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