Designing Interfaces

by Jenifer Tidwell, Charles Brewer, Aynne Valencia

A practical pattern library for interface decisions across navigation, input, feedback, layout, and information.

O'Reilly Media · 2020 · 602 pages · ISBN 9781492051961

Topics: Usability and UX, Product Design, Design Systems

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Why it matters

Designing Interfaces belongs in Design Books because it turns interface knowledge into reusable patterns that help teams make consistent product decisions. It expands the list without duplicating the books already covering the same ground.

Best for

Best for UX designers, product teams, and engineers; product designers, founders, and product teams; design systems teams, product designers, and engineers. The book is useful when you want reference material that improves judgment and gives teams more precise working language.

What you'll learn

You will come away with clearer interfaces and better diagnosis of friction; more useful products and better experience decisions; repeatable structures that make design work coherent. The value is practical: better critique, better choices, and better follow-through.

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