User Experience Books Free to Read Online

Wednesday, 27th January 2010 by Simon. Average Reading Time: less than a minute.

The truly worldwide reach of the Web has brought with it a new realisation among computer scientists and industry professionals of the enormous importance of usability and user interface design. In the last ten years, much has become understood about what works in user interfaces from a usability perspective, and what does not.

The following are free-to-read books on user experience, available online:

Human Computer Interaction

Mental Models in Human-Computer Interaction: Research Issues About What the User of Software Knows by John M. Carroll and Judith Reitman Olson
HCI Models, Theories and Frameworks: Toward a Multi-disciplinary Science by John M. Carroll

User Experience / Interaction Design

Search User Interfaces by Marti A. Hearst
Designing Interfaces – Patterns for Effective Interaction Design by Jenifer Tidwell
Thoughts on Interaction Design by Jon Kolko. with contributions from Ellen Beldner, Uday Gajendar, Chris Connors and Justin Petro
The Fable of the User-Centered Designer by David Travis

Web Accessibility

Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design by Shawn Henry
Building Accessible Websites by Joe Clarke
Dive Into Accessibility: 30 Days to a More Accessible Website by Mark Pilgrim

If there are any more you think need or can be added to the list, please leave a comment.

Other articles I recommend

Lund's Expert Ratings of Usability MaximsThursday, 19th November 2009: Published in the “Ergonomics in Design” journal in 1997, Arnie Lund collected and created this list of 34 rules-of-thumb that were found particularly useful during the design process by colleagues working in the human-computer interaction (HCI) design field.
Stanford University Human-Computer Interaction SeminarsThursday, 11th February 2010: Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Seminar on People, Computers, and Design) is a Stanford University course that features weekly speakers on topics related to human-computer interaction design. The seminar is organized by the Stanford HCI Group, which works across disciplines to understand the intersection between humans and computers.
The Ten Principles of Inclusive Web DesignFriday, 1st July 2011: Inclusive design is well established in architecture and industrial design and the principles that apply to these disciplines are equally relevant on the web. It’s people that your website engages with, not technologies, so a user-centered approach is fundamental.

http://e-maujean.net Etienne

Great compilation. Even if it’s not really a book, I would add the Fable of the UCDesigner from Userfocus : http://www.userfocus.co.uk/fable/
Joe Sokohl

Thanks for the list. FYI, though, it's “Jon” Kolko. Thought you might wanna know
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