Suggested Readings in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Interface (UI) Development, & Human Factors (HF)
by Gary Perlman
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Styleguides for Specific Platforms

The following style guides define (or redefine) a standard to which all applications on that platform should conform. Thanks to Samu Mielonen (f1sami@uta.fi) Univ. of Tampere, Finland, for compiling an earlier version of the styleguide list.

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Book Cover Apple Computer, Inc. Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1992. ISBN 0-201-62216-5.
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There is an interactive animated companion CD-ROM to these Mac guidelines called "Making it Macintosh", Addison-Wesley, 1993. ISBN 0-201-62626-8. Available on the Web
Commodore-Amiga, Inc. Amiga User Interface Style Guide. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1991. ISBN 0-201-57757-7.
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GO Corporation. PenPoint User Interface Design Reference. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1992. ISBN 0-201-60858-8.
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Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Sunsoft Inc. & USL. Common Desktop Environment: Functional Specification (Preliminary Draft). X/Open Company Ltd., 1993. ISBN 1-85912-001-6.
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Book Cover Microsoft Corporation (Tandy Trower) The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55615-679-0.
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Book Cover Microsoft Corporation The Microsoft Windows User Experience. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1999. ISBN 0-7356-0566-1.
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Book Cover Microsoft Corporation (Nadine Kano) Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55615-840-8.
Superseding: The GUI Guide: International Terminology for the Windows Interface. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1993. ISBN 1-55615-538-7.
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NeXT Logo NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXTSTEP User Interface Guidelines (Release 3). Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1992. ISBN 0-201-63250-0.
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Book Cover Open Software Foundation. OSF/Motif Style Guide. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993. ISBN 0-13-643123-2.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface Application Style Guidelines. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1989. ISBN 0-201-52364-7.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface Functional Specification. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1989. ISBN 0-201-52365-5.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines. 2001.
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