Making your interface smaller, hiding advanced functionality and taking out the obvious is the path to a simpler interface. Along this path you’ll face many obstacles. For every feature you hide or take away, there will be people who complain and demand that you bring it back. But every one of your users has different [...]

This is a great list of references for user interface design and usability guidelines: Apple Human Interface Guidelines iPhone Human Interface Guidelines Windows Vista UX Guidelines Windows XP Design Guidelines Nokia UI Style/Visual Guidelines GNOME Human Interface Guidelines 2.2 KDE 4.0 Visual Guide Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines Comcast Style Guide Usability.gov Research-Based Web [...]