UI is Communication: How to Design Intuitive, User Centered Interfaces by Focusing on Effective Communication
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User interface design is a challenging, multi-disciplinary activity that requires understanding a wide range of concepts and techniques that are often subjective and even conflicting. Imagine how much it would help if there were a single perspective that you could use to simplify these complex issues down to a small set of objective principles. In UI is Communication, Everett McKay explains how to design intuitive user interfaces by focusing on effective human communication. A user interface is ultimately a conversation between users and technology. Well-designed user interfaces use the language of UI to communicate to users efficiently and naturally. They also recognize that there is an emotional human being at the other end of the interaction, so good user interfaces strive to make an emotional connection. Applying what you learn from UI is Communication will remove much of the mystic, subjectiveness, and complexity from user interface design, and help you make better design decisions with confidence. It’s the perfect introduction to user interface design.
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Publication date : 11 Jun. 2013
Edition : Illustrated
Language : English
Print length : 378 pages
ISBN-10 : 0123969808
ISBN-13 : 978-0123969804
Item weight : 1.05 Kilograms
Dimensions : 19.05 x 2.26 x 23.5 cm
Sendayour –
Copy as described.Excellent.
Mr. J. A. Smith –
This changed the way I looked at UI design and gave me confidence to move into professional UI design. I only wish it had some more focused case studies
ZeroD –
Molti casi web e troppo pochi mobile ma buoni, tanti principi sempre validi per tutte le UI digitali. Un bel compendio.
Micha –
Overall this is a very good book. It covers every design step and gives “insider information”, that you only would gain with lot of experience in design.What I really liked was that there are many great example-illustrations, with according assessments (good or bad communication/design, incl. elaboration afterwards). Every chapter is always summarised and within the text important parts are highlighted, which makes it very easy to scan/read pages quickly. Additionally sporadically some Text-boxes are pointing out the main idea, in order to learn it by heart easier. Design exercises, book recommendations and mentioning common mistakes during the design process are just the tip of the iceberg of a great book, that is actually even fun to read!As you can see I am really excited, but what I found weird though, is the order of the chapters: general information in the beginning and in the end there is a recommended approach and the design steps.This isn’t as bad, as it is actually a book that isn’t necessarily meant be read in order.Overall I really recommend this book to any leading engineer, new designer,experienced designer, and programmer and anybody else who is interested.
M. Lastname –
This is not an academic book, and I mean that in the best way possible. Many UX books drone on with hundreds of pages of theory and advanced methods, and those definitely have their value if you’re looking for very deep knowledge of this field. Where this book excels is in giving you the tools to make immediate improvements. Have an ugly design problem you’re trying to tackle and need a solid, grounded process to take it on? This is your book. Need to get developers or managers on board with UX and participating in the process? This is your book. Trying to explain what you do to your parents? This is your book.The author’s premise is that “user interface design isn’t a subjective visual art about pixels and aesthetics but rather a principled objective communication skill to explain tasks to users”. So while he does touch on mental models, interaction patterns, and visual design, it always ties back to communication. If this were a conversation, what would we say to the user? How would we say it? When would we say it? It seems obvious but is a surprisingly useful metaphor and he provides many examples of how to put it into action. Each chapter concludes with a page of exercises to expand your thinking and put the material into action – I wish my university had used this as a textbook.The final chapter presents a couple design challenges with thorough solutions, working through the entire design process and showing each of the activities and deliverables. I’ve been hauling the book around in my backpack for the past few weeks so that I can apply that thinking to my own projects. That’s about the highest compliment I could pay a book – there aren’t any others that I’ve kept with me at all times and referenced so regularly.