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Robert Hoekman, Jr.

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October 03, 1973 in Phoenix, AZ, The United States

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Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Professional & Technical

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January 2010

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Robert Hoekman, Jr, is the author of the Amazon bestseller Designing the Obvious (1st and 2nd edition), Designing the Moment, and Web Anatomy (coauthored by Jared Spool). He has also written dozens of articles for web-industry sites including Adobe, A List Apart, Peachpit, and InformIT.

Robert is a passionate and outspoken user experience specialist who has worked with Adobe, MySpace, Dodge, Craftsman, American Heart Association, Seth Godin (Squidoo), Automattic, United Airlines, and countless others.

He has spoken to packed rooms at industry events all over the world, including An Event Apart, Web App Summit, SXSW, Voices That Matter, and many others.

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Books by Robert Hoekman, Jr.

Average rating: 3.78 · 286 ratings · 43 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design 3.88 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Web Anatomy: Interaction Design Frameworks That Work by Robert Hoekman, Jr. (Goodreads Author), Jared Spool 2.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Big Deal: On Being Famous to Almost No One 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web & Mobile Application Design 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Flash Out of the Box: A User-Centric Beginner's Guide to Flash by Robert Hoekman, Jr. (Goodreads Author), Robert Hoekman 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	My rating:

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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

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How To Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication

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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

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Robert Hoekman, Jr. is currently reading: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford	My rating:
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Robert Hoekman, Jr. is currently reading: How To Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication by Stanley Coren	My rating:
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Robert Hoekman, Jr. is currently reading: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach	My rating:
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Robert Hoekman, Jr. is currently reading: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler	My rating:
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