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Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design
Jenifer Tidwell
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
, 2005
More Practical Concepts, Less Psychology
While I don't own a physical copy of this book, I had used an electronic form of it in the course of my studies. I will first forewarn those who are interested in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) that this text does not heavily focus on the science of Psychological ...
Designing Brand Identity: A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands
Alina Wheeler
Wiley
, 2006
More than Just Visuals
Great book... and more than just case studies. This book gives great insight into branding process and strategy.
Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads
Stephanie Sersich
Interweave Press
, 2008
A True Teacher Shares Her Beading Talents and Her Passion for Glass
Stephanie Sersich's colorful book, Designing With Glass Beads, is easy to love! It has so much going for it. First, she gives you a great history of glass, very complete and well done, something which I enjoyed and found thoroughly fascinating. She also shares "her ...
Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (The Addison-Wesley ...
Gregor Hohpe
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Bobby Woolf
Addison-Wesley Professional
, 2003
Excellent book for Software Architect and Software Engineer
Many books have been written about SOA, but most of them are just about the theory of SOA. It's important for Software Architects and Software Engineers to understand the theory, but just knowing the theory is not enough to develop system utilizing SOA principles. ...
Simple Stunning Weddings: Designing and Creating Your Perfect Celebration
Karen Bussen
Stewart, Tabori and Chang
, 2004
My Wedding Planning Bible
I used this book to plan my wedding that happened in May '07, which was done without a wedding planner. My wedding was held in a historic, beautiful synagogue and historic beautiful hotel (similar to the country club chapter). So many of our guests have commented ...
The Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors
Anna Starmer
Firefly Books
, 2005
My New Home Decorating Bible
I bought several books trying to help me get my home decorated in my style, but not really knowing my style. I have never really had enough money to decorate a home before so after 10 + years of marriage, I wanted this home to show a bit of my personality. This was the ...
Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles
Ray Daniels
Brewers Publications
, 2000
tons of info on styles - great for somebody beginning to design their own beers!
The book is similar to "how to brew like a monk" in it's mission to describe the styles and to give you an idea of how to create that style while stopping short of providing any specific recipes. I think that's the best part about this book. Daniels actually teaches ...
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making & Beading (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer)
Chris Franchetti Michaels
Visual
, 2007
Highly recommended for the beginning beader
This book is an excellent guide for anyone who is starting out in beading and jewelry making. It provides clear pictures and instructions that give a solid foundation to the materials and techniques used, and is a great inspiration!
Designing Interactions
Bill Moggridge
The MIT Press
, 2007
Marcos Chilet .......Diseño de interacción.
En este libro se revisan una serie de autores que son relevantes en el campo del diseño de interacción. Podemos encontrar desde Brenda Laurel hablando del desarrollo de juegos para niñas, hasta los creadores de Google. No es un libro que profundice en los temas, es más ...
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites
Louis Rosenfeld
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Peter Morville
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
, 2006
A lifesaver
As project manager, I was in a bind when our contract information architect failed to understand the complexities of our matrixed business model and client base. Rosenfeld's book helped me design a IA for our 700 page HTML site that has since been described as simple, ...
Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action (Voices That Matter)
Robert Hoekman Jr.
New Riders Press
, 2008
Excellent resource
Hoekman's style makes this a quick and very understandable read. Each chapter is overflowing with tips you can apply immediately to things you're working on right now. In many cases, he starts with some design that may not have any obvious problems, then iterate ...
What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based Programs (2nd Edition) (What Really ...
Richard L. Allington
Allyn & Bacon
, 2005
Explains concepts in an easy to understand manner
How beneficial you will find this book depends on your background. If you are a parent, teacher, or college student trying to learn about basic research on reading, then this book is for you. This book gave me a nice review, but if you are familiar with the original ...
Designing Effective Instruction
Gary R. Morrison
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Steven M. Ross
, ...
Wiley
, 2006
One of the Best Textbooks for Basic ID
I have used this text in several editions, both as a reference in my work as an Instructional Developer and as a one of several suggested ID texts I've used in teaching this subject. It is one of the most comprehensive basic texts for the entire ID process, ...
Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake
Dede Wilson
Wiley
, 2005
Fantastic Reference for All Cake Decorators!
WOW! This book is a fantastic reference not just for wedding cakes but for ALL cakes. The recipes are excellent. The portions to be served are realistic and she really takes you through each step from start to finish. I think even an amateur cake enthusiast could ...
Designing Web Usability (VOICES)
Jakob Nielsen
Peachpit Press
, 1999
Very nice book
this is a very good book about web usability and its not a complex kind of book, you start reading it and u dont want to stop it untill you finish it!
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