Web Designers' Review of Books : Separating the cream from the cruft

The Information Design Handbook

This book is a decent introduction to information design, but shouldn’t be purchased as a manual or reference volume.

Unless you or someone you love has not yet embraced the basics of standards-based web development, you can safely skip this book.

This book is an excellent introduction to the field of user experience design, and provides a wealth of references for further reading.

Typewise illuminates some of the fundamental differences between print design and web design.

If you prefer to read a book rather than sift through info on Microformats online, this is the one to buy.

This book is bulkier than it needs to be, and some information is outdated, but it does reference many useful resources.

A must-read for developers of online applications or other sites with significant user interaction.

Steve Krug’s new book will convince you that you should and can do usability testing on the websites you build.

Essentially Yahoo!‘s Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site, in handy book format.

A concisely-written companion to the JQuery library, excellent for learning and reference.