- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (May 30 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0130411612
- ISBN-13: 978-0130411617
- Product Dimensions: 25 x 16.3 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 771 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #432,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This is the kind of book I've been searching for!" — Robert Renman, Augustana University College
"I used your textbook in draft form this past semester for my undergraduate HCI course. It was fantastic. The students loved it, I loved it, and we had a great time. I think they learned a lot." — Mary Jane Wiltshire, School of Engineering, University of Portland
"I realty like the book and think that it would fit into the course I'm going to teach in the fall." — John K. Estelt, Ohio Northern University
Book Description
This is an innovative and timely book that introduces the reader to the human component of Web site design. Readers will be able to do a much better job of writing front ends or other interactive software, as the book describes the creation of user-friendly Web sites. In the context of Human-Computer Interaction and Web design, this book covers such topics as user and task analysis, content organization, visual organization, navigation design, prototyping, and evaluation, as well as color, typography, multimedia, accessibility, globalization. For individuals interested in entering the field of Web page and site design, as well as industrial team workers in HCI and Web site development.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the price,
By A Customer
This review is from: User-Centered Web Site Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach (Paperback)
When I first bought this book, I expected to get more out of it in terms of designing web pages with users in mind. It focused a lot on setting up testing centers with a paper system and getting feedback from users. It was very brief on good web design techniques (doesn't cover navigation enough). The hands on exercises leaves something to be desired. Although there were some good ideas in this book, I found myself "hanging" at the end as if there should have been much more.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best HCI /Usability Textbook for Web Design,
By A Customer
This review is from: User-Centered Web Site Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach (Paperback)
I use this book in the classroom to teach the web usabilitycomponent of a combo HCI/web design course. It has many examples, contains review questions that are reasonable for students to use, and is very clear and precise. The color plates are the best I've seen in a book of this type. I highly recommend this. Because it is so clear and concrete, undergraduate students can quickly grasp the material. Further, the authors responded quickly to a question I had. Everything you need is here, from foundational concepts rooted in cognitive psychology, to complex social/technology issues like privacy and globalization. And of course, guidelines for working with colors, and fonts. The book draws on Gestalt psychology and Constructivism to discuss layout, placement and visual hierarchy. If you teach HCI, consider this.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Only instructors will get the full value of this book,
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This review is from: User-Centered Web Site Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach (Paperback)
Until it was finally in my hands, I wondered why this book had not received much reviewer attention, given its solid content and authorship. Keys to understanding that at once became obvious:1) The book is much more expensive than books with similar content. 2) The eloquent Jared Spool, listed as an author, provided only a short preface. 3) The book was designed as a college textbook. Who loves or hates a textbook enough to bother to review it? As a classroom aid, the book is superb. Usability principles are presented from foundations to applications clearly and without padding. Unlike many usability texts, statements are backed with ample references. The color illustrations lighten the book sufficiently to soften any textbooky stigma. Each chapter ended with review questions and exercises. Some of them were very interesting and creative, but if you are not in a classroom with an instructor who has access to the password-protected answers, you are on your own. So the Web professional attracted to the material and learning on his own will inevitably feel a bit cheated out of the full value of the book.
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