI

 

HFE related websites

1Healthy ComputingOffice Ergonomics and ergonomic health related issues
12UsernomicsResourses on user Interface Design, Usability, Human Factors and Ergonomics

 

Useful articles

 

1Ask TogAdvice on interaction design from one of the pioneers of the field

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