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Books like Mobile First
An engaging, to-the-point masterclass in rethinking digital architecture for the smartphone era. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Mobile First.
- focused
- practical
- forward-looking
- 01
Responsive Web Design
Ethan Marcotte
A clarifying, foundational guide that transforms the chaos of the multi-device web into an elegant, adaptable design philosophy.
- 02
Designing For Emotion
Aarron Walter
A warm, practical manifesto for injecting humanity and delight into the cold spaces of the digital world.
- 03
Designing with web standards
Jeffrey Zeldman
A witty, passionate manifesto that transforms dry technical standards into an empowering philosophy for building a better web.
- 04
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
A breezy, common-sense masterclass in how to stop frustrating the people who use your creations.
- 05
HTML5 For Web Designers
Jeremy Keith
A breezy, charmingly pragmatic guide that turns a daunting technical specification into an afternoon of lightbulb moments.
- 06
Designing Web Usability
Jakob Nielsen
A foundational masterclass in stripping away digital friction to reveal the elegant logic of user-centric design.
- 07
The user experience team of one
Leah Buley
A pragmatic, empowering toolkit for championing user-centered design when you are the only one doing the heavy lifting.
- 08
Sketching User Experiences
Bill Buxton
An engaging, holistic exploration of how early ideation and sketching can shape the future of human-computer interaction.
- 09
HTML & CSS
Jon Duckett
A beautifully designed, highly visual gateway into web development that feels more like an art book than a technical manual.
- 10
Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies)
Jakob Nielsen
A pragmatic, user-focused guide that challenges developers to look beyond the code and see the human at the screen.
- 11
Designing interfaces
Jenifer Tidwell
A pragmatic, pattern-driven masterclass in making complex digital spaces feel intuitive and human.
- 12
Designing the user interface
Ben Shneiderman and Catherine Plaisant · 1987
An authoritative, structured deep-dive into the principles of making technology comprehensible and satisfying for human users.
