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Shaping web usability : interaction design in context Albert N Badre

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston Addison-Wesley 2002Description: 276 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780201729931
Subject(s):
Contents:
1 Human Computer Interaction for the Web 1 2 Web Usability Strategy 13 3 The Web Environment 37 4 The Web User, Part 1: The Audience 67 5 The Web User, Part 2: Older Adults 91 6 Designing for Web Genres 109 7 The Web Site 127 8 The Web Page 147 9 The Aesthetic Factor 173 10 From Desktops to Handhelds 189 11 The Cultural Context 213 12 Evaluating Web Usability 229 Bibliography 249 Index 267
Summary: The author has written this book to instill in web interface developers the need for a constant focus on users. He shows that designing usable web sites requires employing a web-specialized methodology of designing for context. He brings to this discussion his unique blend of research in both HCI and psychology, as well as his practical experience building usable web sites for companies such as IBM, NCR, Schlumberger, Siemens, Southern Bell, Web-MD, and Westinghouse.
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Book Book Main Library Open Shelf QA76.76D47 BAD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 69848 Available BK125708

Includes bibliographical references and index

1 Human Computer Interaction for the Web 1
2 Web Usability Strategy 13
3 The Web Environment 37
4 The Web User, Part 1: The Audience 67
5 The Web User, Part 2: Older Adults 91
6 Designing for Web Genres 109
7 The Web Site 127
8 The Web Page 147
9 The Aesthetic Factor 173
10 From Desktops to Handhelds 189
11 The Cultural Context 213
12 Evaluating Web Usability 229
Bibliography 249
Index 267

The author has written this book to instill in web interface developers the need for a constant focus on users. He shows that designing usable web sites requires employing a web-specialized methodology of designing for context. He brings to this discussion his unique blend of research in both HCI and psychology, as well as his practical experience building usable web sites for companies such as IBM, NCR, Schlumberger, Siemens, Southern Bell, Web-MD, and Westinghouse.

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