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==Perception==
==Perception==


Colin Ware: Information Visualization: Perception for Design
* Colin Ware: Information Visualization: Perception for Design


:Insight into some of the theory of perception as it pertains to building visual interfaces (David)
:Insight into some of the theory of perception as it pertains to building visual interfaces (David)


Some unindentified paper(s)/book(s) about Gestalt theories of perception and cognition
* Some unindentified paper(s)/book(s) about Gestalt theories of perception and cognition


:These theories, from the 40's inform visual design and may provide an analogy for integration of theory and practice (David)
:These theories, from the 40's inform visual design and may provide an analogy for integration of theory and practice (David)
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==Cognition==
==Cognition==


Colin Ware: Visual Thinking: For Design
* Colin Ware: Visual Thinking: For Design


:Insight into some of the theory of cognition as it pertains to building visual interfaces (David)
:Insight into some of the theory of cognition as it pertains to building visual interfaces (David)


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_plus_or_minus_two Wikipedia's Seven Plus or Minus Two page]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_plus_or_minus_two Wikipedia's Seven Plus or Minus Two page]


:A clear description of one part of human thinking; will probably provide pointers to other things to read (David)
:A clear description of one part of human thinking; will probably provide pointers to other things to read (David)
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==HCI==
==HCI==


John M. Carroll: HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science
* John M. Carroll: HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science


:A gargantuan book with chapters by many folks describing some of the models and theories from HCI that may relate back to cognition; may need to create individual  (David)
:A gargantuan book with chapters by many folks describing some of the models and theories from HCI that may relate back to cognition; may need to create individual  (David)
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==Design==
==Design==


Wikipedia articles on "A Pattern Language" and "Design Pattern"
* Wikipedia articles on "A Pattern Language" and "Design Pattern"


:see summary for Alexander below (David)
:see summary for Alexander below (David)


UI Design principles (feedback, etc -- find ref)
* UI Design principles (feedback, etc -- find ref)


Alexander: A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
* Alexander: A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction


:The original design pattern source; what makes a human space work, ineffable best practices, ~250 rules is enough to do communities and house-sized artifacts; could be a good metaphor for making; could be a good metaphor for making human virtual space work? (David)
:The original design pattern source; what makes a human space work, ineffable best practices, ~250 rules is enough to do communities and house-sized artifacts; could be a good metaphor for making; could be a good metaphor for making human virtual space work? (David)
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==Thinking, analysis, decision making==
==Thinking, analysis, decision making==


Morgan D. Jones: The Thinker's Toolkit: Fourteen Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving
* Morgan D. Jones: The Thinker's Toolkit: Fourteen Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving


:Set of methods for solving problems that might be incorporated into tools for thinking (David)
:Set of methods for solving problems that might be incorporated into tools for thinking (David)


Keim, Shazeer, Littman: Proverb: The Probabilistic Cruciverbalist
* Keim, Shazeer, Littman: Proverb: The Probabilistic Cruciverbalist


:An automatic crossword-puzzle solver; the software framework for building this program may be a metaphor for some thinking groupware with plug-in modules. (David)
:An automatic crossword-puzzle solver; the software framework for building this program may be a metaphor for some thinking groupware with plug-in modules. (David)


Thomas, Cook: Illuminating the Path
* Thomas, Cook: Illuminating the Path


:a research agenda for tools for intelligence analysts; not sure of relevance (David)
:a research agenda for tools for intelligence analysts; not sure of relevance (David)

Revision as of 19:59, 24 January 2009

Perception

  • Colin Ware: Information Visualization: Perception for Design
Insight into some of the theory of perception as it pertains to building visual interfaces (David)
  • Some unindentified paper(s)/book(s) about Gestalt theories of perception and cognition
These theories, from the 40's inform visual design and may provide an analogy for integration of theory and practice (David)

Cognition

  • Colin Ware: Visual Thinking: For Design
Insight into some of the theory of cognition as it pertains to building visual interfaces (David)
A clear description of one part of human thinking; will probably provide pointers to other things to read (David)

HCI

  • John M. Carroll: HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science
A gargantuan book with chapters by many folks describing some of the models and theories from HCI that may relate back to cognition; may need to create individual (David)

Design

  • Wikipedia articles on "A Pattern Language" and "Design Pattern"
see summary for Alexander below (David)
  • UI Design principles (feedback, etc -- find ref)
  • Alexander: A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
The original design pattern source; what makes a human space work, ineffable best practices, ~250 rules is enough to do communities and house-sized artifacts; could be a good metaphor for making; could be a good metaphor for making human virtual space work? (David)

Thinking, analysis, decision making

  • Morgan D. Jones: The Thinker's Toolkit: Fourteen Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving
Set of methods for solving problems that might be incorporated into tools for thinking (David)
  • Keim, Shazeer, Littman: Proverb: The Probabilistic Cruciverbalist
An automatic crossword-puzzle solver; the software framework for building this program may be a metaphor for some thinking groupware with plug-in modules. (David)
  • Thomas, Cook: Illuminating the Path
a research agenda for tools for intelligence analysts; not sure of relevance (David)