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Literature

Online reading material:

User centered design & User research, Praima Chayutsahakij
(PDF file 108 Kb)

Converging perspectives, Elizabeth B & N Sanders
(PDF file 1.9 Mb)

Spark Innovation through empathic design, Dorothy Leonard & Jeffery F Rayport
(PDF file 2.0 Mb)

Sustainablity and scenario building, Ezio Manzini
(PDF file 220 Kb)

Service design, Bill Hollins
(PDF file 264 Kb)

User research, Simona Maschi, Laura Polazzi and Jay Melican
(PDF file 1.1 Mb)

Welcome to the experience economy, Joseph Pine and James Gilmore
(PDF file 488 Kb)

User Experience Design for Working Web Sites and Application, Paul Sisler and Catherine Titta
(PDF file 70.8 Kb)

Books:

User Interface Design and Evaluation.
Written by Debbie Stone, Caroline Jarrett, Mark Woodroffe and Shailey Minocha.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Pub

Designing Interactions.
http://www.designinginteractions.com
Written by Bill Moggridge.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: The MIT Press

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition.
http://www.sensible.com
Written by Steve Krug.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: New Riders Press

The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life).
http://www.lawsofsimplicity.com
Written by John Maeda.
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: The MIT Press

Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research (Interactive Technologies).
Written by Mike Kuniavsky.
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Pub

The Design of Future Things.
http://www.jnd.org
Written by Donald A. Norman.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Basic Books

The Design of Everyday Things.
http://www.jnd.org
Written by Donald A. Norman.
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Basic Books

Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things.
http://www.jnd.org
Written by Donald A. Norman.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Routledge Pub

Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design.
http://mkp/sketching
Written by Bill Buxton.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Pub

A Handbook of Media and Communication Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies.
Written by Klaus Bruhn Jensen.
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Routledge Pub

Designing for Small Screens.
Written by Carola Zwick, Burkhard Schmitz and Studio 7.5 .
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: AVA

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High-Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity.
Written by Alan Cooper.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Sams Publishing

Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone.
Written by Christian Lindholm, Turkka Keinonen, Harri Kiljander.
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Constant Touch: A Global History of the Mobile Phone.
Written by Jon Agar.
Publication Date: 200
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd.