Information Design Revolves Around The User, Not Around Your Design.

Style This Book: An Alternate Layout for Nielsen’s Designing Web Usability by Chris deMaagd

Nielsen’s clear writing is hampered by a lack of clarity and consistency. This paper illustrates the problems that arise from his application of Web design rules to printed text.

The carefree use of color to "pretty up" a design usually does more harm than good. When used purposefully, color is a key element in highly effective and engaging user interface design.

Visual Perception and Its Impact on Technical Communications by Susan Kaltenbach 

Past studies of visual perception have produced a wide library of guidelines for design. This paper consolidates the guidelines.

Redesigning Farkas and Farkas by Kathy Whitehead

Although design is largely a matter of taste, the format of the Farkas and Farkas text suggests to us some redesigning for clarity.