About Face: Essentials of Interaction Design

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The definitive guide to interaction design by Alan Cooper, now in its 4th edition. Covers goal-directed design methodology, personas, interaction patterns, and interface design principles that have shaped the UX field for over two decades.

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

Bite-sized psychology insights for designers. Each of the 100 chapters covers one principle — how people see, read, remember, think, focus, feel, decide, and act — with direct design implications.

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Articulating Design Decisions

How to explain and defend your design choices to non-designers. Covers meeting dynamics, responding to feedback, building relationships, and framing design in business terms. Essential for designers who present to stakeholders.

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Conversations with Things: UX Design for Chat and Voice

A Rosenfeld Media book exploring how to design conversational interfaces — chatbots, voice assistants, and AI interactions. Essential reading as conversational UI becomes a core design discipline alongside visual and interaction design.

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Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process

An Apple engineer's insider account of creating the iPhone keyboard. Reveals Apple's demo-driven culture and iterative design process. Rare glimpse into how taste and craft shaped the most influential product of our time.

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Conversations with Things: UX Design for Chat and Voice

Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process