it's specific to certain types of displays, but Information Dashboard Design is pretty solid. not great for getting customers in, but excellent for internal reporting and tracking. these things make ceo's happy. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596100167?ie=UTF8&tag=...)
Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
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Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#22Often, Interaction Design gets lumped in with Interface Design (or simply overlooked). For this I suggest:
"Submit Now: Designing Persuasive Web Sites" by Andrew Chak (2003)
• Similar to "Don't Make me Think", but focuses more on personal interaction & choices more than layout.
"Defensive Design for the Web: How to improve error messages, help, forms, and other crisis points" by 37 Signals (2004)
• Error management (not just 404s) is one of the most overlooked UI portions of a web project and are often left up to the developers to "figure out".
http://www.amazon.com/Submit-Now-Designing-Persuasive-VOICES...
http://www.amazon.com/Defensive-Design-Web-improve-messages/...
Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#23I would go with just these Jackob Nielsen's articles:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/tabs.html
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/screen_resolution.html
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20030825.html
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/sales_cycle.html
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/wysiwyg.html
Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#24I think the Tufte books are deep enough background that they might be useful to execs. Philosophy rather than UI specifics. http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/
Tufte books are awesome, but overkill for website UI.
Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#25"The Inmates are Running the Asylum" is a non-techie book which covers more of the business-case 'why'.
I second. I read "The Inmates are Running the Asylum" after I read "Don't Make me Think."
These are 2 books I not only reread but recommend every person involved with development or design around web to read.
Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#26I did a course at University called Human Computer Interaction. Essentially it was the science of user interfaces. The course book of the same name by Dix, Finlay, Abowd and Beale (3rd edition) was really good. It contained a lot of accessible theory and plenty of heuristics too that you can implement straight away. Highly recommended.
http://www.amazon.com/Human-Computer-Interaction-3rd-Alan-Di...
Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#27Don't Make Me Think http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/032134...
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Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#28I think the Tufte books are deep enough background that they might be useful to execs. Philosophy rather than UI specifics. http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/
I agree. I'm constantly recommending Tufte to founders.
Re: Ask HC: Which books on user interface design do you wish your CEO/Cofounders would read?
#29The Design Of Everyday Things (mentioned above as well) is one of my favourite design books.
But will reading books help? What is your intent in suggesting such books to them?