Designers don't read
by Austin Howe · first published 2009
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I thought Designers Don't Read was great (don't let the name fool you). It's basically an art director's take on advertising and design with bits of history and insights thrown in: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581156650
on “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011” ↗…creating a distinct brand identity for the application through the design, a goal that is anathema to the goals of HCI Not really, as the constraints of HCI are relatively loose. The fact is that current UX designers don’t read the litterature and don’t take usability in account. Instead, UI design is just aesthetic and UX is ruled by sales. A platform should be consistent, but you can add your variation as long as it’s usable.…
on “Kill the "user": Musings of a disillusioned technologist” ↗