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by Robert Hoekman Jr. (Author) "Getting Oriented ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders; 1 edition (17 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0321535081
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321535085
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,942 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The trick to great design is knowing how to think through each decision so that users don't have to. In Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action, Robert Hoekman, Jr., author of Designing the Obvious, presents over 30 stories that illustrate how to put good design principles to work on real-world web application interfaces to make them obvious and compelling. From the first impression to the last, Hoekman takes a think out loud approach to interface design to show us how to look critically at design decisions to ensure that human beings, the kind that make mistakes and do things we don't expect, can walk away from our software feeling productive, respected, and smart.


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The trick to great design is knowing how to think through each decision so that users don't have to. In Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action, Robert Hoekman, Jr., author of Designing the Obvious, presents over 30 stories that illustrate how to put good design principles to work on real-world web application interfaces to make them obvious and compelling. From the first impression to the last, Hoekman takes a think out loud approach to interface design to show us how to look critically at design decisions to ensure that human beings, the kind that make mistakes and do things we don't expect, can walk away from our software feeling productive, respected, and smart.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great follow-up to Designing the Obvious, 22 Jun 2008
By R. PARKER (London, UK.) - See all my reviews
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Well, Robert Hoekman Jr has done it again.

In this follow up to Designing the Obvious, Hoekman Jr takes us on a journey through his thoughts and concepts on building truly great web applications.

It's very easy for programmers and developers to get bogged down, churning out feature-after-feature, without necessarily stopping to think about the 'why', as in, "why do we need to add this feature?", or the 'what': "what is this feature supposed to add to my application?".

In his book, Robert explains that we should be focusing on the activities (or 'moments' as he refers to them) that comprise our applications, and that every new feature should have a single purpose: to support the mindset of the user.

Steering clear of technical jargon, this book teaches everyone involved in the wider design process to focus on what is actually important: your customers.

For anyone who has read his first book, Designing the Obvious, this book may seem a little similar to the first - but on further examination it is obvious that is exactly why you should buy this book: it is written in exactly the same clear, concise and logical manner as the first, bringing a different edge and further enhancements to some existing concepts, with whole new chapters devoted to the new. Simplicity isn't easy to do, but Robert teaches us some very helpful techniques to examine our own designs and improve them, with thoughtful insights into how the user will view our changes thrown in along the way.

There used to only be one book that I would recommend to my colleagues wishing to further their knowledge in web interface design. Now there are two.
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