Designing for Interaction
by Dan Saffer · Dan Saffer
Introductory book on interaction design practice, covering its principles, design research, conceptual models, wireframes, prototyping, testing, and service design. Readers learn the core methods interaction designers use to move from user research to a tested interactive product.
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