They explore each metric, considering best methods for collecting, analyzing, and presenting the data. They provide step-by-step guidance for measuring the usability of any type of product using any type of technology.This book is recommended for usability professionals, developers, programmers, information architects, interaction designers, market researchers, and students in an HCI or HFE program.

    In Web Form Design, Luke Wroblewski draws on original research, his considerable experience at Yahoo! and eBay, and the perspectives of many of the field's leading designers to show you everything you need to know about designing effective and engaging Web forms.

    From software, GUIs, and technical documentation, to medical instruments and exercise bikes, no matter what type of product, readers will learn to design and administer reliable tests to ensure that people find it easy and desirable to use. The Second Edition is fully updated---30% revised, with 100 new pages. Chapters are reorganized to reflect more current industry practices, outdated terminology is updated, and more varied examples are provided. About The Author: Jeff Rubin has more than thirty years experience as a human factors and usability research consultant and lecturer, and is a recognized authority in human-computer interaction, user and task analysis, and usability assessment techniques. A pioneer in the field of usability testing, Jeff's career began in 1973 with a staff position at Bell Laboratories' Human Performance Technology Center, home of one of the first usability testing laboratories in the United States. Since that time, Jeff has provided usability consulting for many of the world's top companies on all manner of high tech devices, stand-alone software applications, and web-based products and systems. Dana Chisnell is an independent user researcher and usability consultant operating UsabilityWorks in San Francisco, CA. She has been doing usability, user interface design, and technical communications consulting and development since 1982. She's a senior member of the Usability Professional's Association, a member of ACM SIGCHI, and a Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication. Over the course of her career, Dana has presented at more than a dozen international conferences, including many STC conferences and meetings, and developed two courses on usability methods. She has published articles in STC's journal and magazine and in other usability-related journals and magazines.

    It's the only language that's essential to a web site's very existence. On the surface HTML may seem simple but there's much more to it that meets the eye. With different versions, many infrequently used elements and attributes, and varying ways that browsers interpret the language, only a comprehensive and up-to-date reference, like this book, has it completely covered.The Ultimate HTML Reference is your definitive resource for mastering HTML. The entire language is clearly and concisely covered, along with browser compatibility details, working examples, and easy-to-read descriptions. Authored by one of the world's most renowned HTML experts, this is a comprehensive reference that you'll come back to time and time again.This cross-referenced, easy-to-use book covers: Every element and attribute in the HTML and XHTML Specifications, including an example of its correct useCoverage of deprecated and proprietary elementsDetailed browser compatibility information will save you hours of painful debugging and frustration

    Derived from select chapters of this groundbreaking resource, Human-Computer Interaction: Design Issues, Solutions, and Applications focuses on HCI from a privacy, security, and trust perspective. Under the aegis of Andrew Sears and Julie Jacko, expert practitioners address the myriad issues involved when designing the interactions between users and computing technologies. As expected in a book that begins by pondering Why we should think before doing, you get an interdisciplinary resource that explores the relationship between people and technology.

    Designers must meet the challenge of developing new and creative interfaces that adapt to meet human needs and technological trends. HCI Beyond the GUI provides designers with this know how by exploring new ways to reach users that involve all of the human senses. Dr. Kortum gathers contributions from leading human factors designers to present a single reference for professionals, researchers, and students.