UID:
almahu_9947368488402882
Format:
1 recurs en línia (497 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-79618-2
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9786611796181
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0-08-052031-6
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0-585-44825-6
Series Statement:
The Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies
Uniform Title:
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Content:
Every stage in the design of a new web site is an opportunity to meet or miss deadlines and budgetary goals. Every stage is an opportunity to boost or undercut the site's usability. This book tells you how to design usable web sites in a systematic process applicable to almost any business need. You get practical advice on managing the project and incorporating usability principles from the project's inception. This systematic usability process for web design has been developed by the authors and proven again and again in their own successful businesses. A beacon in
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Usability for the Web; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Forms; Preface; Introduction; What Is Usability?; Why Is Usability Important for Web Sites?; Web Usability Problems; PART I: PERVASIVE USABILITY; Chapter 1. Usability Throughout the Desin Process; Web Sites for People; Usability Methods; The Design Process; Project Management; Resources: Budget Staff and Schedule; How to Succeed at Project Management; Comparing Usability Methods; Pervasive Usability; PART II: REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS; Chapter 2. Target Audience and Target Platforms; Understanding Your Audience; Scenarios
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Design for Diversity Individual Differences; Differences in User Preference Settings; International Differences; Hardware and Software Differences; Walking in Someone Else's Shoes; Chapter 3. User Needs Analysis; The Objectives of User Needs Analysis; Setting Your Objectives; Background Research; Surveys; Competitive Analysis; Interviews and Focus Groups; Informed Project Objectives; PART III: CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; Chapter 4.Task Analysis; What Is Task Analysis?; Task Analysis for Web Site Design; Use Cases; Hierarchical Task Analysis; A Hybrid Approach to Task Analysis; Performance Improvements
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Human-Error-Tolerant Design Chapter 5. Information Architecture; What Is Information Architecture?; How People Navigate; The Process of Developing an Architecture; Maintenance and Expansion; Organization Schemes; Ways to Present Navigation to the User; Labeling and Orientation Cues; Search Techniques and Search Engine Design; Embedding Your Site within the Framework of the Rest of the Web; Conceptual Design; PART IV: MOCKUPS AND PROTOTYPES; Chapter 6. Page Layout; The Goals of Your Layout; Page Components and Basic Page Layout; Some Common Page Structures; Page Layout Techniques
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Page Layout Constraints, Common Pitfalls, and Solutions How Does Page Layout Affect Usability?; Chapter 7. Envisioning Design; The Goals of Envisioning Design; The Fidelity of Mockups and Prototypes; Mockups; The Mockup Creation Process; The Mockup Review Process; Prototypes; PART V: PRODUCTION; Chapter 8. Writing for the Web; Writing to Communicate; How People Read; What to Write About; Writing Style; How Writing for the Web Differs from Writing for Prirt; Text Formatting; Getting Your Message Across; Chapter 9. Design Elements; Goals of Graphic Design for the Web
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Establishing the Design Parameters Color; Typography as a Design Technique; Icon Design; Designing Online Forms; Navigation; Interactivity and Multimedia; Effectively Integrating Visual Design Elements; Chapter 10. Usability in Software Development; Usability Problems; Web Site Engineering Techniques; Engineering Web Site Components; Usability of Web Technologies; Principled Software Development; PART VI: LAUNCH; Chapter 11. Pre-Launch and Post-Launch; In the Months before the Launch; The Challenge of Quality Assurance Testing; Quality Assurance Testing before the Site Is Launched
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The Final Hurdles before Going Live
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-55860-658-0
Language:
English
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