Visual usability : principles and practices for designing digital applications / Tania Schlatter and Deborah Levinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schlatter, Tania.

Levinson, Deborah A., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software--Human factors.

Computer software.

Software engineering.

Software visualization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 322 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers is an imprint of Elsevier, 2013.

Waltham, MA : Morgan Kaufmann, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Imagine how much easier creating web and mobile applications would be if you had a practical and concise, hands-on guide to visual design. Visual Usability gets into the nitty-gritty of applying visual design principles to complex application design. You'll learn how to avoid common mistakes, make informed decisions about application design, and elevate the ordinary. We'll review three key principles that affect application design - consistency, hierarchy, and personality - and illustrate how to apply tools like typography, color, and layout to digital application design. Whe

Contents:

pt. I. The meta-principles

pt. II. The visual usability tools.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299398498

1299398499

9780124017139

0124017134

OCLC:

834129300