Designing from Both Sides of the Screen

How Designers and Engineers Can Collaborate to Build Cooperative Technology

Alan Walendowski, Ellen Isaacs

336 pages, parution le 05/02/2002

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Résumé

Written from the perspectives of both a user interface designer and a software engineer, this book demonstrates rather than just describes how to build technology that cooperates with people. It begins with a set of interaction design principles that apply to a broad range of technology, illustrating with examples from the Web, desktop software, cell phones, PDAs, cameras, voice menus, interactive TV, and more. It goes on to show how these principles are applied in practice during the development process — when the ideal design can conflict with other engineering goals.

The authors demonstrate how their team built a full-featured instant messenger application for the wireless Palm and PC. Through this realistic example, they describe the many subtle tradeoffs that arise between design and engineering goals. Through simulated conversations, they show how they came to understand each other's goals and constraints and found solutions that addressed both of their needs — and ultimately the needs of users who just want their technology to work.

Contents

Preface
Introduction 1
1 On Being a Butler 8
2 Don't Impose: Respect Physical Effort 16
3 Don't Impose: Respect Mental Effort 36
4 Be Helpful 58
5 Setting Up: Understanding Users' Needs 86
6 Structuring the User Interface 120
7 Lying Out the User Interface 144
8 Architecting with the UI in Mind 170
9 Initial Development 196
10 Iterative Development: Observing Use 222
11 Conclusion 284
App. A: Guidelines 298
App. B: Recommended Readings 312
Index 318

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	New Riders
Auteur(s)	Alan Walendowski, Ellen Isaacs
Parution	05/02/2002
Nb. de pages	336
Format	17,8 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	773g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780672321511