UI is communication : how to design intuitive, user-centered interfaces by focusing on effective communication / Everett N. McKay, Principal UX Design Edge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKay, Everett N., 1961- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 363 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

User Interface is communication

Place of Publication:

Waltham, MA : Morgan Kaufmann, imprint of Elsevier [2013]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

User interface design is a challenging, multi-disciplinary activity that requires understanding a wide range of concepts and techniques that are often subjective and even conflicting. Imagine how much it would help if there were a single perspective that you could use to simplify these complex issues down to a small set of objective principles. In UI is Communication, Everett McKay explains how to design intuitive user interfaces by focusing on effective human communication. A user interface is ultimately a conversation between users and technology. Well-designed user interfaces us

Contents:

Front Cover; UI is Communication: How to design intuitive, user-centeredinterfaces by focusing on effective communication; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; THE UI IS COMMUNICATION CONCEPT; WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK; WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR; WHAT UI TECHNOLOGIES IS THIS BOOK FOR?; UI VS. UX, AND WHY ISN'T THIS UX IS LIKE COMMUNICATION?; WHAT'S IN THE BOOK?; SUMMARY OF THE TOP PRINCIPLES; IS THIS REALLY ALL THERE IS TO UI DESIGN?; HOW TO READ THIS BOOK; UI DESIGN IS A TEAM EFFORT; Chapter 1 - Communication Design Principles

IMAGINE THIS TYPICAL UI DESIGN SITUATION .CORE PRINCIPLES OF UI IS COMMUNICATION; EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; INTUITIVE UI; NECESSARY (AND UNNECESSARY) CONSISTENCY; STRATEGICALLY UNINTUITIVE UI; LEVELS OF INTUITIVENESS; INDUCTIVE UI; STRATEGICALLY DEDUCTIVE UI; ASKING INTUITIVE QUESTIONS; A MODEL FOR USERS; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; Chapter 2 - Interaction Design; INTERACTIONS; CONTROLS (WORDS); COMMANDS (VERBS); LABELS AND INSTRUCTIONS; FEEDBACK; TASK STEPS (PARAGRAPHS, MONOLOGUES, AND DIALOGUES); TASK NAVIGATION; SURFACES (DOCUMENTS)

ERRORS, WARNINGS, CONFIRMATIONS, AND NOTIFICATIONS (INTERRUPTIONS)DYNAMIC ELEMENTS; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; Chapter 3 - Visual Design; THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE VISUAL DESIGN; WORKING WITH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS; LAYOUT; DESIGNING FOR SCANNING; TYPOGRAPHY AND TEXT; COLOR; AFFORDANCES; ICONS AND GLYPHS; ANIMATIONS AND TRANSITIONS; DEMANDING ATTENTION; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; Chapter 4 - Communicating to People; THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION; HAVING A PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ATTRIBUTES; HAVING A GOOD TONE; MOTIVATING USERS BY PROVIDING OBVIOUS VALUE; MINIMIZING EFFORT

HAVING FORGIVENESSBUILDING TRUSTWORTHINESS; BEING SMART WITHOUT LOOKING STUPID; NOT BEING ANNOYING; USING COURAGEOUS DESIGN; WHY BE DULL? MAKE IT FUN!; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; Chapter 5 - A Communication-Driven Design Process; A COMMUNICATION-DRIVEN DESIGN PROCESS; DON'T DESIGN LIKE A PROGRAMMER; WHAT EXACTLY IS DESIGN?; A BASIC DESIGN PROCESS; THE CLASSIC DESIGN PROCESS MISTAKES; THE PLANNING PHASE; THE DESIGN PHASE; THE REFINEMENT PHASE; GIVING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK; WHAT ABOUT AGILE DEVELOPMENT?; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; Chapter 6 - UI Design Examples

AN OVERVIEW OF COMMON ALTERNATIVE DESIGN APPROACHESDESIGN CHALLENGE 1: AN AIRLINE TRAVEL DESKTOP SITE; DESIGN CHALLENGE 2: AN AIRLINE TRAVEL MOBILE APP; SUMMARY; EXERCISES; Conclusion; Recommended Reading; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 12, 2013).

ISBN:

9780123972873

0123972876

OCLC:

849351993