Designing the user interface STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

• Main Authors: Shnerderman, Ben (Author), Plaisant, Catherine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Upper Sadle River Pearson 2010; ©2010
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Subjects: System design; Human-computer interaction; User interfaces (Computer systems)
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• Physical Description: 624 pages colour illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• ISBN: 0321601483; 9780321601483

The much-anticipated fifth 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 The new edition provides updates on current HCI topics with balanced emphasis on mobile devices, Web, and desktop platforms. It addresses the profound changes brought by user-generated content of text, photo, music, and video and the raised expectations for compelling user experiences.