Monday, January 22, 2007

Welcome to Principles of Usability


If you haven't already purchaesd Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (2nd Edition) by Steve Krug, you will need to do so as soon as possible. You can find it at almost any book store or you can order it online. Here is more detail about the book:

ISBN 0321344758
New Riders Press; 2 edition (August 18, 2005)

While you're at it, you may also want to buy one of the following. You will need one of them later on in the course:

Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data
by Stephen Few
ISBN 0596100167
O'Reilly Media (January 1, 2006)

The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald Norman
ISBN 0465067107
Basic Books; Reprint edition (September 17, 2002)

Finally, fill out this form and hand it to me by the end of class.