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Get a solid introduction to the theories and principles behind Web usability and interface design. Even if you're new to writing and designing for the Web, you'll soon be able to create and organize content and design a layout that's easy to navigate. If you're looking to create successful and compelling Web sites that best meet the needs of your audience, then you need this book.
List of contents
Part I: Seeing Through the Users' Eyes Chapter 1: You as a Preeminent User: Put on Your Usability Spectacles Chapter 2: Swap Out Your Spectacles: Seeing from Other Perspectives Chapter 3: Get to Know Your Users: Creating User Profiles Chapter 4: Get to Know Your Users' Computer Constraints Chapter 5: Know the Web Even Better Than Your Users Do Part II: Designing Web Sites for Your Users Chapter 6: Stick to a User-Centric Design Process Chapter 7: Site Design, First Steps: Getting Users to Your Site Chapter 8: Information Architecture: Organizing Your Web Site Chapter 9: Navigation Design Chapter 10: Site Design Usability Dilemmas Chapter 11: Screen Design for Usability Chapter 12: Preparing User-Friendly Content Chapter 13: Case Studies: Analyzing Web Sites Chapter 14: Testing, Testing Chapter 15: Looking Ahead: Through the Users' Eyes Part III: Appendices Appendix A: Mastery Check Answers Appendix B: Print and Web Resources Appendix C: Web Site Functionality Testing Appendix D: Web Site Usability Checklists
About the author
Merlyn Holmes (Boulder, CO) is a founder and partner of Hot Tea Productions: a fine brew of print, video, web, and other media. Recently, she has focused on Web courseware design and has taught classes and conducted train-the-trainers across the United States and Europe. She has been a Subject Matter Expert and the lead author on two five-day courses on "Web Design" and "Web Production" which are currently being offered at training centers internationally. In between such commitments, Merlyn has also been the Gallery Director and/or judge for the Macromedia People's Choice Awards and the NewMedia Invision Awards since 1996 and as such has reviewed more than 3,500 Web and multimedia entries.
