Ask HN: Good books or articles on UI design?

Recommendations from 86 sampled comments out of 86 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.

44 books

wodenokoto · Oct 16, 2016
Design of everyday object is really great and I cannot recommend it enough.
ritchiea · Oct 14, 2016
My favorites are the classic "The Design of Everyday Things"
YZF · Oct 14, 2016
"The Design of Everyday Things" is a classic.
akie · Oct 15, 2016
I still really like and would strongly recommend Steve Krug's "Don't make me think"
jordanlev · Oct 14, 2016
Also highly recommend Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think"
Mz · Oct 14, 2016
Don't make me think is awesome
meritt · Oct 14, 2016
Don't Make Me Think - Steve Krug
ryanSrich · Oct 14, 2016
Here's a list of all design books that I give to new hires:
eDISCO · Oct 14, 2016
"The non-designer's design book : design and typographic principles for the visual novice" - very easy to follow.
franze · Oct 14, 2016
Simply the single most important book to understand sequentional word/picture combinations.
meesterdude · Oct 15, 2016
If there is one UI design book to read, "dont make me think" is it.
ryanSrich · Oct 14, 2016
Here's a list of all design books that I give to new hires:
wlesieutre · Oct 14, 2016
they're very applicable to computers.
dirtyaura · Oct 15, 2016
It's quite old - the latest ed is from 2007 - but it is still very good at introducing goal-oriented design and lots of practical design concepts.
jakub_g · Oct 14, 2016
I have yet to read it, but I've seen good opinions on 'About face' in some threads on the topic
mindcrash · Oct 15, 2016
"Design for Hackers" from David Kadavy is a really great introduction to design for programmers.
cloverich · Oct 15, 2016
I enjoyed "The best interface is no interface"