The Essential Guide to User Interface Design
An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques
3. Auflage April 2007
896 Seiten, Softcover
Praktikerbuch
Kurzbeschreibung
The Essential Guide to User Interface Design, Third Edition provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to building user-friendly system interfaces. At each step, the author describes the principles of good design and illustrates them with real-world examples of proven designs. He provides in-depth examples of the key components of interfaces and how they can be combined to promote efficient use. This book is especially written for developers who may be designing user interfaces for the first time.
Does design matter? Ask the CEO who has seen productivity grow
When user interface design complements how people think and learn, accommodates their physical needs, and meets their expectations for comfort and convenience, the interaction of human and machine is more productive. Good design has quantifiable benefits.
This book addresses interface and screen design from the user's perspective. It brings together the results of more than 300 new design studies, an understanding of people, knowledge of hardware and software capabilities, and the author's practical experience gained from 45 years of work with display-based systems. With expanded coverage of design guidelines for Web-based systems and mobile devices, it's a giant step toward more satisfied users.
Whether you design GUI systems or Web pages, you can
* Understand the many considerations involved in interface and screen design
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Learn the rationale and apply the rules for an effective design methodology
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Identify the components of graphical and Web interfaces and screens -- windows, menus, and controls
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Design and organize screens and Web pages that encourage efficient, accurate comprehension and execution
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Create screen icons and graphics and choose screen colors that make displays easier and more comfortable to use
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Perform the user interface design process, including interface development and testing
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part 1: The User Interface--An Introduction and Overview.
Chapter 1: The Importance of the User Interface.
Chapter 2: Characteristics of Graphical and Web User Interface.
Part 2: The User Interface Design Process.
Step 1. Know Your User or Client.
Step 2. Understand the Business Function.
Step 3. Understand the Principles of Good Interface and Screen Design.
Step 4. Develop System Menus and Navigation Schemes.
Step 5. Select the Proper Kinds of Windows.
Step 6. Select the Proper Interaction Devices.
Step 7. Choose the Proper Screen-Based Controls.
Step 8. Write Clear Text and Messages.
Step 9. Provide Effective Feedback and Guidance and Assistance.
Step 10. Provide Effective Internationalization and Accessibility.
Step 11. Create Meaningful Graphics, Icons, and Images.
Step 12. Choose the Proper Colors.
Step 13. Organize and Layout Windows and Pages.
Step 14. Test, Test, and Retest.
References.
Index.
