Josh wrote:
"You should definitely read this book, especially the stuff about user postures, which is one of thos...moreYou should definitely read this book, especially the stuff about user postures, which is one of those simple ideas that starts sneaking its way into how you think about everything.
The first half is an overview of different methods and perspectives on IxD, which is good, but doesn't dive as deep as I'd like. The second half is very nuts-and-bolts discussion of undo, menu organization, saving files, etc., and is the meat of the book.
If you need a reference for desktop GUI design, this is your bible; if you're doing mostly web apps, it's extremely valuable; if you're more interested in methods, it might just be a library checkout. (I needed the latter, hence the probably-not-quite-fair 3 stars.)(less)
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Josh said:
"The diagram that lies at the heart of the book, a layered view of user experience design, is solid. The book itself feels kind of padded, though, and I found myself skimming a lot. You might be better served by simply meditating on the diagram itself...moreThe diagram that lies at the heart of the book, a layered view of user experience design, is solid. The book itself feels kind of padded, though, and I found myself skimming a lot. You might be better served by simply meditating on the diagram itself ( http://jjg.net/elements/pdf/elements.pdf ), and only referring to the book if you need more explication.(less)
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Josh said:
"A great high-level survey of important issues surrounding information overload, searching, presence, metadata, and so on. No real how-to advice here, but a lot of good arguments as to what designers and information architects should look out for when...moreA great high-level survey of important issues surrounding information overload, searching, presence, metadata, and so on. No real how-to advice here, but a lot of good arguments as to what designers and information architects should look out for when building systems.(less)
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