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by Jakob Nielsen (Author) "Have you ever seen one of the people who will be users of your current project? ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 358 pages
Publisher: Academic Press Inc (Jul 1993)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0125184050
ISBN-13: 978-0125184052
Product Dimensions: 23 x 16 x 2.4 cm

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Analyzing user needs and designing for usability is an important aspect of software interface design. This book aims to be of use to the user-interface practitioner, and provides a concise introduction to usability engineering, with guidelines and examples.

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The basic philosophy of the book is YOU CAN DO IT! It is about cheap and fast methods that anybody can use in any interface design project (whether Web design, software design, or gadget design) to drastically improve usability. It is quite common to be able to cut users' learning time in half (thus cutting your training budget or support center costs by a similar amount). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars 20/20 vision on only 60 percent of the problem, 1 May 1999

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This review is from: Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies) (Paperback)

As a Web site designer, I've long been an advocate of JakobNielsen's ideas -- to an extent. Usability is arguably the most important aspect of any design project, and an aspect too often ignored by many software and Web site designers.

Mr. Nielsen, in his book, very aptly points out typical errors and common stumbling blocks of interface design, and presents very convincing arguments and methods for solving these problems. However, strict adherence to Mr. Nielsen's interface design techniques, at the expense of less easily measured human factors, will often result in a sterile and boring product. Both are eminently efficient and usable, but are also wonderful examples of visual blandness -- nearly devoid of the human and aesthetic factors that contributes to a depth of personality and a richness of sensory stimulation.

Although Mr. Nielsen never specifically advocates this, the logical conclusion of his approach is an interface design whose personality and soul have been stripped away in a slavish preference for pure, unencumbered efficiency and usability. Contrary to Mr. Nielsen's examples, the quest for usability should not abrogate the need to avoid ugliness.

For the sake of efficient usability, I wonder if Mr. Nielsen has replaced his impractical, hard-to-maintain backyard lawn with efficient asphalt paving. Or maybe pulled out his expensive, hard-to-clean, dirt collecting, living room carpet and replaced it with an efficient concrete floor. I'm joking of course, but even if Mr. Nielson thinks this way, most do not. Yet, this is the result achieved by many of his user interface examples.

Perhaps on the planet Vulcan where everyone thinks like Mr. Spock, Mr. Nielsen's conclusions and methods might be the eminently rational final word on good interface design. But on Earth the value of his conclusions and usability tests must be weighed against the somewhat hard-to-measure and difficult-to-quantify factors of illogical human personality and perception.

Although Mr. Nielsen's observations, conclusions and suggestions continue to be very valuable in helping to pull interface design towards much needed greater usability and functionality, his mistake seems to be that this is all he sees as being important.

Cory Maylett

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must-have for all software developers., 15 Feb 1998

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Over the past 10 years only a few programming books have made it onto my 'must have' list. Usability Engineering is near the top. Jakob Nielsen's style is humorous and exact. More good advice could hardly be packed into one volume than you will find here.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, practical how-to book, 16 Jul 1996

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"Usability Engineering" explains the principles of software usability, and clearly outlines techiniques for assesing the usablility of your product. His techniques give a lot of bang for the buck. There is no excuse not to use them. He makes convincing arguments for the value of incorporating usability into the entire software design and development process. This book is an excellent companion to Cooper's User Interface bible,"About Face".

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3.0 out of 5 stars Seminal work on UE - essential for e-business managers
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5.0 out of 5 stars The standard
Simply the standard on usability engineering. Buy this one first.

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