HCI is a big field with a lot of different specialties. Since the original query was about modern websites, I would point out that these are essentially operati

HCI is a big field with a lot of different specialties. Since the original query was about modern websites, I would point out that these are essentially operating according to the classic windows (WIMP) paradigm. (The mobile versions are different). In my reading, one of the best expositions of how to design a desktop application can be found in Apple's 1993 Human Interface Guidelines: http://interface.free.fr/Archives/Apple_HIGuidelines.pdf http://interface.free.fr/Archives/Apple_HIGuidelines.pdf