[Dreyfus1967] Dreyfuss, Henry Designing for People New York, NY: allworth press, 2003 A reprint of the 1960s design classic by the designer of everything from the modern airplane cabin to the Bell telephone. Perhaps the best book for introducing the general concerns and thought patterns of design (industrial, product, or interaction), as well as an entertaining read.

[Mandel1997] Mandel, Theo. The Elements of User Interface Design. New York, NY: Wiley Computer Publishing, 1997. A useful book covering all the basics and a wide scope of environments and new developments like interface agents, wizards, voice interaction, social user interfaces and web design.

[Norman1990] Norman, Donald A. The Design of Everyday Things. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1990. An exceptional and entertaining book about the design behind simple daily things.

[Horton1994] Horton, William The Icon Book: Visual Symbols for Computer Systems and Documentation. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. Needs quote for this book -David

[Misjksenaar1999] Misjksenaar, Paul and Piet Westendorpp. Open Here: The Art of Instructional Design. London, UK: Thames & Hudson, 1999 Needs quote for this book -David

[Mullet1995] Mullet, Kevin and Darrell Sano. Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. Needs quote for this book -David

[Rubin1994] Rubin, Jeffrey. Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design and Conduct Effective Tests. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. Needs quote for this book -David

[Tufte1990] Tufte, Edward R. Envisioning Information. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 1990 The second classic work on envisioning information by Tufte.

[Tufte1992] Tufte, Edward R. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Reprint ed., Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 1992 The first classic work on envisioning information by Tufte.

[Williams1994] Williams, Robin. The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 1994. Needs quote for this book -David

[Arlov1997] Arlov, Laura. GUI Design for Dummies. Foster City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide, 1997. Needs quote for this book -David

[Cooper2003] Cooper, Alan and Reimann, Robert. About Face 2.0 : The Essentials of User Interface Design. John Wiley & Sons, 2003. Needs quote for this book

[Cooper1999] Cooper, Alan. The Inmates are Running the Asylum : Why High Tech Products Drive us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity. SAMS, 1999. Needs quote for this book

[Isaacs2001] Isaacs, Ellen and Alan Walendowski. Designing from Both Sides of the Screen. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Publishing, 2001. Needs quote for this book -David

[Nielsen1993] Nielsen, Jakob. Usability Engineering. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kauffman, 1993. Needs quote for this book -David

[Tog1992] Tognazzini, Bruce. Tog on Interface. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1992. Needs quote for this book -David