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The UX Book

by H. Rex Hartson · first published 2012

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  • GarrettVD · Nov 13, 2012 · Recommends

    Hey, I would have a look at "The UX Book: Process and Guidelines for Ensuring a Quality User Experience" by Rex Hartson & Parha Pyla. I picked it up on Safari Books a few weeks ago; it really gives you an in-depth look at both the theory and…

    on “Ask HN: Good places to learn UI/UX?” ↗
  • Rex Hartson coordinates a research group about Human Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech and they are pretty good. He's also the author of this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-UX-Book-Guidelines-Experience/dp/0....

    on “Ask HN: Where's the Good UX Research?” ↗
  • skydhash · Apr 18, 2025 · Mentions

    …can use. That's UX and I have three candidates this time: - Observing the User Experience, 2nd Edition by E. Goodman and M. Kunlavsky - Understanding Your Users, 2nd Edition by K. Baxter et al. - The UX Book by R. Hartson and P. S. Pyla All of those just emphasize having an objective view of what you want to bring to the users and a rational execution strategy. I haven't read all so I can't judge them, but…

    on “Ask HN: What are the best books on talking to users?” ↗

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