- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (Jan 24 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0201608421
- ISBN-13: 978-0201608427
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #529,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Explores the central issues of user interface design, including the problems presented by multimedia applications. It is a unique treasury of ideas and opinions from one of the key thinkers in the industry. It will be required and fascinating reading for all those concerned with the relationship between computers and people.
From the Back Cover
"Tog on Interface is a report from the front lines of interface design, full of anecdotes and useful tips. I recommend it for anybody who cares about personal computing."
- Stewart Alsop, Editor-in-Chief, InfoWorld
- Stewart Alsop, Editor-in-Chief, InfoWorld
"If you work with graphical user interfaces, no matter what form or religion, you had better read this book."
- Don Norman, author of The Design of Everyday Things and Turn Signals Are the Facial Expressions of Automobiles
"Tog's book is a must-read. It's chock-full of intuitive insights and practical technical examples. My favorite story is why people walk into their furniture after going on camping trips. You'll have to read the book to find out the reason!"
- Roger von Oech, Author of A Whack on the Side of the Head and developer of "The Creative Whack Pack"
From one of the foremost authorities on the design of user interfaces, this unique collection of ideas and opinions, while focusing on the Macintosh, neatly captures the underlying principles of all graphical user interfaces. Using ideas from such diverse sources as Information Theory, Carl Jung, and even professional beekeeping, the book provides a framework for achieving a deep understanding of user interface design.
With humor and thought-provoking insights, Bruce Tognazzini explores the central issues of human-computer interaction, including the challenges presented by multimedia applications, agents, virtual reality, and future technologies. Drawn from his long experience of working with developers, the book provides practical guidelines for developing successful applications that users will find simple, clear, and consistent.
Tog on Interface is fascinating reading for all those concerned with the relationship between people and computers.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great, but somewhat sheltered, writing,
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This review is from: Tog on Interface (Paperback)
I am a big fan of AskTog, so I bought this book. Some of the information is a bit dated (and relates specifically to the old Macintosh), but much of it is sound design principles expressed informally (and in a readable way).The presentation of the material is great. Even flipping quickly through the pages should turn up useful nuggets. If you have an interest in design evolution, this is a good read. If you want some good design principles easily explained, this is a good read. Many of his stories are condensed down into bolded, bulleted "rules" of design. The one thing I didn't like about the book: Tog lives in a sheltered reality. If research shows something he disagrees with, he calls it bad research. If research supports his ideas, it is quickly pointed out as solid evidence. It is very important to read anything by Tog with a critical (but open) mind. Not all of his ideas have stood the test of time. All things considered, this book is worth reading for developers and designers of any Visual Interface (Tog explains his distaste for the term "Graphical User Interface").
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic that's fun to read,
By Jonathan R. Price (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tog on Interface (Paperback)
You'll get some good laughs, as you follow Tog through the complexities of designing some of the earliest, and still the best, interfaces out there...he was, as I recall, the Interface Czar at Apple when they were creating the Mac, then worked at Sun, and now is part of the Nielsen Norman Group. The book's good background for his site, AskTog.com. You'll get the basics, without the sour looks of some other interface gurus, and you'll get a sense of the way a leading designer interacted with the developers he had to persuade to follow his lead.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some insights,
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This review is from: Tog on Interface (Paperback)
It's more on Apple Computer's UI design experience. I don't feel you can apply a lot to the general UI design.
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