"User Interface Design of Electronic Appliances" by Konrad Baumann, Bruce Thomas

This simple and manageable guide to user interface design is written for the technically knowledgeable professional in industry working on product development and the decision process. It presents a catalog of input and output devices for user interfaces and provides a set of guidelines for the user interface, adding material on interaction design, menu structures, the move from usability to pleasure, the user interface design process, sound design, advanced input devices and voice interfaces.


Each chapter or sub-chapter stands alone, so the book can be used as a reference handbook. Contributions come from several human factors specialists working with Philips and in academia. Several case studies are given from well-known companies showing examples of good UI design, and brief summaries and references to research are provided.

Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Addresses of contributors
Foreword Ьу Brenda Laurel
Acknowledgements
PART I Introduction
1 Background
2 Introduction
3 Interaction design process
PART II User interface design
4 Creativity techniques
5 Design principles
6 Design of оп-scrееп user interfaces
PART III Input devices
7 Controls
8 Keyboards
9 Altemative interaction techniques
10 Speech control
11 Wearable computers
PART IV Output devices
12 Visual displays
13 Audirory displays
14 Tactile displays and speech output
PART V Important issues
15 Standards in user-interface design
16 Usability evaluation
17 Pleasure with products - New human factors
18 National cultures and design
APPENDICES
Summary of guidelines
Guide to further reading
References
lndex of authors
Index of companies and products
Index of subjects

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