ing Interfaces

ing a good interface isn‘t easy. Users demand software that is well-behaved, good-looking, and easy to use. Your clients or managers demand originality and a short time to market. Your UI technology -- web applications, desktop software, even mobile devices -- may give you the tools you need, but little guidance on how to use them well.UI ers over the years have refined the art of interface , evolving many best practices and reusable ideas. If you learn these, and understand why the best user interfaces work so well, you too can engaging and usable interfaces with less guesswork and more confidence.ing Interfaces captures those best practices as patterns -- solutions to common problems, tailored to the situation at hand. Each pattern contains practical advice that you can put to use immediately, plus a variety of examples illustrated in full color. You‘ll get recommendations, alternatives, and warningson when not to use them.Each chapter‘s introduction describes key concepts that are often misunderstood, such as affordances, visual hierarchy, navigational distance, and the use of color. These give you a deeper understanding of why the patterns work, and how to apply them with more insight.A book can‘t an interface for you -- no foolproof process is given here -- but ing Interfaces does give you concrete ideas that you can mix and recombine as you see fit. Experienced ers can use it as a sourcebook of ideas. Novice ers will find a roadmap to the world of interface and interaction , with enough guidance to start using these patterns immediately.