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Books like About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design
The best books like About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design are Don't Make Me Think, The Design of Everyday Things, and The Elements of User Experience. About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper is about interaction design, user-centered design, mental models. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Don't Make Me Think
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Steve Krug · Business
Don't Make Me Think is Steve Krug's short, plainspoken guide to web usability.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - The Design of Everyday Things
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Donald Norman · Psychology
The Design of Everyday Things began as The Psychology of Everyday Things when first published in 1988, and Donald Norman revised it substantially for a 2013 edition that updated the examples for a digital age.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - The Elements of User Experience
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The Elements of User Experience
Jesse James Garrett · Self-help
The Elements of User Experience is Jesse James Garrett's attempt to give the field of web design a shared vocabulary and a structural framework at a moment — 2002 — when web design was still being understood as a single discipline rather than several interrelated ones.
Both dig into design process.
Read the summary → - Laws of UX
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Jon Yablonski · Science
Laws of UX is Jon Yablonski's collection of ten principles drawn from psychology and cognitive science that bear directly on user interface design.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Universal Principles of Design
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Universal Principles of Design
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler · Science
Universal Principles of Design is a reference book organized as an encyclopedia: 125 design principles, each given a two-page spread with a clear definition, a visual example, and a brief note on application.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Thinking in Systems
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Donella H. Meadows · Science
Thinking in Systems is Donella Meadows's introduction to the discipline of systems thinking — a way of understanding why complex things behave the way they do.
Both dig into mental models.
Read the summary → - Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger
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Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger
Janet Lowe · Biography
Damn Right!
Both dig into mental models.
Read the summary → - Designing Brand Identity
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Alina Wheeler · Business
Alina Wheeler's Designing Brand Identity, first published in 2003 and revised through multiple editions, is the standard reference text for brand practitioners — designers, strategists, marketing directors, and brand managers who need a shared vocabulary and a working framework for the process.
Both dig into design process.
Read the summary → - Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Charlie Munger · Business
Poor Charlie's Almanack is a compilation of speeches, essays, and interviews from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's longtime business partner and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
Both dig into mental models.
Read the summary → - Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger
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Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger
Peter Bevelin · Philosophy
Seeking Wisdom is Peter Bevelin's distillation of ideas from Charles Darwin, Charlie Munger, and a wide range of scientific and philosophical disciplines — assembled into a practical guide for better thinking and decision-making.
Both dig into mental models.
Read the summary → - The Art of the Good Life
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Rolf Dobelli · Philosophy
The Art of the Good Life is Rolf Dobelli's sequel to The Art of Thinking Clearly, applying the same format — short, self-contained chapters on discrete mental tools — to the question of how to construct a life that goes well.
Both dig into mental models.
Read the summary → - The Great Mental Models
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Shane Parrish · Self-help
The Great Mental Models is the first volume in Shane Parrish's series drawn from his Farnam Street blog, which he built into one of the most widely read sites on thinking and decision-making.
Both dig into mental models.
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Books like About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design: quick answers
What are the best books like About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design?
The best books like About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper are Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug, The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman, The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett, Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski, Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design, such as interaction design, user-centered design, mental models.
What should I read after About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design?
A natural next read after About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design is Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug. A kindred science read. Other strong choices are The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman, The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett, Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski.
What books are similar to About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper?
About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design centers on interaction design, user-centered design, mental models. Books with a similar feel include Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug, The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman, The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett, Laws of UX by Jon Yablonski, Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler, Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
