Human-Computer Interface Design Guidelines

by C. Marlin Brown

Offers hundreds of practical guidelines and rules of thumb to aid software designers in developing user-oriented human-computer interfaces. Guidelines are drawn from evidence from experiments, prediction from theories of human performance, principles of cognitive psychology and ergonomic design, and evidence gathered through engineering experience. Each guideline is numbered and titled for easy reference. Many guidelines are accompanied by examples. A final chapter presents a strategy for implementing human-computer interface design principles. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

236 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1998