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9780321197863

Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780321197863

  • ISBN10:

    0321197860

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Summary

The much-anticipated fourth edition of Designing the User Interface provides a comprehensive, authoritative introduction to the dynamic field of human-computer interaction (HCI). Students and professionals learn practical principles and guidelines needed to develop high quality interface designs ones that users can understand, predict, and control. It covers theoretical foundations, and design processes such as expert reviews and usability testing. Numerous examples of direct manipulation, menu selection, and form fill-in give readers an understanding of excellence in design. Recent innovations in collaborative interfaces, online help, and information visualization receive special attention. A major change in this edition is the integration of the World Wide Web and mobile devices throughout the book. Chapters have examples from cell phones, consumer electronics, desktop displays, and Web interfaces.

Table of Contents

Human Factors Of Interactive Software
Introduction
Goals Of System Engineering
Goals Of User-Interface Design
Motivations For Human Factors In Design
Accommodation Of Human Diversity
Three Goals
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Theories, Principles, And Guidelines
Introduction
High-Level Theories
Object-Action Interface Model [ Principle 1: Recognize The Diversity
Principle 2: Use The Eight Golden Rules Of Interface Design
Principle 3: Prevent Errors
Guidelines For Data Display
Guidelines For Data Entry
Balance Of Automation And Human Control
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Managing Design Processes
Introduction
Organizational Design To Support Usability
The Three Pillars Of Design
Development Methodologies
Ethnographic Observation
Participatory Design
Scenario Development
Social Impact Statement For Early Design Review
Legal Issues
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Expert Reviews, Usability Testing, Surveys, And Continuing Assessments
Introduction
Expert Reviews
Usability Testing And Laboratories
Surveys
Acceptance Tests
Evaluation During Active Use
Controlled Psychologically Oriented Experiments
Software Tools
Introduction
Specification Methods
Software Tools
Evaluation And Critiquing Tools
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Direct Manipulation And Virtual Environments
Introduction
Examples Of Direct-Manipulation Systems
Explanations Of Direct Manipulation
Visual Thinking And Icons
Direct-Manipulation Programming
Home Automation
Remote Direct Manipulation
Virtual Environments
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Menu Selection, Form Fill-In, And Dialog Boxes
Introduction
Task-Related Organization
Item Presentation Sequence
Response Time And Display Rate
Fast Movement Through Menus
Menu Layout
Form Fill-In
Dialog Boxes
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Command And Natural Languages
Introduction
Functionality To Support Users' Tasks
Command-Organization Strategies
Benefits Of Structure
Naming And Abbreviations
Command Menus
Natural Language In Computing
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Interaction Devices
Introduction
Keyboards And Function Keys
Pointing Devices
Speech Recognition, Digitization, And Generation
Image And Video Displays
Printers
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Response Time And Display Rate
Introduction
Theoretical Foundations
Expectations And Attitudes
User Productivity
Variability
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Presentation Styles: Balancing Function And Fashion
Introduction
Error Messages
Nonanthropomorphic Design
Color
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Printed Manuals, Online Help, And Tutorials
Introduction
Reading From Paper Versus From Displays
Preparing Printed Manuals
Preparations Of Online Facilities
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Multiple-Window Strategies
Introduction
Individual-Window Design
Multiple-Window Design
Coordination By Tightly Coupled Windows
Image Browsing And Tightly Coupled Windows
Personal Role Management And Elastic Windows
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Introduction
Goals Of Cooperation
Asynchronous Interactions: Different Time, Different Place
Synchronous Distributed: Different Place, Same Time
Face To Face: Same Place, Same Time
Application Of Cscw To Education
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Information Search And Visualization
Introduction
Database Query And Phrase Search In Textual Documents
Multimedia Document Searches
Information Visualization
Advanced Filtering
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Hypermedia And The World Wide Web
Introduction
Hypertext And Hypermedia
Information Abundant Web Sites
Genres And Goals And Designers
Users And Their Tasks
Object-Action Interface Model For Web Site Design
Practitioner's Summary
Researcher's Agenda
Afterword
Social And Individual Impact Of User Interfaces
Hopes And Dreams
Ten Plagues Of The Information Age
Prevention Of The Plagues
Overcoming The Obstacle Of Animism
In The Long Run
Practitioner's Summary
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