User Interface Design Bridging the Gap from User Requirements to Design

Although numerous sources document aspects of user-centered design, there are few references that consider how a designer transforms the information gathered about users and their work into an effective user interface design. This book explains just how designers bridge that gap. A group of leading experts in GUI design describe their methods in the context of specific design projects, and while the projects, processes, and methods vary considerably, the common theme is building a bridge between user requirements and user interface design.

Introduction: Bridging the Design Gap, L.E. WoodBridging User Needs to OO GUI Prototype via Task Object Design, T. Dayton, A. McFarland, and J. KramerTransforming Representations in User-Centered Design, T.M. GraefeModel-Based User Interface Design, F. LudolphLightweight Techniques to Encourage Innovative User Interface Design, A. MonkInteraction Design: Leaving the Engineering Perspective Behind, P. Nilsson, and I. OtterstenMind the Gap: Surviving the Dangers of User Interface Design, M. RantzerTransforming User-Centered Analysis into User Interface: The Redesign of Complex Legacy Systems, S. RohlfsSystematic Creativity: A Bridge for the Gaps in the Software Development Process, J. Scholtz and T. SalvadoreThe UI War Room and Design Prism: A User Interface Design Approach from Multiple Perspectives, K.T. SimpsonTransforming User-Centered Analysis into User Interface: The Design of New-Generation Products, C. SmithIndex

Larry E.Wood