The author of "GUI Bloopers" presents the first practical, all-in-one source for practitioners on user interface design rules and why, when, and ho...
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Jun 12, 2011
Karen
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The book to read for my next UX Book Club in June.
I consider this a must-have reference book now. This book explains the why of design best-practices. I don't believe anyone has done that before. Johnson examines the psychology of people as the basis for designing as we do.
Now that I have read it, I can dive into it and use it to support arguments for this and that decision.
The headings were quite descriptive throughout the book. However, I missed a certain co More...
I consider this a must-have reference book now. This book explains the why of design best-practices. I don't believe anyone has done that before. Johnson examines the psychology of people as the basis for designing as we do.
Now that I have read it, I can dive into it and use it to support arguments for this and that decision.
The headings were quite descriptive throughout the book. However, I missed a certain co More...
Aug 26, 2011
Stacia
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Designing with the Mind in Mind is exactly what it says it is - a simple guide to understanding user interface design rules. This book was 1 of 2 books used as textbooks for a user interface design class I'm taking. It was very easy to read, engaging, interesting and informative. Concepts were clearly & effectively illustrated. This book is not a "how-to", rather it gives design principles that should be considered when designing user interfaces, as well as some explanation of why they
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Jul 15, 2011
Jeanine
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Very interesting book regarding the way our minds work (and have primitively worked) and how it affects the way we interact with web pages. Very clear examples, including tests you can preform yourself.
Jan 10, 2012
Esteban
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Pretty good book, packed with advice and information covering many different areas of user interface design. Some of the advice sounds like common sense, but also like the kind of common sense most people forget when designing user interfaces :-) Many of the chapters have checklist-ish lists of things to take into account which make it easier to apply the advice in the book.
Very recommended if you are into user interface design. See my summary at http://hcoder.org/2012/01/10/book-summar... More...
Very recommended if you are into user interface design. See my summary at http://hcoder.org/2012/01/10/book-summar... More...
Aug 11, 2011
Leah
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Extremely interesting book about the psych involved with designing user interfaces, software, websites, etc.
Very helpful and also names other good sources of info.
Not as "textbooky" as I thought it would be (in a good way). A very informational and yet entertaining read.
This book is another "must read" for anyone facing design decisions. It touches on the aspects of user interfaces that programmers or corporate execs might ignore because they assume they unde More...
Very helpful and also names other good sources of info.
Not as "textbooky" as I thought it would be (in a good way). A very informational and yet entertaining read.
This book is another "must read" for anyone facing design decisions. It touches on the aspects of user interfaces that programmers or corporate execs might ignore because they assume they unde More...
Jan 13, 2012
Ethan
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Excellent. UI and visual design theory from a perspective of a cognitive psychologist. This is the kind of tech book worth reading; the principals inside can be applied to websites, kiosks, web apps, phone apps and pretty much anything interactive. What you learn will still be relevant in 10 years, unlike most professional books.
If you do interface design, this book gives you an essential background in cognitive psychology. The author writes very clearly and succinctly, and has a great More...
If you do interface design, this book gives you an essential background in cognitive psychology. The author writes very clearly and succinctly, and has a great More...
Sep 23, 2011
Kelly
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I used this book for one of my development goals at work this year with the intent of finding flaws in our current implementation of user interfaces. In that aspect I think its a very good book. It's divided into sections on different theories and problems and allows the reader to apply the design theories to their own work.
I also liked the fact that it wasn't an entire book filled with "this type of GUI element is used for this, this type is used for that". GUI's are changin More...
I also liked the fact that it wasn't an entire book filled with "this type of GUI element is used for this, this type is used for that". GUI's are changin More...
Aug 26, 2011
Irene
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Really fascinating. Does not contain the same old information on widget-patterns. Instead it talks about how our brains works and how that applies to user interface design. Is not a "cookbook" rather seeks to increase your understanding of what designers should be trying to achieve and why.
Jan 07, 2012
Oleg
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I found it quite interesting and insightful in regards to explaining the way human brain works. As to the Interaction Design part of the book, I find it to be rather basic and incomplete for its price.
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