TheUXBook

The UX Book is a comprehensive textbook that won the 2013 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association. It focuses on designing interaction to guarantee a high-quality user experience. The book combines breadth, depth, and practical applications, offering readers actionable methods and techniques. The approach taken in the book is a time-tested process-and-guidelines approach, which provides readers with clear guidance.

作者简介

TheUXBook,winnerofa2013MostPromisingNewTextbookAwardfromtheTextandAcademicAuthorsAssociation,isacomprehensivetextbookondesigninginteractiontoensureaqualityuserexperience.Combiningbreadth,depth,andpracticalapplications,thisbooktakesatime-testedprocess-and-guidelinesapproachthatprovidesreaderswithactionablemethodsandtechniqueswhileretainingafirmgroundinginhuman-computerinteraction(HCI)conceptsandtheory.TheauthorswillguideyouthroughtheUXlifecycleprocess,includingcontextualinquiryandanalysis,requirementsextraction,designideationandcreation,practicaldesignproduction,prototyping,andUXevaluation.Developmentactivitiesarelinkedviahandoffsbetweenstagesaspractitionersmovethroughtheprocess.Thelifecycletemplateconceptintroducedinthisbookcanbetailoredtoanyprojectenvironment,fromlargeenterprisesystemdevelopmenttocommercialproducts.Studentsandpractitionersalikewillcomeawaywithunderstandingofhowtocreateandrefineinteractiondesignstoensureaqualityuserexperience.Itisaverybroadapproachtouserexperiencethroughitscomponents-usability,usefulness,andemotionalimpactwithspecialattentiontolightweightmethodssuchasrapidUXevaluationtechniquesandanagileUXdevelopmentprocess.Universalapplicabilityofprocesses,principles,andguidelines-notjustforGUIsandtheWeb,butforallkindsofinteractionanddevices:embodiedinteraction,mobiledevices,ATMs,refrigerators,andelevatorcontrols,andevenhighwaysignage.Itincludesextensivedesignguidelinesappliedinthecontextofthevariouskindsofaffordancesnecessarytosupportallaspectsofinteraction.Itincludesreal-worldstoriesandcontributionsfromaccomplishedUXpractitioners.ItisapracticalguidetobestpracticesandestablishedprinciplesinUX.Itisalifecycletemplatethatcanbeinstantiatedandtailoredtoagivenproject,foragiventypeofsystemdevelopment,onagivenbudget.