The essential guide to user interface design : an introduction to GUI design principles and techniques /
"Written especially for software developers, this guide will quickly teach you how to build effective user interfaces to computer systems and applications - even if you are designing interfaces for the first time. Wilbert O. Galitz, an internationally known expert on ergonomics and graphical us...
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New York :
Wiley Computer Pub.,
c1997.
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Introduction to Screen Design for the Graphical User Interface
- 1. Importance of Good Screen Design
- 2. Characteristics of a Graphical User Interface
- Pt. II. GUI Screen Design Process
- Step 1. Know Your User or Client
- Step 2. Understand the Business Function
- Step 3. Understand the Principles of Good Screen Design
- Step 4. Select the Proper Kinds of Windows
- Step 5. Develop System Menus
- Step 6. Select the Proper Device-Based Controls
- Step 7. Choose the Proper Screen-Based Controls
- Step 8. Organize and Lay Out Windows
- Step 9. Choose the Proper Colors
- Step 10. Create Meaningful Icons
- Step 11. Provide Effective Messages, Feedback, Guidance, and Language Translation
- Step 12. Test, Test, and Retest.