"All these books are great but they are theoretical in their approach."
You've never read them then, as they all use real world examples. Don Norman's has 3 Mile Island for example.
"It's good to be knowledgeable about Golden Ration or Fitts Law but it wouldn't be of immediate help on your next project."
The Golden Ratio is one ratio, there are many. Some more, some less, aesthetically pleasing.
Fitt's Law is basically about the metrics of completing any action involving your hand and a target, say a button or a link.
Consider an HTML pag with no graphical embellishments beyond a white body colour and a dark gray text colour, the proportions and spacing allocated to each bit of content will decide if people find it beautiful or not, and the ease with which they can interact with buttons and links will decide if they find it usable.
You've never read them then, as they all use real world examples. Don Norman's has 3 Mile Island for example.
"It's good to be knowledgeable about Golden Ration or Fitts Law but it wouldn't be of immediate help on your next project."
The Golden Ratio is one ratio, there are many. Some more, some less, aesthetically pleasing. Fitt's Law is basically about the metrics of completing any action involving your hand and a target, say a button or a link.
Consider an HTML pag with no graphical embellishments beyond a white body colour and a dark gray text colour, the proportions and spacing allocated to each bit of content will decide if people find it beautiful or not, and the ease with which they can interact with buttons and links will decide if they find it usable.