In this post, you will find links to the almost 70 reviews of selected books on user interface design, graphic design, and web design that were written for the SAP Design Guild from 1999 to 2012. Although a few of the books (and their respective reviews) might show their age, many are as interesting and relevant as the day they were written. We therefore would like to continue to offer this valuable resource to our readers.
As the SAP Design Guild website will be retired this year as part of an effort to simplify the interaction points between interested parties and SAP, the SAP User Experience Community team has migrated this and other popular information from the SAP Design Guild to the SAP User Experience Community. To find all of the migrated posts from the SAP Design Guild, simply click on this link: https://experience.sap.com/tag/sap-design-guild/.
The list below is ordered alphabetically by the initial of the book’s first author. If the book title is a link, the book has a companion Website or other online information is available for it.
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Abele, Petra; Hurtienne, Jörn; Prümper, Jochen Usability Management bei SAP-Projekten. Grundlagen – Vorgehen – Methoden (in German) | 2007 | Vieweg; ISBN: 3834802441 (Paperback) | Usability: CustomizingReview |
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Arnowitz, Jonathan; Arent, Michael; Berger, NevinEffective Prototyping for Software Makers | 2007 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 978-0120885688 (Paperback) | Design: PrototypingReview |
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Baxley, BobMaking the Web Work – Designing Effective Web Applications | 2002 | New Riders Publishing; ISBN: 0735711968 (Paperback) | Design: Web design, Web applications, MethodologyReview |
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Bederson, Benjamin B.; Shneiderman, BenThe Craft of Information Visualization: Readings and Reflections | 2003 | Morgan Kaufmann;ISBN: 1558609156 (Paperback) | Information: Information presentationReview |
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Benyus, Janine M. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature | 2002 | Harper Perennial; ISBN: 0060533226 | GeneralReview |
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Beyer, Hugh; Holtzblatt, KarenContextual Design: A Customer-Centered Approach to Systems Designs | 1997 | Academic Press; ISBN: 1558604111 (Paperback) | Usability: Methodology – Contextual design, User task analysisReview |
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Bødker, Keld; Kensing, Finn; Simonsen, JesperParticipatory IT Design | 2004 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 026202568X | General: IT DesignReview |
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Bolter, Jay David; Gromala, DianeWindows and Mirrors : Interaction Design, Digital Art, and the Myth of Transparency | 2003 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262025450 | Design: GeneralReview |
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Buxton, BillSketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design | 2007 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 0123740371 | DesignReview |
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Chisnell, Dana; Rubin, JeffreyHandbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests (2nd ed.) | 2008 | John Wiley & Sons; ISBN-10: 0470185481; ISBN-13: 978-0470185483 (Paperback) | Usability: TestingReview |
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Cockburn, AlistairWriting Effective Use Cases | 2001 | Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 0201702258 (Paperback) | Usability: MethodologyReview |
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Courage, Catherine; Baxter, KathyUnderstanding Your Users – A Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques | 2004 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 1558609350 | Usability: MethodsReview |
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Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly; Robinson, Rick E. The Art of Seeing – An Interpretation of the Aesthetic Encounter | 1991 | Getty Publications; ISBN-10: 0892361565; ISBN-13: 978-0892361564 | GeneralReview |
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De Souza, Clarisse SieckeniusThe Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction | 2005 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262042207 | General, MethodologyReview |
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Degen, H.; Yuan, X. W.UX Best Practices – How to Achieve More Impact with User Experience | 2011 | McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; ISBN-10: 007175251X ISBN-13: 978-0071752510 | General, User ExperienceReview |
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Dunne, AnthonyHertzian Tales: Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, and Critical Design | 2005 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262042320 | General, DesignReview |
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Ferster, BillInteractive Visualization: Insight through Inquiry | 2012 | The MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0262018152; ISBN-13: 978-0262018159 | Information: Information presentationReview |
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Few, StephenInformation Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data | 2006 | O’Reilly; ISBN: 0596100167 | Design, Information: Information presentationReview |
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Gold, RichThe Plenitude: Creativity, Innovation, and Making Stuff | 2007 | The MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0262072890; ISBN-13: 978-0262072892 | DesignReview |
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Guenther, MilanIntersection: How Enterprise Design Bridges the Gap between Business, Technology, and People | 2012 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN-10: 0123884357; ISBN-13: 978-0123884350 | GeneralReview |
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Hansen, Derek; Shneiderman, Ben; Smith, MarcAnalyzing Social Media Networks with NodeXL | 2010 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 9780123822291 | Information: Information presentationReview |
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Hinman, RachelThe Mobile Frontier: A Guide to Creating Mobile Experiences | 2012 | Rosenfeld Media; ISBN: 1-933820-55-1 (Paperback); ISBN: 1-933820-05-5 (Digital editions) | Design: MobileReview |
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Horton, SarahAccess by Design | 2005 | New Riders Press; ISBN: 032131140X | Usability: Universal usabilityReview |
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Jacobson, Robert (Ed.)Information Design | 2000 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262600358 (Paperback) | Information: Information designReview |
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Johnson, JeffDesigning with the Mind in Mind: A Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules | 2010 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN-10: 1-012375030X; ISBN-13: 978-0123750303 (Paperback) | Usability: UI designReview |
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Johnson, JeffGUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don’ts and Dos | 2007 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 0123706432 (Paperback) | Usability: UI designReview |
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Johnson, JeffWeb Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes and How To Avoid Them | 2003 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 1558608400 (Paperback) | Usability: Web designReview |
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Johnson, JeffGUI Bloopers: Don’ts and Do’s for Software Developers and Web Designers | 2000 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 1558605827 (Paperback) | Usability: UI designReview |
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Kaufman, James, C.; Sternerg, Robert, J.The International Handbook of Creativity | 2006 | Cambridge University Press; ISBN 139780521838428 | GeneralReview |
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Khazaeli, Cyrus D.Systemisches Design (in German) | 2005 | Rowohlt; ISBN: 3499600781 | Design: GeneralReview |
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Kosslyn, Stephen M.Elements of Graph Design | 1993 | W. H. Freeman & Co; ISBN: 0716722631 (Hardcover); ISBN: 071672362X (Paperback) | Information: Information presentationReview |
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Kumar, Janaki Mythily; Herger, MarioGamification at Work: Designing Engaging Business Software | 2013 | The Interaction Design Foundation; ISBN-10: 8792964079; ISBN-13: 978-8792964076 | GamificationReview |
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Kuniavsky, MikeObserving the User Experience: A Practitioner’s Guide to User Research | 2003 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 1558609237 (Paperback) | Usability: MethodsReview |
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Laurel, Brenda (Ed.)Design Research: Methods and Perspectives | 2003 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262122634 | Design: GeneralReview • Review (2) |
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Lawson, BryanHow Designers Think | 2005 | Architectural Press; ISBN: 0-7506-6077-5 | DesignReview |
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Lazar, JonathanUniversal Usability | 2007 | John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0470027274 | Usability: Universal usabilityReview |
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Lidwell, William; Holden, Kritina; Butler, JillUniversal Principles of Design | 2003 | Rockport Publishers; ISBN: 1592530079 | Design: GeneralReview |
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Löwgren, Jonas; Stolterman, ErikThoughtful Interaction Design | 2004 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 0262122715 | Usability: UI designReview |
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Maeda, JohnThe Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life | 2006 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 0262134721 | General, Design Review |
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Mazza, RiccardoIntroduction to Information Visualization | 2009 | Springer; ISBN: 978-1848002180 (Softcover) | Information: Information presentationReview |
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McCarthy, John; Wright, PeterTechnology as Experience | 2004 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 0262134470 | GeneralReview |
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McCullough, MalcolmDigital Ground: Architecture, Pervasive Computing, and Environmental Knowing | 2004 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262134357 (Hardcover) | GeneralReview |
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Moggridge, BillDesigning Interactions | 2006 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262134748 (Hardcover) | DesignReview |
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Murray, Janet H.Inventing the Medium | 2012 | The MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0-262-01614-1; ISBN-13: 978-0-262-01614-8 | DesignReview |
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Nelson, Harold G.; Stolterman, ErikThe Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World (2nd Ed.) | 2012 | The MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0262018179; ISBN-13: 978-0262018173 | DesignReview |
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Norman, Donald A.The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded EditionBlog post on upcoming Udacity course based on the book | 2013 | Basic Books; ISBN-10: 0465050654; ISBN-13: 978-0465050659 (Paperback) | General, DesignReview (older edition) |
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Norman, Donald A.Living with Complexity | 2010 | MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0262014866; ISBN-13: 978-0262014861 (Hardcover) | General, DesignReview |
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Norman, Donald A.The Design of Everyday Things | 1990 | Currency; ASIN: 0385267746; MIT Press; ASIN: 0262640376; Basic BooksISBN: 0465067107 (Paperback) | General, DesignReview |
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Olson, Gary M.; Zimmerman, Ann; Bos, Nathan (Eds.)Scientific Collaboration on the Internet | 2008 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 0262151200 (Hardcover) | GeneralReview |
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Pink, Daniel H.A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age | 2005 | Riverhead; ISBN: 1573223085 (Hardcover) | GeneralReview |
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Plattner, Hasso; Meinel, Christoph; Weinberg, UlrichDesign Thinking (in German) | 2009 | mi-Wirtschaftsbuch; ISBN-10: 3868800131; ISBN-13: 978-3868800135 (Hardcover) | General: Innovation, DesignReview • Review (German version) |
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Pullin, GrahamDesign Meets Disability | 2009 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 978-0262162555 (Paperback) | Design, Accessibility, Universal Usability Review |
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Reas, Casey; Fry, BenProcessing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists | 2007 | The MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0262182629; ISBN-13: 978-0262182621 | DesignReview |
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Reynolds, GarrPresentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery | 2008 | Addison-Wesley Longman; ISBN: 0321525655 | GeneralReview |
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Rheingold, HowardNet Smart: How to Thrive Online | 2012 | The MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0262017458; ISBN-13: 978-0262017459 | GeneralReview |
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Saffer, DanMicrointeractions: Designing with Details | 2013 | O’Reilly Media; ISBN-10: 144934268X; ISBN-13: 978-1449342685 | Usability: UI designReview |
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Shedroff, NathanDesign is the Problem: The Future of Design Must be Sustainable | 2009 | Rosenfeld Media; ISBN: 1-933820-00-4 (Paperback + PDF); ISBN: 1-933820-01-2 (2 PDF editions) | General, DesignReview |
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Shneiderman, Ben; Plaisant, Catherine; Cohen, Maxine; Jacobs, StevenDesigning the User Interface (5th Edition) | 2009 | Pearson Addison-Wesley; ISBN-10: 0321537351; ISBN-13: 978-0321537355 (Hardcover) | Usability: UI designReview |
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Shneiderman, Ben; Plaisant, CatherineDesigning the User Interface (4th Edition) | 2004 | Pearson Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 0321197680 (Hardcover) | Usability: UI designReview |
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Shneiderman, BenLeonardo’s Laptop | 2002 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 0262194767 (Hardcover); ISBN: 0262692996 (Paperback) | GeneralReview |
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Snyder, CarolynPaper Prototyping | 2003 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 1558608702 (Paperback) | Design: PrototypingReview |
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Spence, RobertInformation Visualization (2nd edition) | 2007 | Prentice-Hall (Pearson); ISBN: 0132065509 (Hardcover) | Information: Information presentationReview |
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Spence, RobertInformation Visualization | 2000 | Addison-Wesley (ACM Press); ISBN: 0201596261 (Hardcover) | Information: Information presentationReview |
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Sterling, BruceShaping Things | 2005 | MIT Press; ISBN: 0262693267 (Paperback); ISBN: 026219533X (Hardcover) | General, DesignReview |
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Thackara, JohnIn the Bubble – Designing in a Complex World | 2005 | The MIT Press; ISBN: 0262201577 | General, DesignReview |
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Thimbleby, HaroldPress On: Principles of Interaction Programming | 2007 | The MIT Press; ISBN-10: 0262201704; ISBN-13: 978-0262201704 | Design: UI designReview |
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Ware, ColinVisual Thinking: For Design | 2008 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN: 0123708966 | Design, Visualization Review |
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Ware, Colin Information Visualization, Third Edition: Perception for Design | 2012 | Morgan Kaufmann; ISBN-10: 0123814642; ISBN-13: 978-0123814647 | Design, Visualization Review |
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Wenger, Etienne; Snyder, William M.; MacDermott, RichardCultivating Communities of Practice | 2002 | Harvard Business School Press; ISBN: 1578513308 | GeneralReview |
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Winograd, Terry (Ed.) Bringing Design to Software |
1996 | Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 0201854910 (Paperback) | Design: Software design, UI designReview |
Nice one ! One more article about pure technical books could be also very useful.