Designing the User Interface

Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction

Second Edition

A collection of two dozen key papers from the HCIL demonstrating the development of the field of HCI during the past decade.
Edited by Ben Shneiderman

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Changes in computer systems have made vast information and communication resources available to a growing number of users. The user interface- the part of every system that determines how people control and operate their computers- is the primary gateway to these remarkable creative tools. Insofar as the user interface will affect the performance of a system, the productivity of users, and the satisfaction and clarity that users experience, its design has become a critical consideration in software and hardware development.

In this thorough revision of a best-selling book, Ben Shneiderman again provides the most complete and the most current introduction to user interface design. With characteristic enthusiasm and vision, the author carefully discusses the underlying issues, principles, and empirical results, and with an authority based on years of well-known work in the field, describes practical guidelines and techniques necessary to realize and effective design. Systems designers, programmers, software developers, and product managers will all find here invaluable guidance for making their systems easier to learn easier to use, more productive for users and ultimately more stratifying to experience.

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