NN/g Nielsen Norman Group nngroup.com
usability.gov usability.gov
Don Norman jnd.org
Design 101 - The design of everyday things udacity.com
Usability 101: Introduction to Usability nngroup.com
10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design nngroup.com
113 Design Guidelines for Homepage Usability 2001, nngroup.com
Guide to Usability for Software Engineers otal.umd.edu/guse
First Principles of Interaction Design asktog.com
- includes delay feedback guidelines for different latency values (for example, use an animated progress display for delays greater than five seconds)
Fitts' Law asktog.com
Fitts' Law: The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target.
[bigger targets can be accessed faster]
Response Times: The 3 Important Limits Jakob Neilsen, nngroup.com
visual design basics from usability.gov, references to be reviewed:
Alex White’s The Elements of Graphic Design (2nd Edition)
Jim Krause’s Design Basics Index
Poppy Evans and Mark Thomas’ Exploring the Elements of Design
Elements and Principles of Visual Design
Visual Design and Usability Yellow Brick Road
Jesse James Garrett’s The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web and Beyond (2nd Edition).