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Visual Usability : Principles and Practices for Designing Digital Applications.
Imagine how much easier creating web and mobile applications would be if you had a practical and concise, hands-on guide to visual design. Visual Usability gets into the nitty-gritty of applying visual design principles to complex application design. You'll learn how to avoid common mistakes, m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington :
Elsevier Science,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Visual Usability; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; The challenge; Sending the right signals; Approach and organization; Part I: The meta-principles; Chapter 1: Consistency; Chapter 2: Hierarchy; Chapter 3: Personality; Part II: The visual usability tools; Chapter 4: Layout; Chapter 5: Type; Chapter 6: Color; Chapter 7: Imagery; Chapter 8: Controls and affordances; Design Checklists; Avoid common mistakes; Make informed decisions; Elevate the ordinary; Embodying form and function; I: THE META-PRINCIPLES; 1 Consistency.
- What do we mean by consistency?Consistency and the marketplace; Establishing consistency; Types of consistency: internal versus external; External consistency; Internal consistency; What role does consistency play in application design?; Consistency in layout; Consistent use of typography; Consistency in color; Consistency in imagery; Consistency in icons; Consistency in logos; Consistency in charts; Consistency in treatments; Consistency in controls and affordances; Consistency in motion; Choosing the right paradigm; Consistent aesthetics across platforms; What if you can't be consistent?
- A brief aside about accessibilityAvoid common mistakes; Design content and imagery consistently; Set consistent rules for color use; Design controls consistently to reveal affordances; Make informed decisions; Review existing rules and conventions; Document decisions about consistency; Elevate the ordinary; 2 Hierarchy; What do we mean by hierarchy?; Characteristics of hierarchy; Contrast; Position; Treatment; Interplay of characteristics; Defining a hierarchy; Identify the elements; List elements; Flow; Patterns; Hierarchy at different application levels and across platforms.
- Prototyping and testing considerationsAvoid common mistakes; Use contrast, including position and treatment, to define a strong hierarchy; Make informed decisions; Elevate the ordinary; 3 Personality; Elements of interface personality; Aesthetics and interface personality; How much personality does an application need? Or, how important is it to be likable?; Craigslist-plain, but useful and organized; Craigslist.com personality summary; Labbler.com-cool, clean, and controlled; Labbler.com personality summary; Epicurious-light-hearted and approachable; Epicurious personality summary.
- Clothia-trend-setting, useful, and inspiringClothia personality summary; SuperTracker-useful and usable; SuperTracker personality summary; Special opportunities for conveying personality; Establishing criteria for personality; Personality clues in personas; Uncovering organizational requirements; Team workshops; Stakeholder interviews; Assessing identity requirements; Dealing with bias and disagreements; Content; Type of delivery-integrating technical requirements; Exploring a personality's possibilities; Avoid common mistakes; Make informed decisions; Elevate the ordinary.