Principles and Guidelines in Software User Interface Design [Facsimile] [Paperback]

Deborah J. Mayhew (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0137219296 | ISBN-13: 978-0137219292 | Publication Date: October 11, 1991 | Edition: 1

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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A comprehensive sourcebook of practical guidelines for developing clear software user interfaces.

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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

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (October 11, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137219296
• ISBN-13: 978-0137219292
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,585,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good practical guidelines though repetitive, December 9, 2000

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[e-mail] (Sligo, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles and Guidelines in Software User Interface Design (Paperback)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Introduction and User profile, September 15, 2011

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kaizen (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles and Guidelines in Software User Interface Design (Paperback)

There are many information about software user interface.
For example, in Introduction the items are as follows,
user compatibility
product compatibility
task compatibility
work flow compatibility
consistency
familiarity
simplicity
direct manipulation
control
WYSIWYG = what you see is what you get
flexibility
responsiveness
invisible technology
robustness
protection
ease of learning and ease of use
and their trade offs