Best of
Usability

2000

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability


Steve Krug - 2000
    And it’s still short, profusely illustrated…and best of all–fun to read.If you’ve read it before, you’ll rediscover what made Don’t Make Me Think so essential to Web designers and developers around the world. If you’ve never read it, you’ll see why so many people have said it should be required reading for anyone working on Web sites.

The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems


Jef Raskin - 2000
    The Humane Interface is a gourmet dish from a master chef. Five mice! --Jakob Nielsen, Nielsen Norman Group Author of Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity This unique guide to interactive system design reflects the experience and vision of Jef Raskin, the creator of the Apple Macintosh. Other books may show how to use todays widgets and interface ideas effectively. Raskin, however, demonstrates that many current interface paradigms are dead ends, and that to make computers significantly easier to use requires new approaches. He explains how to effect desperately needed changes, offering a wealth of innovative and specific interface ideas for software designers, developers, and product managers. The Apple Macintosh helped to introduce a previous revolution in computer interface design, drawing on the best available technology to establish many of the interface techniques and methods now universal in the computer industry. With this book, Raskin proves again both his farsightedness and his practicality. He also demonstrates how design ideas must be bui

Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook


Maurice Kanbar - 2000
    All author royalties from this book will be donated to charity.

HTML: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages (Visual (Software))


Ruth Maran - 2000
    Inside you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key HTML tasks, including: Setting up a Web page Reducing image resolution Creating a link to an FTP site Adding an embedded sound Creating radio buttons Creating an inline frame Adding JavaScript to a Web page Adding a hit counter Creating an internal stylesheet Creating an XML declaration The companion CD-ROM includes: HomeSite, Gif.gIf.giF, and Paint Shop Pro evaluation versions Goldwave, CuteFTP, and WS_FTP Pro shareware trials BBEdit 5.1.1 demo Plus, all sample code and an eversion of the book

Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities


Mike Paciello - 2000
    Key Benefits Comply with all legal mandates and standards Master HTML enhancements for accessibility Employ the best accessibility tools Make your Web site accessible to everyone! This definitive resource provides Internet and Web administrators and devel