A Pattern Language for Web Usabilty

Ian Graham

284 pages, parution le 07/01/2003

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

Despite the astronomical number of hours invested in developing websites for commercial and other uses, it is now clear that many websites are poorly designed and have floundered as a result.

There are four main aspects of website design that can affect a site's success: usability, content, navigation and aesthetics. The last three aspects all contribute in some way to the first. One possible solution to the problem of ineffective website design is to develop and follow a set of guidelines for designing usable websites.

One of the most important recent ideas in software development is that of design patterns. Design patterns are standard solutions to recurring problems, defined to help people discuss them easily and to share solutions to common design problems. This book introduces and details a pattern language that will help you to address all four aspects crucial to website design success.

As well as defining the 79 patterns that make up his pattern language, Ian Graham provides a handy reference to existing best practice, organized in a way that reflects the structure of a typical web design project. The book is lavishly illustrated with examples of good and bad websites to help you grasp clearly the essentials of successful website design. The full color pattern language is ready for you to apply to your own design projects.

This book:

* defines 79 web usability patterns linked into a comprehensive pattern language;
* will help designers write better sites and avoid errors of omission;
* covers everything from understanding requirements to detailed design guidelines.

A Pattern Language for Web Usability is a practical guide for web designers and managers of website development projects and can be used as a simple checklist to aid the design process and ensure that websites are usable and successful. About WU

WU in basic terms = Web Usability. This pattern language originated at an Object Technology conference in Oxford, England. Wu is also a natural language, or rather a group of dialects spoken in Eastern China, and also a common family name. We have used the simplified Chinese character for Wu as a graphical motif throughout this text.

Contents

1. An Introduction to Patterns.
What are Patterns?
Patterns in Software Engineering.
Organizational Patterns.
Other Pattern Types.
Patterns or Patterns Languages?
2. Designing User Interfaces.
Introduction to HCI and GUI Design.
Designing Intertaction.
Usability Patterns.
Bibliographical Notes.
3. The wu Pattern Language.
Basics.
Getting Started on Your Site.
Enhancing Usability.
Adding Detail.
Dealing with Workflow and Security.
4. Examples of Using the wu Language.
Designing a Workflow-Centric Site.
Designing the wu Site.
Designing and Improving Other Kinds of Site.
Appendix: wu patterns in Brief.
References and Bibliography.
Name Index.
Subject Index.

L'auteur - Ian Graham

Consultant senior renomme, docteur en physique, Ian
Graham a anime des seminaires sur l'Internet et la
conception d'applications a l'universite de Toronto.
Developpeur chevronne, il est l'auteur de nombreux
ouvrages dedies aux langages de programmation web.

Autres livres de Ian Graham

Le grand livre des expériences

La technologie comment ça marche ?

Construis une fusée

Découvrir tous les livres de Ian Graham

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Addison Wesley
Auteur(s)	Ian Graham
Parution	07/01/2003
Nb. de pages	284
Format	18,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	625g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780201788884