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UI is Communication
How to Design Intuitive, User Centered Interfaces by Focusing on Effective Communication
An approachable, practical communication-based guide to interaction and visual design that designers and non-designers can immediately apply to their projects to make solid design decisions quickly and confidently.
Everett N McKay (Author)
9780123969804, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 5 August 2013
378 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.77 kg
"Here [McKay] offers a guide to designing user interfaces by drawing on principles and common-sense insight about communication. There are no prerequisites, he says, no assumptions about the reader's field or level of experience." --Reference and Research Book News, October 2013 "The best teammate a designer can have is a communication specialist to look over your shoulder. Having Everett's book is the next best thing to having him on your team." --Bert Keely, Architect of Windows Pen and Touch "McKay practices what he preaches – UI is Communication is relevant, readable, entertaining, and chock full of useful examples." --Carolyn Snyder, Snyder Consulting
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.
Introduction Chapter 1: Communication Design Principles Chapter 2: Interaction Design Chapter 3: Visual Design Chapter 4: Communicating to People Chapter 5: A Communication-driven Design Process Chapter 6: UI Design Case Studies Conclusion Glossary
Subject Areas: Human-computer interaction [UYZ]
