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Guidelines
& Terms (Links & Recommendations)
Human interface design principles and concepts, when to to use them,
and when not to.
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Guidelines -Interface Design "suggestions" |
Human
Interface Principles -Apple Computer
Discusses the human interface design principles that describe key considerations
for the design decisions you make for your product.
User Interface Guidelines
-Tim Gasperak
This concise list hits on some key principles that apply to all forms
of interface design: context, engagement, consistency,
a bottom-up approach to organization...
First Principles
-Bruce Tognazzini
According to Tog: "The following principles are fundamental to
the architecture and implementation of effective interfaces, whether
for traditional GUI environments or the Web."
14
Principles of Polite Apps (PDF) -Alan Cooper
Software should respond to your obvious needs, not just your commands.
Use these 14 principles to create accommodating software.
Common
Principles: A Usable Interface Design Primer -Rick Oppedisano
Some basic guidelines for minimizing user cognitive processing and maximizing
interface efficiency.
Principles
of Good GUI Design -James Hobart
Describes the basic rules for all good interfaces -the cardinal dos
and don'ts.
UI
Guidelines vs. Usability Testing -Microsoft
Defines UI guidelines and describes the problems inherent in only following
guidelines, as well as the danger in being too focused on consistency
in your design.
Evolution
Trumps Usability Guidelines -User Interface Engineering
Do interface design guidelines actually result in more usable sites?
Design Requirements for Hypermedia -Colleen Bushell
From the designer of the original Mosaic
interface (Netscape and Explorer's interface are carbon copies), this
hard-to-find article introduces many issues Web designers still struggle
with today.
Books:
Macintosh
Human Interface Guidelines, Apple Computer Inc, 1992.
This "manual" outlines the design rationale behind Apple's original
Macintosh interface. From icons to folder actions, this book not only
tells you how you should design within the Mac UI but (more importantly)
why.
Designing
Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity, Jakob Nielsen, 2000.
The first book to attempt pulling in the Web design reigns. In a time
of splash screens and designer hacks this book was a very needed slap
in the face (courtesy of usability).
The
Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems,
Jef Raskin, 2000.
Raskin's book is a great look at the possibilities and problems in interface
design. Don't read this one first, Apple and Tog are better intros to
the field.
The
Art & Science of Web Design, Jeffrey Veen, 2001.
Jeffrey Veen gets it: Web design is a union of function and form. Well
written and very informed.
Don't
Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, Steven
Krug, 2000.
A concise to-the-point book about designing Web interfaces for users.
What you'll learn: keep it simple.
Tog
on Software Design, Bruce Tognazzini, 1996.
The better of Tog's two books. The first one is actually just a collection
of his columns as an Apple "human interface evangelist". In this book,
Tog theorizes and expands on some of his favorite interface concepts
such as "Fitss' Law".
Web
Style Guide: Basic Principles for Creating Web Sites, Patrick J.
Lynch & Sarah Horton, 1999.
The first Web design class I taught, I used this book. It is a nice
overview of the design considerations implicit in Web design. Though,
as one student commented, if you follow all their "style guides" you
end up with a pretty drab brochure-like site.
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Terminology -Interface Design is awash with terms. Funny
thing everyone is saying the same thing. |
The Elements
of User Experience (PDF)-Jesse James Garrett
A systematic break-down of the various terms and disciplines associated
with User Experience Design.
Information Interaction
Design -Nathan Shedroff
The processes involved in solving problems, responding to audiences,
and communicating to others is defined as information interaction design.
Designers'
Roles in Communicating with Users -Usability News
Divides user experience into Information architecture, Interaction design,
and Identity design.
Keyword Map of LukeW Interface Designs
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Search terms associated with this site.
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