Description
This book is a guide to user interface design for electronic appliances. It covers a variety of topics, including input and output devices, interaction design, menu structures, the move from usability to pleasure, the user interface design process, sound design, and advanced input devices. Each chapter or sub-chapter can be used as a reference handbook, and brief summaries and references to research are provided. Several case studies are given from well-known companies, demonstrating good user interface design.
This simple and manageable guide to user interface design is written for the technically knowledgeable professional in industry working on product development and the decision process. It presents a catalog of input and output devices for user interfaces and provides a set of guidelines for the user interface, adding material on interaction design, menu structures, the move from usability to pleasure, the user interface design process, sound design, advanced input devices and voice interfaces. Each chapter or sub-chapter stands alone, so the book can be used as a reference handbook. Contributions come from several human factors specialists working with Philips and in academia. Several case studies are given from well-known companies showing examples of good UI design, and brief summaries and references to research are provided.