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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 005.27 EAN: 9780130411617 ISBN: 0130411612 Label: Prentice Hall Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: May 30, 2003 Publisher: Prentice Hall Studio: Prentice Hall Editorial Review: Product Description: For one-quarter to one-semester undergraduate courses in Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction courses, Web Design and User Interface Design. This text is the only one of its kind that addresses Human-Computer Interaction as it relates to Web site design. It stresses principles that can be learned, not just implementation techniques. The text provides a working knowledge of Web design, aimed at creating Web pages and sites that are attractive and user-friendly, plus allows students to become familiar with the concepts and terminology of Web design as a basis for further study. Average Rating:
 Rating: - many useful tipsMcCracken suggests a somewhat back to basics approach to website design. He offers 4 ideas - proximity, alignment, consistency and contrast. Claiming that by adhering to these, you can develop a very professional website. Even if it is just your personal website. The ideas are useful and uncontroversial. Consistency across the pages on a website is probably the most common idea shared with other books on this topic. Alignment is also a good thing. Like avoiding centred alignment as ... Read More Rating:  - Not worth the priceWhen I first bought this book, I expected to get more out of it in terms of designing web pages with users in mind. It focused a lot on setting up testing centers with a paper system and getting feedback from users. It was very brief on good web design techniques (doesn't cover navigation enough). The hands on exercises leaves something to be desired. Although there were some good ideas in this book, I found myself "hanging" at the end as if there should have been much more. Rating: - Only instructors will get the full value of this bookUntil it was finally in my hands, I wondered why this book had not received much reviewer attention, given its solid content and authorship. Keys to understanding that at once became obvious: 1) The book is much more expensive than books with similar content. 2) The eloquent Jared Spool, listed as an author, provided only a short preface. 3) The book was designed as a college textbook. Who loves or hates a textbook enough to bother to review it? As a classroom ... Read More Rating:  - Your Website Needs This BookI had to design a website for the department in which I work, at short notice and with limited familiarity with internet technology and NO background in graphics or design. "User-Centered Website Development" came to the rescue. McCracken and Wolfe are not interested in flashy gimmicks; they concentrate on designing sites that the site visitors will find easy, pleasant, and efficient to use. Chapter 3, "Know Thy User," helped me figure out what the audience's top priorities were; Chapters 4 and 6, "Organization" ... Read More |
