Posts Tagged ‘reading’

Books I’ve Read in 2009

In Articles on 8 January 2010 tagged 2009, books, lists, reading with Comments Off

This is the last list I’ll be posting on stuff from 2009, I promise. After this it’s all about looking forward. I’ve been tracking my reading on aNobii for some time. Here’s a list of the books I’ve found particularly worthwhile, ordered chronologically. My three absolute favorites are marked in bold. Faith in Fakes, Umberto [...]

Sketching the Experience of Toys

In Articles on 9 May 2008 tagged Bill Buxton, books, design, fun, interaction design, IxD, play, reading, sketching, toys, user experience, UX with Comments Off

“Play is the highest form of research.” —Albert Einstein1 That’s what I always say when I’m playing games, too. I really liked Bill Buxton‘s book Sketching User Experiences. I like it because Buxton defends design as a legitimate profession separate from other disciplines—such as engineering—while at the same time showing that designers (no matter how [...]

Dan

In Articles on 11 November 2005 tagged books, forteana, reading with Comments Off

Please people. Lay off the Dan Brown. I can’t commute without seeing at least one person reading a book of his. If you’re interested in crackpot theories about templars, Jesus and Sangreal – just pick up Holy Blood, Holy Grail (Brown stole borrowed all his Da Vinci Code ‘revelations’ from that book anyway). If you’re [...]