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Subject:Re: Looking for books on GUI design From:Dick Margulis <ampersandvirgule -at- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 27 Feb 1998 15:45:14 -0500
Alessandro Bottoni wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a few good books on GUI design, software usability,
> Computer-Human Interaction and related topics.
>
> Any suggestion?
>
> P.S. English or Italian language books, of course...
At the high-principles-and-overview level (rather than the practical
technical level), you should certainly look at Edward Tufte's books:
The Visual Display of Qualtitative Information
Emvisioning Information
Visual Explanations
All are available through www.amazon.com if you can't find them locally
in Bologna.