Gui Bloopers

Author : Jeff Johnson
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000-03-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1558605827

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GUI Bloopers by Jeff Johnson Pdf

"Better read this book, or your design will be featured in Bloopers II. Seriously, bloopers may be fun in Hollywood outtakes, but no movie director would include them in the final film. So why do we find so many bloopers in shipped software? Follow Jeff Johnson as he leads the blooper patrol deep into enemy territory: he takes no prisoners but reveals all the design stupidities that users have been cursing over the years." -Jakob Nielsen Usability Guru, Nielsen Norman Group "If you are a software developer, read this book, especially if you don't think you need it. Don't worry, it isn't filled with abstract and useless theory--this is a book for doers, code writers, and those in the front trenches. Buy it, read it, and take two sections daily." -Don Norman President, UNext Learning Systems hr align="CENTER" size="1" width="75%" GUI Bloopers looks at user interface design bloopers from commercial software, Web sites, and information appliances, explaining how intelligent, well-intentioned professionals made these dreadful mistakes--and how you can avoid them. While equipping you with all the theory needed to learn from these examples, GUI expert Jeff Johnson also presents the reality of interface design in an entertaining, anecdotal, and instructive way. This is an excellent, well-illustrated resource for anyone whose work touches on usability issues, including software engineers, Web site designers, managers of development processes, QA professionals, and usability professionals. Features Takes a learn-by-example approach that teaches you to avoid common errors by asking the appropriate questions of your own interface designs. Includes two complete war stories, drawn from the author's personal experience, that describe in detail the challenges faced by UI engineers. Covers bloopers in a wide range of categories: GUI components, layout and appearance, text messages, interaction strategies, Web site design, responsiveness issues, management decision-making, and even more at www.GUI-bloopers.com. Organized and formatted based on the results of its own usability testing--so you can quickly find the information you need, packaged in easily digested pieces.

Author : Jeff Johnson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080552149

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GUI Bloopers 2.0 by Jeff Johnson Pdf

GUI Bloopers 2.0, Second Edition, is the completely updated and revised version of GUI Bloopers. It looks at user interface design bloopers from commercial software, Web sites, Web applications, and information appliances, explaining how intelligent, well-intentioned professionals make these mistakes – and how you can avoid them. GUI expert Jeff Johnson presents the reality of interface design in an entertaining, anecdotal, and instructive way while equipping readers with the minimum of theory. This updated version reflects the bloopers that are common today, incorporating many comments and suggestions from first edition readers. It covers bloopers in a wide range of categories including GUI controls, graphic design and layout, text messages, interaction strategies, Web site design – including search, link, and navigation, responsiveness issues, and management decision-making. Organized and formatted so information needed is quickly found, the new edition features call-outs for the examples and informative captions to enhance quick knowledge building. This book is recommended for software engineers, web designers, web application developers, and interaction designers working on all kinds of products. Updated to reflect the bloopers that are common today, incorporating many comments and suggestions from first edition readers Takes a learn-by-example approach that teaches how to avoid common errors Covers bloopers in a wide range of categories: GUI controls, graphic design and layout, text messages, interaction strategies, Web site design -- including search, link, and navigation, responsiveness issues, and management decision-making Organized and formatted so information needed is quickly found, the new edition features call-outs for the examples and informative captions to enhance quick knowledge building Hundreds of illustrations: both the DOs and the DON'Ts for each topic covered, with checklists and additional bloopers on www.gui-bloopers.com

Author : Jeff Johnson (Consultant),Jeff Johnson
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1558608400

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Web Bloopers by Jeff Johnson (Consultant),Jeff Johnson Pdf

Jeff Johnson calls attention to the most frequently occurring and annoying design bloopers from real web sites he has worked on or researched. Not just a critique of these bloopers and their sites, this book shows how to correct or avoid the blooper and gives a detailed analysis of each design problem.

Author : Jeff Johnson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080520896

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Web Bloopers by Jeff Johnson Pdf

The dot.com crash of 2000 was a wake-up call, and told us that the Web has far to go before achieving the acceptance predicted for it in '95. A large part of what is missing is quality; a primary component of the missing quality is usability. The Web is not nearly as easy to use as it needs to be for the average person to rely on it for everyday information, commerce, and entertainment. In response to strong feedback from readers of GUI BLOOPERS calling for a book devoted exclusively to Web design bloopers, Jeff Johnson calls attention to the most frequently occurring and annoying design bloopers from real web sites he has worked on or researched. Not just a critique of these bloopers and their sites, this book shows how to correct or avoid the blooper and gives a detailed analysis of each design problem. Hear Jeff Johnson's interview podcast on software and website usability at the University of Canterbury (25 min.) Discusses in detail 60 of the most common and critical web design mistakes, along with the solutions, challenges, and tradeoffs associated with them. Covers important subject areas such as: content, task-support, navigation, forms, searches, writing, link appearance, and graphic design and layout. Organized and formatted based on the results of its own usability test performed by web designers themselves. Features its own web site (www.web-bloopers.com)with new and emerging web design no-no's (because new bloopers are born every day) along with a much requested printable blooper checklist for web designers and developers to use.

Author : Jeff Johnson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780124115569

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Designing with the Mind in Mind by Jeff Johnson Pdf

In this completely updated and revised edition of Designing with the Mind in Mind, Jeff Johnson provides you with just enough background in perceptual and cognitive psychology that user interface (UI) design guidelines make intuitive sense rather than being just a list or rules to follow. Early UI practitioners were trained in cognitive psychology, and developed UI design rules based on it. But as the field has evolved since the first edition of this book, designers enter the field from many disciplines. Practitioners today have enough experience in UI design that they have been exposed to design rules, but it is essential that they understand the psychology behind the rules in order to effectively apply them. In this new edition, you'll find new chapters on human choice and decision making, hand-eye coordination and attention, as well as new examples, figures, and explanations throughout. Provides an essential source for user interface design rules and how, when, and why to apply them Arms designers with the science behind each design rule, allowing them to make informed decisions in projects, and to explain those decisions to others Equips readers with the knowledge to make educated tradeoffs between competing rules, project deadlines, and budget pressures Completely updated and revised, including additional coverage on human choice and decision making, hand-eye coordination and attention, and new mobile and touch-screen examples throughout

Author : Mary Beth Rosson,John M. Carroll
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781558607125

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Usability Engineering by Mary Beth Rosson,John M. Carroll Pdf

Usability engineering is about designing products that are easy to use. This text provides an introduction to human computer interaction principles, and how to apply them in ways that make software and hardware more effective and easier to use.

Author : Ellen Isaacs,Alan Walendowski
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0672321513

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Designing from Both Sides of the Screen by Ellen Isaacs,Alan Walendowski Pdf

Written from the perspectives of both a user interface designer and a software engineer, this book demonstrates rather than just describes how to build technology that cooperates with people. It begins with a set of interaction design principles that apply to a broad range of technology, illustrating with examples from the Web, desktop software, cell phones, PDAs, cameras, voice menus, interactive TV, and more. It goes on to show how these principles are applied in practice during the development process -- when the ideal design can conflict with other engineering goals. The authors demonstrate how their team built a full-featured instant messenger application for the wireless Palm and PC. Through this realistic example, they describe the many subtle tradeoffs that arise between design and engineering goals. Through simulated conversations, they show how they came to understand each other's goals and constraints and found solutions that addressed both of their needs -- and ultimately the needs of users who just want their technology to work.

Author : Kevin Mullet,Darrell Sano
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:49015002361070

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Designing Visual Interfaces by Kevin Mullet,Darrell Sano Pdf

Ironically, many designers of graphical user interfaces are not always aware of the fundamental design rules and techniques that are applied routinely by other practitioners of communication-oriented visual design -- techniques that can be used to enhance the visual quality of GUIs, data displays, and multimedia documents. This volume focuses on design rules and techniques that are drawn from the rational, functionalist design aesthetic seen in modern graphic design, industrial design, interior design, and architecture -- and applies them to various graphical user interface problems experienced in commercial software development.Describes the basic design principles (the what and why), common errors, and practical step-by-step techniques (the how) in each of six major areas: elegance and simplicity; scale, contrast, and proportion; organization and visual structure; module and program; image and representation; and style. Focuses on techniques that will not only improve the aesthetics of the visual display, but, because they promote visual organization, clarity, and conciseness, will also enhance the usability of the product. Includes a catalog of common errors drawn from existing GUI applications and environments to illustrate practices that should be avoided in developing applications.For anyone responsible for designing, specifying, implementing, documenting, or managing the visual appearance of computer-based information displays.

Author : Gerald Friedland,Ramesh Jain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780521764513

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Multimedia Computing by Gerald Friedland,Ramesh Jain Pdf

This innovative textbook presents an experiential, holistic approach to multimedia computing along with practical algorithms.

Author : Jeff Johnson,Kate Finn
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780128045121

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Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population by Jeff Johnson,Kate Finn Pdf

Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population: Towards Universal Design presents age-friendly design guidelines that are well-established, agreed-upon, research-based, actionable, and applicable across a variety of modern technology platforms. The book offers guidance for product engineers, designers, or students who want to produce technological products and online services that can be easily and successfully used by older adults and other populations. It presents typical age-related characteristics, addressing vision and visual design, hand-eye coordination and ergonomics, hearing and sound, speech and comprehension, navigation, focus, cognition, attention, learning, memory, content and writing, attitude and affect, and general accessibility. The authors explore characteristics of aging via realistic personas which demonstrate the impact of design decisions on actual users over age 55. Presents the characteristics of older adults that can hinder use of technology Provides guidelines for designing technology that can be used by older adults and younger people Review real-world examples of designs that implement the guidelines and the designs that violate them

Author : Jeff Johnson,Austin Henderson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031021954

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Conceptual Models by Jeff Johnson,Austin Henderson Pdf

People make use of software applications in their activities, applying them as tools in carrying out tasks. That this use should be good for people--easy, effective, efficient, and enjoyable--is a principal goal of design. In this book, we present the notion of Conceptual Models, and argue that Conceptual Models are core to achieving good design. From years of helping companies create software applications, we have come to believe that building applications without Conceptual Models is just asking for designs that will be confusing and difficult to learn, remember, and use. We show how Conceptual Models are the central link between the elements involved in application use: people's tasks (task domains), the use of tools to perform the tasks, the conceptual structure of those tools, the presentation of the conceptual model (i.e., the user interface), the language used to describe it, its implementation, and the learning that people must do to use the application. We further show that putting a Conceptual Model at the center of the design and development process can pay rich dividends: designs that are simpler and mesh better with users' tasks, avoidance of unnecessary features, easier documentation, faster development, improved customer uptake, and decreased need for training and customer support. Table of Contents: Using Tools / Start with the Conceptual Model / Definition / Structure / Example / Essential Modeling / Optional Modeling / Process / Value / Epilogue

Author : Jeff Johnson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031508523

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Conceptual Models by Jeff Johnson Pdf

Author : Charles Hudson,Chuck Hudson
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781449320157

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EBay Commerce Cookbook by Charles Hudson,Chuck Hudson Pdf

"Develop eCommerce applications with Magento, PayPal, and eBay APIs"--Cover.

Author : Robertas Damaševičius,Giedrė Vasiljevienė
Publisher : Springer
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319999722

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Information and Software Technologies by Robertas Damaševičius,Giedrė Vasiljevienė Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, ICIST 2018, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, in October 2018. The 48 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 124 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on information systems; business intelligence for information and software systems; software engineering; and information technology applications.

Author : Mordechai (Muki) Haklay
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470998243

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Interacting with Geospatial Technologies by Mordechai (Muki) Haklay Pdf

This book provides an introduction to HCI and usability aspects of Geographical Information Systems and Science. Its aim is to introduce the principles of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); to discuss the special usability aspects of GIS which designers and developers need to take into account when developing such systems; and to offer a set of tried and tested frameworks, matrices and techniques that can be used within GIS projects. Geographical Information Systems and other applications of computerised mapping have gained popularity in recent years. Today, computer-based maps are common on the World Wide Web, mobile phones, satellite navigation systems and in various desktop computing packages. The more sophisticated packages that allow the manipulation and analysis of geographical information are used in location decisions of new businesses, for public service delivery for planning decisions by local and central government. Many more applications exist and some estimate the number of people across the world that are using GIS in their daily work at several millions. However, many applications of GIS are hard to learn and to master. This is understandable, as until quite recently, the main focus of software vendors in the area of GIS was on the delivery of basic functionality and development of methods to present and manipulate geographical information using the available computing resources. As a result, little attention was paid to usability aspects of GIS. This is evident in many public and private systems where the terminology, conceptual design and structure are all centred around the engineering of GIS and not on the needs and concepts that are familiar to the user. This book covers a range of topics from the cognitive models of geographical representation, to interface design. It will provide the reader with frameworks and techniques that can be used and description of case studies in which these techniques have been used for computer mapping application.