The Elements of User Interface Design (Paperback)

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A complete guide to mastering the art and science of user interface design, covering both traditional and cutting-edge interface tools and technologies.

For most computer users, the interface is the software, and in today's ultra-competitive software markets, developers can't afford to provide users and clients with anything less than optimal software ease, usability, and appeal. This book shows you how, providing readers with a step-by-step roadmap.

"The Elements of User Interface Design" was written by a cognitive psychologist and interface design specialist with more than a decade's research and design experience. Writing for novices and veteran developers and designers alike, Dr. Mandel works from the ground up—beginning with an exploration of the whys and wherefores of good software design and the psychological principles behind them. The four-part book covers command-line interfaces, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and object-oriented user interfaces (OOUIs), advancing to cutting-edge interface technologies and techniques, such as social user interfaces, agents, and Web interfaces. Throughout, coverage is liberally supplemented with screen shots, real-life case studies, and vignettes that bring interface design principles to vivid life.

Destined to become the bible for a new generation of designers and developers, "The Elements of User Interface Design":
· Introduces readers to basic principles of good user interface design
· Arms you with a "tested-in the-trenches" four-phase, iterative design process
· Critically analyzes well-known interfaces including Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2 Warp, Microsoft Bob, Visual Basic, Macintosh, and the World-Wide Web
· Schools you in object-oriented interface (OOUI) design principles and techniques
· Offers practical coverage of interface agents, wizards, voice activation, social user interfaces, Web design, and other new and emerging technologies.

Theo Mandel, PhD is a consultant, author, educator, and industry seminar speaker. He is the founder and principal of Interface Design and Development in Austin, Texas. Dr. Mandel worked for IBM for more than twelve years in the areas of software user interface architecture, product interface design, usability testing, software vendor consulting, and technical education. He has conducted education and training in classrooms, and on satellite education systems, as well as corporate and university-level courses on human factors, usability, and user interface design. Dr. Mandel is also the author of "The GUI-OOUI War: The Designer's Guide to Human-Computer Interfaces."

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