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Principles and Guidelines in Software User Interface Design

Principles and Guidelines in Software User Interface DesignAuthor: Deborah J. Mayhew
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Pages: 544
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ISBN: 0137219296
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.616
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Here's a comprehensive sourcebook, filled with concrete design guidelines for developing clear software interfaces. In it, readers will find practical guidelines including the high level conceptual model, dialog styles, organization of functionality to support user tasks, and effective error handling. Suitable for novice and experienced software development professionals. Based on extensive research in human computer interaction. Provides guidance for both the design of traditional interfaces, such as menus and fill-in forms implemented on character-based screens, and for the design of state-of-the-art user interfaces such as direct manipulation interfaces including graphics, color, windows, and pointing devices.e




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4 out of 5 stars Good practical guidelines though repetitive   December 9, 2000
kelleher.john@itsligo.ie (Sligo, Ireland)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Good book. List coherently the do's and don'ts of interface design. The kind of stuff you think you know but don't practice. Actually give reasons why you should do it 'her' way but undeniably well-founded. I have used it for teaching HCI for several years now though not as a text book. One fault is that the lists of guidelines are endless. This is always the way with guidelines since they are so easy to give but difficult to follow or to interpret how one should implement the guideline. Still, I commend her section on mental models and screen layout. In particular the latter topic is still relevant despite the progress since publication.