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Information Design
Social Life of Information, TheSocial Life of Information, The by John Seely Brown
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A great book about information, knowledge and communities of practice (and more)
The Design of Everyday ThingsThe Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
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A must for every designer
The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive SystemsThe Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems by Jef Raskin
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Cognitive engineering applied to interface design. Fundamental background.
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web SitesInformation Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites by Louis Rosenfeld
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There is no Information design without Information Architecture
The Visual Display of Quantitative InformationThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
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A classic and inspiring book about information visualization
Writings (Electronic Mediations)Writings (Electronic Mediations) by Vilem Flusser
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Brilliant and original essays around the concept of design.
Experience DesignExperience Design by Nathan Shedroff
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A lot of Inspiring examples, beautiful images
User and Task Analysis for Interface Design (Wiley computer publishing)User and Task Analysis for Interface Design (Wiley computer publishing) by JoAnn T. Hackos PhD
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How to get to know the user.