Elements of Hypermedia Design: Techniques for Navigation and Visualization in Cyberspace [Paperback]

Peter Gloor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 081763911X | ISBN-13: 978-0817639112 | Edition: 1

This book addresses aspects of hypermedia publishing, conveying new ideas and concepts on how to design usable hypermedia documents and information tools for the multimedia author. Based on practical experience, the book presents the most effective tools and techniques available, including Cybermap, overview map, path editor, Video-scheme, or techniques such as algorithm animation. 200 illus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston; 1 edition (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081763911X
• ISBN-13: 978-0817639112
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,911,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am doing research at the Center for Collective Intelligence at MIT. I also teach how to become a creative member of Collaborative Innovation Networks at University of Cologne and at Helsinki University of Technology.
Besides I am involved in the development of TeCFlow, a software tool for dynamic social network analysis. Until the end of 2002, I was a Partner with Deloitte Consulting, leading its E-Business practice for Europe. Before that, I was a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers and the manager for Software Engineering at Union Bank of Switzerland.
Much earlier I was a Post-Doc at MIT and got a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Zurich.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Academic bent., July 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Elements of Hypermedia Design: Techniques for Navigation and Visualization in Cyberspace (Paperback)

As a dissertation this book works well: it contains high level coverage of the theories associated with computer use, and web use in particular, especially descriptions of academic research in that area. Unfortunately it doesn't provide the grounded, current, specific information and examples that would help a commercial practitioner improve web products under development

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars hidden gems for web site design, November 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Elements of Hyper Media Design: Techniques for Navigation and Visualization in Cyberspace (Paperback)

I recently got hold of a copy of this book, and I was suprised about its actuality. It came out 6 years ago, but the main lessons are as valid today as they were when the book came out.
Its content is quite original. For example, I have not seen the seven design concepts for navigation in cyberspace elsewhere:
linking, searching, sequentialization, hierarchy, similarity, mapping, agents. I found those useful as guiding principles for the design of my own Web sites.
I also liked the chapter about algorithm animation, which has been around as a concept for quite some time, but has never really picked up.
The writing is somewhat academic in style, but well worth digging in.

2.0 out of 5 stars I had big hopes, September 12, 2008

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Massimiliano Favilli "www.dammela.it" (Milan, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elements of Hypermedia Design: Techniques for Navigation and Visualization in Cyberspace (Paperback)

Useless, save your money.

I had great hopes for this book, unfortunatelly is just a collection of elements of design of various sort, for various purpose, nicely packed together, an academic attempt maybe, but of limited if not zero practical use.

Being published in 1997 doesn't help of course, but theoretically the content should not get outdated for decades.