Usability for the Web : designing Web sites that work /
<p> Every stage in the design of a new web site is an opportunity to meet or miss deadlines and budgetary goals. Every stage is an opportunity to boost or undercut the site's usability. <p> This book tells you how to design usable web sites in a systematic process applicable to almo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers,
[2002]
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| Series: | Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | <p> Every stage in the design of a new web site is an opportunity to meet or miss deadlines and budgetary goals. Every stage is an opportunity to boost or undercut the site's usability. <p> This book tells you how to design usable web sites in a systematic process applicable to almost any business need. You get practical advice on managing the project and incorporating usability principles from the project's inception. This systematic usability process for web design has been developed by the authors and proven again and again in their own successful businesses. <p> A beacon in a sea of web design titles, this book treats web site usability as a preeminent, practical, and realizable business goal, not a buzzword or abstraction. The book is written for web designers and web project managers seeking a balance between usability goals and business concerns. * Examines the entire spectrum of usability issues, including architecture, navigation, graphical presentation, and page structure. * Explains clearly the steps relevant to incorporating usability into every stage of the web development process, from requirements to tasks analysis, prototyping and mockups, to user testing, revision, and even postlaunch evaluations. * Includes forms, checklists, and practical techniques that you can easily incorporate into your own projects at http://www.mkp.com/uew/. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 481 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-458) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781558606586 1558606580 |