For course in Introduction to Web Design and Development.
Using simple and easy-to-understand language, analogies, actual web site examples, and a case study, this book explores the planning, conceptualizing, and designing of usable, high-quality, efficient, and effective web sites. Written from the practical perspective of web designers and developers, the focus of the book is helping readers develop the basic insights that will allow them to approach the task of web design with confidence.
A must read for all beginning web designers!
Designing Usable Web Interfaces provides
- Overview of web site styles
- Step-by-step outline of the development process
- Personnel roles in web development
- Critical web design decisions for information architecture, interface design, and writing
- Various methods for establishing the success of a web site
- Comprehensive case study containing development experiences and challenges at each stage, along with examples of the outputs
- Guiding Questions and Exercises help the reader apply learning to practical issues