The essential guide to user interface design an introduction to GUI design principles and techniques
Bringing 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, this book addresses interface and screen design from the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Wiley Computer Pub
c2002.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626867806719 |
Table of Contents:
- The Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques, Third Edition; About the Author; Credits; Contents; Preface; Is Good Design Important?; The Purpose of This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Companion Website; Who Should Read This Book; From Here; Acknowledgments; Part One: The User Interface - An Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1: The Importance of the User Interface; Defining the User Interface; The Importance of Good Design; A Brief History of the Human-Computer Interface; The Blossoming of the World Wide Web; What's Next?
- Chapter 2: Characteristics of Graphical and Web User InterfacesInteraction Styles; The Graphical User Interface; The Web User Interface; The Merging of Graphical Business Systems and the Web; Principles of User Interface Design; Part 1 Exercise; What's Next?; Part Two: The User Interface Design Process; Obstacles and Pitfalls in the Development Path; Usability; Step 1: Know Your User or Client; Understanding How People Interact with Computers; Important Human Characteristics in Design; Human Considerations in the Design of Business Systems; Human Interaction Speeds
- Performance versus PreferenceMethods for Gaining an Understanding of Users; Step 1 Exercise; Step 2: Understand the Business Function; Business Definition and Requirements Analysis; Determining Basic Business Functions; Design Standards or Style Guides; System Training and Documentation Needs; Step 2 Exercise; Step 3: Understand the Principles of Good Interface and Screen Design; Human Considerations in Interface and Screen Design; Technological Considerations in Interface Design; Examples of Screens; Step 3 Exercise; Step 4: Develop System Menus and Navigation Schemes; Structures of Menus
- Functions of MenusContent of Menus; Formatting of Menus; Phrasing the Menu; Selecting Menu Choices; Web Site Navigation; Kinds of Graphical Menus; Graphical Menu Examples; Step 5: Select the Proper Kinds of Windows; Window Characteristics; Components of a Window; Window Presentation Styles; Types of Windows; Organizing Window Functions; The Web and the Browser; Step 5 Exercise; Step 6: Select the Proper Interaction Devices; Input Devices; Output Devices; Step 6 Exercise; Step 7: Choose the Proper Screen-Based Controls; Operable Controls; Text Entry/Read-Only Controls; Selection Controls
- Combination Entry/Selection ControlsOther Operable Controls; Custom Controls; Presentation Controls; Selecting the Proper Controls; Examples; Step 7 Exercise; Step 8: Write Clear Text and Messages; Words, Sentences, Messages, and Text; Content and Text for Web Pages; Step 8 Exercise; Step 9: Provide Effective Feedback and Guidance and Assistance; Providing the Proper Feedback; Guidance and Assistance; Step 9 Exercise; Step 10: Provide Effective Internationalization and Accessibility; International Considerations; Accessibility; Step 10 Exercise
- Step 11: Create Meaningful Graphics, Icons, and Images
