Nice read on design

[vasa1]

http://www.core77.com/blog/articles/exclusive_interview_with_mo_duffy_red_hat_ixdesign er_23301.asp

... I discovered the dirty secret that what I was taught regarding usability testing and how it happens normally is hardly ever the case in reality, at least in industry. ...

[mevun]

I recently read parts of Design for Hackers by David Kadavy. It has a lot more to do with static design, i.e. the actual graphical and typographical elements in a 2-dimensional space. I thought it was fairly well-written and could be helpful for hackers who don't know much about design.