User Interface Design of Electronic Appliances

ISBN-13: 9780415243353 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 424 str.

Konrad Baumann; Bruce Thomas

Opis

This is a guide to the design of user interface, which facilitate interaction between human beings and machines. Written for the knowledgeable professionals in industry working on product development and the decision process it includes the following features: short and understandable solutions for practioners reflecting professional experience; practical guidelines for quick reference when making decisions in user interface design; a catalogue of input and output devices; material covering interaction design; menu structures; the user interface design; advanced input devices and voice interface; and contributions from several human factors specialists working with Philips and in academia.

Spis treści

Foreword by Brenda Laurel. Part One: Introduction 1. Background, Bruce Thomas 2. Introduction, Konrad Baumann 3. The Interaction Design Process, Georg Rakers Part Two: User Interface Design 4. Creativity Techniques, Irene Mavrommati 5. Design Principals, Irene Mavrommati and Adrian Martel 6. Design of On-Screen Interfaces, Irene Mavrommati Part Three: Input Devices 7. Controls, Konrad Baumann 8. Keyboards, Konrad Baumann 9. Advanced Interaction Techniques, Christopher Baber and Konrad Baumann 10. Speech Control, Christopher Baber and Jan Noyes 11. Wearable Computers, Christopher Baber Part Four: Output Devices 12. Visual Displays, Konrad Baumann 13. Auditory Displays, Othmar Schimmel 14. Tactile Displays and Speech Output, Leo Poll Part Five: Important Issues 15. Standards in User Interface Design, Jennifer Weston 16. Usability Evaluation, Bruce Thomas 17. Pleasure with Products - the New Human Factors, Patrick E. Jordan 18. National Cultures and Design, Patrick W. Jordan Appendix Summary of Guidelines, Konrad Baumann Guide to Further Reading, Susan Coles References Index of Authors Index of Companies and Products Index of Subjects Part Three: Input Devices Part Four: Output Part Five: Important Issues Appendix Summary of Guidelines Guide to Further Reading References Index

O autorze

Konrad Baumann teaches Human Factors at the Joanneum technical graduate school in Graz, Austria. He is co-author of a UI design book in German Language. Bruce Thomas is a Human Factors Specialist working for Philips Design in Vienna, Austria. He is directly involved with the UI design of a variety of Philips products. He is co-editor of Usability Evaluation in Industry, Taylor and Francis, 1996