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Book Recommendations

The following is a list of books I have read and would recommend that you read if you have not done so already.

  • Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition - Steve Krug
  • Designing With Web Standards, 1st edition by Jeffrey Zeldman
  • Bulletproof Web Design - Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS - Dan Cederholm
  • Eric Meyer on CSS - Eric Meyer
  • Designing Web Usability - Jakob Nielson
  • The Art & Science of Web Design - Jeffrey Veen
  • Taking Your Talent to the Web - Jeffrey Zeldman
  • Elements of Web Design - Darcy DiNucci with Maria Giudice & Lynne Stiles
  • Web Design - Workflow that Works 1st Edition - Kelly Goto & Emily Cotler
  • Soak Wash Rinse Spin - Tolleson Design
  • What Should I Do with My Life - Bo Bronson
  • The Essential Wine Book - Oz Clarke

I am currently in the middle of these books.

  • DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model by Jeremy Keith
  • Design of Every Day Things - Donald A. Norman
  • Train of Thoughts - Designing the Effective Web Experience - John C. Lenker, Jr.
  • Speed Up Your Site - Web Site Optimization - Andrew B. King

The following is a list of books I have purchased and have not yet had the time to read.

  • Designing With Web Standards, 2nd edition by Jeffrey Zeldman
  • The Elements of Typography Style - Robert Bringhurst
  • CSS Mastery - Advanced Web Standards Solutions - Andy Budd, Simon Collison, and Cameron Moll
  • Transcending CSS the fine art of web design - Andy Clarke
  • Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook - Dan Cederholm
  • Inspirability - 40 Top Designers Speak Out About What Inspires - PASH and Matt Pashkow
  • Web Accessibility - multiple authors
  • Just Ask - Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design - Shawn Lawton Henry
  • Bulletproof AJAX - Jeremy Keith
  • The Chicago Manual of Style - The university of Chicago Press
  • Getting Things Done - David Allen
  • Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things - Donald A. Norman
  • The Elements of User Experience - Jesse James Garrett