HCI reading list

last updated: July 2026

Books

The Psychology of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework by Douglas Engelbart
User Interface: A Personal View by Alan Kay
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman

Articles

Why Books Don't Work by Andy Matuschak
Augmenting Long-Term Memory by Michael Nielsen

Talks/Lectures

Inventing on Principle by Bret Victor