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  <title><![CDATA[About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design]]></title>
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  <default_description>This completely updated volume presents the effective and practical tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2.0 sites, and mobile devices. You&amp;#8217;ll learn the principles of good product behavior and gain an understanding of Cooper&amp;#8217;s Goal-Directed Design method, which involves everything from conducting user research to defining your product using personas and scenarios. Ultimately, you&amp;#8217;ll acquire the knowledge to design the best possible digital products and services.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alan Cooper]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good discussion of how user interfaces should be; but some of the things are just so hard to technically achieve.<br/><br/>Wish it had more screenshots of &quot;bad&quot; and &quot;good&quot;.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A book I read for work - User Interface design.  Very interesting with a large psychological component to it.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Essential. I use this every single day of my working life.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very comprehensive book about the world of interaction design. Wether your new or an veteran this talks about do's, donts and why of interaction design. <br/><br/>Furthermore Cooper also talks about how to approach and describe your user (i.e. Personas) and how to define your user's need and wants in order to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38944287">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone interested in interaction design.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Alan Cooper’s About Face is one of those pillars of UI/UX design, the reading of which is a rite of passage. I figured few books would be more appropriate as a capstone to my long list of design-oriented reads. It is nearly an institution in and of itself. Last night I turned the final page and ti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28706953">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the few books I know that explains how to do a UI right instead of spending all its time whining about what is wrong with UIs.  Worked with Coopers on a UI and they do excellent work.  On page 446/574.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cooper certainly is one of the quintessential authors on Interaction Design and this is must-read for designers of all walks. It's an interesting read, but just a tad long-winded at times. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Huge, weighty, and quite philisophical book on UX practices. Tough to sink teeth into, but great for keeping on desk for reference.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Alan Cooper really gets it about what makes most software painful to use and how to make it pleasant to use instead.]]></body>
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