- Author:
- Avram Joel Spolsky
Most programmers' fear of user interface (UI) programming comes from their fear of doing UI design. They think that UI design is like graphic designthe mysterious process by which creative, latte-drinking, all-black-wearing people produce cool-looking, artistic pieces. Most programmers see themselves as analytic, logical thinkers insteadstrong at reasoning, weak on artistic judgment, and incapable of doing UI design. In this brilliantly readable book, author Joel Spolsky proposes simple, logical rules that can be applied without any artistic talent to improve any user interface, from traditional GUI applications to websites to consumer electronics. Spolsky's primary axiom, the importance of bringing the program model in line with the user model, is both rational and simple. In a fun and entertaining way, Spolky makesuser interfacedesign easy for programmers to grasp. After reading User Interface Design for Programmers, you'll know how to design interfaces with the user in mind. You'll learn the important principles that underlie all good UI design, and you'll learn how to perform usability testing that works.
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Reviews
D. Charles Hair
This book offers somewhat brief coverage of some of the basic principles of user interface design. The principles introduced by the author are valuable for anyone designing user interfaces. The writing style is clear and interesting. The author offers a number of anecdotes to both make some points and entertain. The intended audience is programmers who have little or no knowledge of the principles of user-centered interface design. Novice programmers would not have the background to understand some of the points discussed in the book. Experienced user interface designers would find nothing new. The book contains eighteen short chapters, with numerous figures. Each chapter essentially deals with a separate principle of user interface design. Explanations are enhanced with the use of examples that are easily understood. The bibliography is very brief, but the listed references are good ones and probably sufficient to give a good start to an interested beginning user interface designer.
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