Designing interfaces / Jenifer Tidwell.

Author/creator Tidwell, Jenifer
Format Electronic
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoSebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, ©2011.
Description1 online resource (xxv, 547 pages) : color illustrations
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

Contents 1. What users do. A means to an end -- The basics of user research -- User's motivation to learn -- The patterns -- 2. Organizing the content: information architecture and application structure. The big picture -- The patterns -- 3. Getting around: navigation, signposts, and wayfinding. Staying found -- The cost of navigation -- Navigational models -- Design conventions for websites -- The patterns -- 4. Organizing the page: layout of page elements. The basics of page layout -- The patterns -- 5. List of things. Use cases for lists -- Back to information architecture -- Some solutions -- The patterns -- 6. Doing things: actions and commands. Pushing the boundaries -- The patterns -- 7. Showing complex data: trees, charts, and other information graphics. The basics of information graphics -- The patterns -- 8. Getting input from users: forms and controls. The basics of form design -- Control choice -- The patterns -- 9. Using social media. What this chapter does not cover -- The basics of social media -- The patterns -- 10. Going mobile. The challenges of mobile design -- The patterns -- 11. Making it look good: visual style and aesthetics. Same content, different style -- The basics of visual design -- What this means for desktop applications -- The patterns.
Summary This text offers advice on creating user-friendly interface designs - whether they're delivered on the Web, a CD, or a 'smart' device like a cell phone. It presents solutions to common UI design problems as a collection of patterns - each containing concrete examples, recommendations, and warnings.
General notePrevious ed.: 2005.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Tidwell, Jenifer. Designing interfaces. 2nd ed. Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, c2011 1449379702
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