The Essential Guide To User Interface Design: An Introduction GUI Design Principles And Techniques, 2nd Edition UI WILEY
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- The Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques, Second Edition
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Part 1 The User Interface—An Introduction and Overview
- Part 2 The User Interface Design Process
- Obstacles and Pitfalls in the Development Path
- Usability
- The Design Team
- Step 1 Know Your User or Client
- Step 2 Understand the Business Function
- Step 3 Understand the Principles of Good Screen Design
- Human Considerations in Screen Design
- How to Distract the Screen User
- What Screen Users Want
- What Screen Users Do
- Interface Design Goals
- The Test for a Good Design
- Screen Meaning and Purpose
- Organizing Screen Elements Clearly and Meaningfully
- Consistency
- Ordering of Screen Data and Content
- Upper-Left Starting Point
- Screen Navigation and Flow
- Visually Pleasing Composition
- Amount of Information
- Distinctiveness
- Focus and Emphasis
- Conveying Depth of Levels or a Three-Dimensional Appearance
- Presenting Information Simply and Meaningfully
- Organization and Structure Guidelines
- Reading, Browsing, and Searching on the Web
- Intranet Design Guidelines
- Extranet Design Guidelines
- Statistical Graphics
- Types of Statistical Graphics
- Flow Charts
- Technological Considerations in Interface Design
- Examples of Screens
- Human Considerations in Screen Design
- Step 4 Develop System Menus and Navigation Schemes
- Step 5 Select the Proper Kinds of Windows
- Step 6 Select the Proper Device-Based Controls
- 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
- Color—What Is It?
- Color Uses
- Possible Problems with Color
- Color—What the Research Shows
- Color and Human Vision
- Choosing Colors
- Choosing Colors for Categories of Information
- Colors in Context
- Usage
- Discrimination and Harmony
- Emphasis
- Common Meanings
- Location
- Ordering
- Foregrounds and Backgrounds
- Three-Dimensional Look
- Color Palette, Defaults, and Customization
- Gray Scale
- Text in Color
- Monochromatic Screens
- Consistency
- Cultural, Disciplinary, and Accessibility Considerations
- Choosing Colors for Textual Graphic Screens
- Choosing Colors for Statistical Graphics Screens
- Choosing Colors for Web Pages
- Uses of Color to Avoid
- Step 13 Organize and Layout Windows and Pages
- Step 14 Test, Test, and Retest
- References
- Index