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Informationen zum Autor Erik Klimczak is a Creative Director in Chicago dedicated to making technology meaningful for his clients. He has assisted in the design and production of software for industries as diverse as healthcare, automobiles, finance, retail, law, entertainment, insurance, marketing, education, consumer products, gaming, sports, food and beverage, communications, media, security and more. As a hybrid technologist/artist, Klimczak is uniquely positioned to present design theory concepts to tech-minded professionals who don't have a background in traditional design. Klappentext A unique resource to help software developers create a desirable user experienceToday, top-flight software must feature a desirable user experience. This one-of-a-kind book creates a design process specifically for software, making it easy for developers who lack design background to create that compelling user experience. Appealing to both tech-savvy designers and creative-minded technologists, it establishes a hybrid discipline that will produce first-rate software. Illustrated in full color, it shows how to plan and visualize the design to create software that works on every level.* Today's software demands attention to the quality of the user experience; this book guides you through a practical design process to achieve that goal* Approaches the mechanics of design with a process inspired by art and science* Avoids the abstract and moves step by step through techniques you can put to use immediately* Covers planning your design, tested methods, how to visualize like a designer, psychology of design, and how to create software that developers will appreciate* Explores such elements as choosing the right typeface and managing interactivityDesign for Software: A Playbook for Developers brings the art of good design together with the science of software development to create programs with pizazz. Zusammenfassung A unique resource to help software developers create a desirable user experience Today, top-flight software must feature a desirable user experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements viii Introduction 1 Part I: Research 5 CHAPTER 1 Planning 7 An Introduction to User Research 8 User Research Is Not Usability 9 Design Lingo: Ethnography 9 Start with User Insights 9 Case Study: Lightning Fast Checkout 14 Making Sense of Your Findings 18 Summary 20 CHAPTER 2 Inspiration 21 Steal Like an Artist 22 If All Else Fails 34 Summary 36 Part II: Design Thinking 37 CHAPTER 3 Sketching 39 Design Thinking-A Developer's Kind of Design 40 Sketching-Where It All Begins 40 The Benefi ts of Sketching 41 When to Sketch 42 Tools for Sketching 42 The Basics of Application Flows 47 Creating an Application Flow 49 What Storyboards Can Do for You 58 When to Use Storyboards 59 Creating a Storyboard 59 Not Sure Where to Begin? Start with a Template 60 Summary 62 CHAPTER 4 Information Architecture 63 What Is information Architecture, Exactly? 65 The Cost of Usability 65 Information Architecture Deliverables 66 Personas, User Scenarios, and Storyboards 67 Content Models 67 Application Flow 67 Wireframes 69 Gesture Dictionary 69 Information Architecture Is All About the Content 70 Make It Meaningful 70 Information Architecture: Like a Boss in Five Steps 72 Step 1: Define Themes, Goals and Requirements 73 Step 2: Choose a Layout 74 Step 3: Group Similar Items 85 Step 4: Be Consistent 86 Step 5: Reduce 87 Summary 88 CHAPTER 5 Wireframes 91 Debunking Wireframes 92 Wireframes 101 93 When Should You Create th...
