Visual interface design for Windows : effective user interfaces for Windows 95, Windows NT, and Windows 3.1 / Virginia Howlett.

By: Howlett, Virginia Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Wiley Computing Pub., c 1996. Description: x, 230 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0471134198 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Graphical user interfaces (Computer systems)DDC classification: 005.26 LOC classification: QA76.9.U83 | H69 1996Online resources: Publisher description | Table of Contents | Contributor biographical information | WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC 1. An Introduction to Visual Interface Design -- 2. The Effects of Visual Impact -- 3. The Process for Designing Visual Interfaces -- 4. Developing a Visual Interface Design Strategy -- 5. Universal Design Principles -- 6. Graphic Information Design Principles -- 7. An Introduction to the Psychology of Perception -- 8. Affordances, Realism, and Dimensions -- 9. Design for the Screen -- 10. Color -- 11. Icons and Imagery -- 12. Fonts -- 13. Interface Makeovers -- 14. Great Windows Interfaces I Have Met -- 15. Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them.

Summary: When it comes to the art and science of great Windows interface design, few people are as knowledgeable as Virginia Howlett. As Director of Visual Interface Design at Microsoft, Virginia Howlett headed the team that designed the visual interfaces for Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and Windows 95. Now, in this illuminating book, she shares everything she knows about designing the most visually functional, usable.

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Online version:
Howlett, Virginia.
Visual interface design for Windows.
New York : Wiley Computing Pub., c1996
(OCoLC)606121241

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.

TOC 1. An Introduction to Visual Interface Design --
2. The Effects of Visual Impact --
3. The Process for Designing Visual Interfaces --
4. Developing a Visual Interface Design Strategy --
5. Universal Design Principles --
6. Graphic Information Design Principles --
7. An Introduction to the Psychology of Perception --
8. Affordances, Realism, and Dimensions --
9. Design for the Screen --
10. Color --
11. Icons and Imagery --
12. Fonts --
13. Interface Makeovers --
14. Great Windows Interfaces I Have Met --
15. Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them.

When it comes to the art and science of great Windows interface design, few people are as knowledgeable as Virginia Howlett. As Director of Visual Interface Design at Microsoft, Virginia Howlett headed the team that designed the visual interfaces for Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and Windows 95. Now, in this illuminating book, she shares everything she knows about designing the most visually functional, usable.

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