Lots of good advice above. I just want to add to the book recommendations - Joel Splosky's "User Interface Design for Programmers" book is worth reading:
"Don't Make Me Think" is great. After sitting in on several usability studies I can safely say that several of his biggest points are the kinds of things drilled in your head over and over.
Joel Spolsky's book on user interfaces is also decent.
Lots of good advice above. I just want to add to the book recommendations - Joel Splosky's "User Interface Design for Programmers" book is worth reading:
http://www.amazon.com/User-Interface-Design-Programmers-Spolsky/dp/1893115941/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222233643&sr=8-4
"Don't Make Me Think" is great. After sitting in on several usability studies I can safely say that several of his biggest points are the kinds of things drilled in your head over and over.
Joel Spolsky's book on user interfaces is also decent.
http://www.amazon.com/User-Interface-Design-Programmers-Spolsky/dp/1893115941