Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for Rich Interactions (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Designing Web Interfaces Want to learn how to create great user experiences on the Web? This book presents more than 75 design patterns for building web interfaces that provide rich interaction. It also helps you learn when, why, and how to use animations, cinematic effects, and other transitions.
Full description- Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
- Published: 06 February 2009
- Format: Paperback 334 pages
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- Categories: Internet Guides & Online Services | Web Graphics & Design | Web Programming | Systems Analysis & Design | User Interface Design & Usability
- ISBN 13: 9780596516253 ISBN 10: 0596516258
- Sales rank: 94,541
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Great Visual Reference for Web Interfaces
I've ordered this book just after attending a O'Reilly webinar with Mr. Bill Scott. Although the webinar was flawed with technical problems, the content was strong and very appealing. Bill Scott knows what he talks and writes about. He's the director of the UI Engineering department, with over 25 years of work under his belt.
The book is really straight to the point and concise. It exposes you to the techniques (patterns) used in today's websites for enhancing User Experience.
You have plenty of full color pictures to illustrate each technique (in my edition some of the pictures were not well printed, but they all are available in a Flickr account).
You'll have access a series of patterns used in web interfaces and it will explain the advantages and pitfall of each one. You'll will also have access to common "anti-patterns" and quickly understand why those are bad ideas.
The book only covers the XHTML/Javascript/CSS side of web interfaces (but never getting technical about these subjects), but the majority can be directly translated to Flash/Flex applications for example.
There's also a companion website where you can expand the subjects covered in the book and get in touch with the author).
I highly recommend this book to anyone serious about User Interface Design and Usability in both websites and/or web apps.
PS: Don't expect any Javascript code examples or something, the book stays away from the tools you can use for achieving the listed techniques. But if you are familiar with Javascript libraries like jQuery you'll quickly translate those techniques into real examples. by Nelson Mendes
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