Designing a good interface isn't easy. Users demand software that is well-behaved, good-looking, and easy to use. Your clients or managers deman... read full description
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Feb 10, 2009
Patrick
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Another gorgeous design book. But not quite what I was expected.
The book is basically an encyclopedia of UI design patterns, or maybe "mini patterns". Broken into categories like form design, editor design, etc. Covering areas like individual, concrete patterns like tabbed containers, referred to as "card stack" to general, abstract notions like "diagonal balance". Each pattern is cross-linked with related patterns. I assume an online version of thi More...
The book is basically an encyclopedia of UI design patterns, or maybe "mini patterns". Broken into categories like form design, editor design, etc. Covering areas like individual, concrete patterns like tabbed containers, referred to as "card stack" to general, abstract notions like "diagonal balance". Each pattern is cross-linked with related patterns. I assume an online version of thi More...
Sep 30, 2011
Has helpful tips. A few technical quibbles. Sometimes examples were given of an interactive process with only one screenshot, making it a bit of work to try to figure out what the rest of the interaction looked like. I occassionly had a hard time flipping through looking for a particular pattern. [return][return]Really though a good book as far as interface design goes. Certainly one of the better O'Reilly books I've read in a while. [return][return](Lots of good examples for folks to build
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Dec 13, 2010
Abhinav
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The domain of the book is very well defined by its title. Its primary focus is to educating the readers about Interaction Patterns, its use and context of usage. The book encompasses certain aspects of Interfaces but leaves the readers craving for more patterns. So after reading this book you might want to look into Yahoo! pattern library.
All in all, a nice read for someone who has a decent knowledge of Interface designing and interface usability. Will not recommend this book to someone lo More...
All in all, a nice read for someone who has a decent knowledge of Interface designing and interface usability. Will not recommend this book to someone lo More...
Sep 15, 2010
Alexandr
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Не дочитал. Немного скучноватая книжка. Но! Она выполнена в стиле энциклопедии. Т.е. она не обучает как создавать творческое и что то новое. Она просто описывает существующие шаблоны, как они были использованы, и если вы хотите использовать этот элемент, то делайте так же, или в том же ключе. Вообщем, если бы я это в 9 классе прочитал, было бы классно. А если вы уже являетесь разработчиком, это пока пустая книжка.
т.е. 2% реально полезной информации размазано по всей книге, остальные More...
т.е. 2% реально полезной информации размазано по всей книге, остальные More...
Sep 15, 2010
Brian
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A must read book for anyone designing graphical user interfaces. A "Gang of Four"-style patterns reference for user interface metaphors.
Feb 01, 2009
Oscar
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Fantastic reference to keep handy for all things UI and UX, with superb breakdowns on many behavior sets and patterns.
Jul 16, 2011
Doug
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Solid, almost timeless (in the world of modern technology) book on interface design. The content and suggestions hold up very well after all these years.
Jun 05, 2011
Justin
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A book of angelic taxonomy for the devil's design. Enlightening, purposeful, a joy. With this book and "Tropic of Cancer" in my backpack, I could conquer the world!
Oct 03, 2010
Ben
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Disappointing; a collection of examples of user interfaces without a lot of value added.
May 12, 2010
Murray
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I didn't get much new insight or instruction from this book, but it's a good reference that collects common interface patterns for different types of interface issues.
Jun 26, 2010
Dan
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Good reference book, a fairly superficial treatment but still a worthwhile read.
Apr 24, 2010
Robert
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One of the best books on designing interfaces...I find myself returning to it periodically for refresher sessions. It leads one down a path on not only 'what' the user is wanting to accomplish but also 'why' and 'how'. Every software developer would be better off reading and thinking about this book.
Dec 17, 2009
Mo
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One of the best books for any User Interface Design student/pro/enthusiast.
Really well-organized, with easy-to-understand explanations and tons of examples.
I had to read this book for my Interface Design class -- normally I sell off my textbooks after the course is done. This one isn't leaving me.
Really well-organized, with easy-to-understand explanations and tons of examples.
I had to read this book for my Interface Design class -- normally I sell off my textbooks after the course is done. This one isn't leaving me.
Nov 15, 2011
Ethan
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Decent book. More of a reference book of about 100 UI patterns, not something to read cover to cover.
If you are a designer who already voraciously consumes mobile apps and websites, you may already know a lot of this, although it does present the info very well.
If you are a designer who already voraciously consumes mobile apps and websites, you may already know a lot of this, although it does present the info very well.
Jul 18, 2008
Mike
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Overall not too bad, but not great. It tried to be a UI patterns book, but the patterns were all a little too basic and I found the naming of the patterns to be strange and inconsistent with standard industry names.
May 26, 2008
Chris
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Tidwell has crafted an excellent pattern library for user interface designers and compiled into this source. She is thorough and offers a balanced view of when and where to use various patterns to bring out their strengths.
Jan 04, 2010
Rachel
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This book is a little dated but still relevant. It's a great resource for your bookshelf if you work in product design. Read my full review at http://rachelhpeters.com/2009/09/15/book...
Nov 08, 2010
MJ
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Used this as a text book in a Usability & Interface Design class. Liked the pattern structure of the book, and the author did a great job in explaining some common design difficulties and possible solutions.
Jan 25, 2009
Alex
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A gorgeous looking catalog of visual design idioms. It's been a pleasure to read so far.
Feb 11, 2012
