Anthony is a user interface designer. He is a self-taught expert on visual design and interaction design. He is also a teacher and explorer in the world of design, through his many side projects, including but not limited to more than 50 articles and 6 books.
Anthony has created so many of these resources, that I believe you can actually dive into his website, anthonyhobday.com, as a beginner, and emerge after a few weeks of reading as a competent designer, ready to create highly functional user interfaces.
In the field of interface design, Anthony is one of the top thinkers in the world today. In this episode, we look into his world, the world of an expert designer and design thinker. I’m gonna ask him about what drove him to acquire such a high level of expertise, the opportunities and costs of being an expert, and his thoughts on the craft and business of interface design.
From the conversation:
Books
About Face by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin, and Christopher Noessel
Designing Visual Interfaces by Kevin Mullet and Darrell Sano
Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum by Alan Cooper
Web Site Usability by Jared M. Spool, Tara Scanlon, Will Schroeder, Carolyn Snyder, and Terri DeAngelo
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Design resources
“Ten Principles for Good Design” by Dieter Rams
The Monster List of UX Books by Chris Oliver
Tools
