100 things every designer needs to know about people
by Susan Weinschenk · first published 1920
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Provides information and examples to help designers create products, applications, Web sites, and print materials that match the way people think and feel.
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People - Susan Weinschenk. This is the book from which I learned the most this year. It provides the reader with 100 applicable and up to date insights into human psychology: how people see, read, think, decide,…
on “Ask HN: Best books you read in 2012” ↗Nice breakdown - I love Weinschenk's work. I would highly recommend "100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People".
on “The Psychology of UX” ↗…anything, software, hardware, woodworking, ceramics... medium doesn't matter... should read the Design of Everyday Things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Design_of_Everyday_Things Then I would recommend 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People, 2nd Edition by Susan M. Weinschenk Why do I recommend this? Because so many engineers and developers don't realise that the rest of the world (i.e. your Users) don't think like you do. Before you even…
on “Ask HN: What are the best resources to learn how to design apps?” ↗Thanks dude. Totally agree about Designing with the Mind in Mind. Another similar book is 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People. Here's a little gem that summarizes some of that material: http://uxmag.com/articles/psychological-usability-heuristics Excited to check out some of the stuff I haven't come across there.
on “Ask HN: Recommendations for learning and improving UX/UI skills?” ↗…are more general interaction design books, these have an extensive discussion on user goals, which I've extended a bit in the ebook I'm writing. While I haven’t read it yet, Dr. Susan Weinschenk wrote 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People. She’s a behavioral scientist who has worked in UX for over 30 years. Her site is at http://www.theteamw.com.
on “Ask HN: How can I learn human psychology?” ↗