Overview

The trick to great design is knowing how to think through each decision so that users don't have to. In Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action, Robert Hoekman, Jr., author of Designing the Obvious, presents over 30 stories that illustrate how to put good design principles to work on real-world web application interfaces to make them obvious and compelling. From the first impression to the last, Hoekman takes a think out loud approach to interface design to show us how to look critically at design decisions to ensure that human beings, the kind that make mistakes and do things we don't expect, can walk away from our software feeling productive, respected, and smart.

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Author:   Robert Hoekman, Jr.
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   New Riders Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 15.40cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780321535085

ISBN 10:   0321535081
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 April 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PART I: GETTING ORIENTED Chapter 1: Designing the First Impression Chapter 2: Showing Your Personality Chapter 3: Zen and the Art of Navigation Chapter 4: All Links Are Not Created Equal Chapter 5: Getting Your Head Out of the Tag Cloud PART II: LEARNING Chapter 6: Surfacing the Trigger Words Chapter 7: Labeling the Interface Chapter 8: Beyond Words and Onto Video PART III: SEARCHING Chapter 9: Making Suggestions Chapter 10: Getting Through the Results Chapter 11: Refi ning Your Search PART IV: DIVING IN Chapter 12: Standardizing Playback Controls Chapter 13: Nailing Form Layout Chapter 14: Conquering the Wizard Chapter 15: Going the Extra Mile with Inline Validation Chapter 16: Simplifying Long Forms Chapter 17: Getting Them Signed In Chapter 18: Counting Characters PART V: PARTICIPATING Chapter 19: Building Profi les Chapter 20: Editing Chapter 21: Making Social Connections Chapter 22: Designing the Obvious Blog Chapter 23: Inviting Discussion Chapter 24: Getting a Good Rating PART VI: MANAGING INFORMATION Chapter 25: Making RSS Meaningful Chapter 26: Tagging It Chapter 27: Getting Reorganized with Drag-and-Drop Chapter 28: Managing Interruption with System Notifications PART VII: MOVING ON Chapter 29: Signing Off Chapter 30: Dusting Off Dusty Users Chapter 31: Letting Them Go Conclusion: The Keys to Great Design

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"Robert Hoekman, Jr, is a passionate and outspoken user experience specialist and a prolific writer who has written dozens of articles and has worked with Seth Godin (Squidoo), Adobe, Automattic, United Airlines, DoTheRightThing.com, and countless others. He also gives in-house training sessions and has spoken at industry events all over the world, including An Event Apart, Web App Summit, SXSW, Future of Web Design, and many others. Robert is the author of the Amazon bestseller Designing the Obvious and its follow-up, Designing the Moment. His newest book, Web Anatomy, was coauthored by Jared Spool. Learn more about Robert at rhjr.net. He is ""rhjr"" on Twitter."

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