About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470084111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 648 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A must have for any Interaction Designer" according to Christian Baptiste. This book is the bible for Interaction Design, I had About Face 2.0,when this one came out I didn't think twice about buying this one.Some key points;- These guys do a great job of pointing out and giving suggestion for designers that are challenged with the "Why do we need an Interaction Designer" question that we are all faced with.- Second the content is extremely through, teaching you principles of how to approach the design phase all the while keeping in mind that the end users doesn't th. Good book, bad publisher Darwin's Bulldog This book, as with Alan's earlier editions, is quite good, certainly 5 stars. Not only a good read, but thought provoking. There is very little repetition of ealier material or examples.However the quality of the paper is just a step above newsprint, the illustrations are all in B&W and the cover lamination peeling off after only 3 chapters read. Published by Wiley.Compare this with Martin Evening's "Photoshop CS2 for Photographers" at the same price. Martin's book is in full color, coated pap. butterbean said Essential Reading. If you only get one book on interaction design, this is the one.I picked up the second edition when I was just starting out as an interaction designer; it was a great primer and filled in a lot of the missing pieces for me. Now that I've been at it a while, it's still the book I go to whenever I have a question. I found the book reads well cover to cover, and also serves well as a handbook. The info you need on a topic is usually well contained in a section.Not only does this book cover the ge
Thanks to the work of Alan Cooper and other pioneers, interaction design is now widely recognized as a unique and vital discipline, but our work is far from finished.This completely updated volume presents the effective and practical tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2.0 sites, and mobile devices. From the Back CoverWhen the first edition of About Face was published in 1995, the idea of designing products based on human goals was a revolutionary concept. This book will teach you the principles of good product behavior and introduce you to Cooper's Goal-Directed Design method, from conducting user research to defining your product using perso
Currently, he is Manager of User Experience at Bose Corporation and President of IxDA, the Interaction Design Association.David Cronin is Director of Interaction Design at Cooper, where he's led the design of products for such diverse users as surgeons, museum visitors, online shoppers, automobile drivers, financial analysts, and the elderly.. For over 30 years Alan Cooper has been a pioneer of the modern computing era. His groundbreaking work in software design and const
This completely updated volume presents the effective and practical tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2.0 sites, and mobile devices. Ultimately, you’ll acquire the knowledge to design the best possible digital products and services.. You’ll learn the principles of good product behavior and gain an understanding of Cooper’s Goal-Directed Design method, which involves everything from conducting user research to defining your product using personas and scenarios