Book/Web Site Reviews
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Unplugging to Design Software
By Kit Brown-Hoekstra
Meulenberg, Ruven.(2009) The Unplugged: Join a New Breed of Developers Who Don't Use Computers Much. Signature Book Printing: US, Whizz Kit: Leiden, The Netherlands. pp.104. ISBN: 978-90-9024164-7.
I found this little book at the STC conference in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago at the vendor booth. It's a nice summary of best practices for designing software for usability, and easy to read. The author and his siblings have a consulting firm that provide usability consulting and sell the magnetic prototyping boards discussed in the book.