User Interface Design for Mere Mortals

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User Interface Design for Mere Mortals takes the
mystery out of designing effective interfaces for both desktop and web
applications. It is recommended reading for anyone who wants to provide users
of their software with interfaces that are intuitive and easy-to-use. The key
to any successful application lies in providing an interface users not only
enjoy interacting with but which also saves time, eliminates frustration, and
gets the job done with a minimum of effort. Readers will discover the secrets
of good interface design by learning how users behave and the expectations
that users have of different types of interfaces.
 
Anyone who reads User Interface Design for Mere
Mortals will benefit from
• Gaining an appreciation of the differences in
the “look and feel” of interfaces for a variety of systems and
platforms
• Learning how to go about designing and creating
the most appropriate interface for the application or website being
developed
• Becoming familiar with all the different
components that make up an interface and the important role that each of those
components plays in communicating with users
• Understanding the business benefits that flow
from good interface design such as significantly reduced support
costs
• Gaining invaluable insights into how users
behave, including the seven stages of human interaction with
computers
• Working through case study based, in-depth
analysis of each of the stages involved in designing a user
interface
• Acquiring practical knowledge about the
similarities and differences between designing websites and traditional
desktop applications
• Learning how to define, conduct, and analyze
usability testing 
Table of
Contents:

Preface xv
Acknowledgments       
xvii
About the
Author          xix
Introduction     
xxv
CHAPTER 1    Brief
Histories   1
CHAPTER 2    Concepts and
Issues     17
CHAPTER 3    Making the Business
Case        59
CHAPTER 4    Good
Design    85
CHAPTER 5    How User
Behave        113
CHAPTER 6    Analyzing Your
Users   135
CHAPER 7      Designing
a User Interface        163
CHAPTER 8    Designing a Web
Site    197
CHAPTER 9   
Usability          
225
APPENDIX A Answers to Review
Questions   253
APPENDIX B Recommended
Reading           
265
Glossary          
267
References      
273
Index   
275