Designing Usable Electronic Text

Author : A Dillon
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482284499
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Usable Electronic Text written by A Dillon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electronic documents offer the possibility of presenting virtually unlimited amounts of information to readers in forms which can be rapidly searched and structured to suit their needs. However, poor design and a failure to consider the user often combine to compromise the realization of this potential.; In this book, Dillon examines the issues inv

Author : Andrew Dillon
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0415240603
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Usable Electronic Text written by Andrew Dillon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-11-11 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor design and a failure to consider the user often act against the effectiveness in online communication. Designing Usable Electronic Text, Second Edition explores the human issues that underlie information usage and stresses that usability is the main barrier to the electronic medium's campaign to gain mass acceptance. The book is a revision of the successful first edition with a new emphasis on the Web and hypertext design. With the emergence of new uses of information, such as e-commerce and telemedicine, text presentation will take on a new and greater importance. Focus on the design framework and an empirical approach make this a valuable guide to designing effective, user-friendly electronic text.

Author : A Dillon
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780748401130
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Usable Electronic Text written by A Dillon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-04-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electronic documents offer the possibility of presenting virtually unlimited amounts of information to readers in forms which can be rapidly searched and structured to suit their needs. However, poor design and a failure to consider the user often combine to compromise the realization of this potential.; In this book, Dillon examines the issues involved in designing usable electronic documents from the perspective of the designer. It examines the human issues underlying information usage and emphasizes the issue of usability as the main problem in the electronic medium's failure to gain mass acceptance. In an attempt to provide a relevant description of the reading process that supports a more informed view of the issues, a series of studies examining readers and their views as well as uses of texts is reported. The results lead to the proposal of a user-centred framework that provides a broad qualitative model of the important issues for designers to consider when developing an electronic document.; "Designing Usable Electronic Text" focuses attention on aspects that are central to usability, and concludes with an analysis of the likely uses of such a framework and the realistic potential for electronic documents.

Author : Thomas M. Duffy
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483217663
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Usable Texts written by Thomas M. Duffy and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing Usable Texts covers the analysis of textual communication processes in the real world of publishing systems and work sites. The book presents topics on designing and understanding of written texts; authoring, editing, and the production process; and training authors of informative documents. The text also describes the policies and processes of editing; lessons in text design from an instructional design perspective; and graphics and design alternatives such as studying strategies and their implications for textbook design. The identification of information requirements such as understanding readers and their uses of texts, modeling users and their use of technical manuals, is also considered. Psychologists and people involved in communication design, document design, information mapping, and educational technology will find the book invaluable.

Author : Tom Brinck
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN 13 : 9781558606586
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Web Sites that Work written by Tom Brinck and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2002 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every stage in the design of a new web site is an opportunity to meet or miss deadlines and budgetary goals. Every stage is an opportunity to boost or undercut the site's usability. This book tells you how to design usable web sites in a systematic process applicable to almost any business need. You get practical advice on managing the project and incorporating usability principles from the project's inception. This systematic usability process for web design has been developed by the authors and proven again and again in their own successful businesses. A beacon in a sea of web design titles, this book treats web site usability as a preeminent, practical, and realizable business goal, not a buzzword or abstraction. The book is written for web designers and web project managers seeking a balance between usability goals and business concerns. * Examines the entire spectrum of usability issues, including architecture, navigation, graphical presentation, and page structure. * Explains clearly the steps relevant to incorporating usability into every stage of the web development process, from requirements to tasks analysis, prototyping and mockups, to user testing, revision, and even postlaunch evaluations. * Includes forms, checklists, and practical techniques that you can easily incorporate into your own projects at http://www.mkp.com/uew/.

Author : Scott Weiss
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470852925
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handheld Usability written by Scott Weiss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-01-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering an overview of usability, testing, and information architecture for EPOC, WAP, PDAs, handhelds, and handsets, this how-to guide dives into the details about medium-specific issues and design strategies. * Discusses designing for the current wireless platforms: cellular phones and PDAs * Covers both stand alone as well as Web-based application design * Contains a case study of a usability test

Author : Lu, Joan
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522518851
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Examining Information Retrieval and Image Processing Paradigms in Multidisciplinary Contexts written by Lu, Joan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across numerous industries in modern society, there is a constant need to gather precise and relevant data efficiently and quickly. As such, it is imperative to research new methods and approaches to increase productivity in these areas. Examining Information Retrieval and Image Processing Paradigms in Multidisciplinary Contexts is a key source on the latest advancements in multidisciplinary research methods and applications and examines effective techniques for managing and utilizing information resources. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as knowledge discovery, spatial indexing, and data mining, this book is ideally designed for researchers, graduate students, academics, and industry professionals seeking ways to optimize knowledge management processes.

Author : Giles Colborne
Publisher : New Riders
ISBN 13 : 0321714156
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design written by Giles Colborne and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a complex world, products that are easy to use win favor with consumers. This is the first book on the topic of simplicity aimed specifically at interaction designers. It shows how to drill down and simplify user experiences when designing digital tools and applications. It begins by explaining why simplicity is attractive, explores the laws of simplicity, and presents proven strategies for achieving simplicity. Remove, hide, organize and displace become guidelines for designers, who learn simplicity by seeing before and after examples and case studies where the results speak for themselves.

Author : Michael E. Wiklund
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040063756
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Usability into Medical Products written by Michael E. Wiklund and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-02-11 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advocating a user-centered approach to medical technology design, Designing Usability into Medical Products covers the essential processes and specific techniques necessary to produce safe, effective, usable, and appealing medical systems and products. Written by experts on user-centered research, design, and evaluation, the book provides a range o

Author : Allen Kent
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824720599
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science written by Allen Kent and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-09-25 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supplement 22: Archival Science to User Needs