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"Deep thinking is rare in this field where most companies are glad to copy designs that were great back in the 1970s. The Humane Interface is a gourmet dish from a master chef. Five mice!" --Jakob Nielsen, Nielsen Norman Group Author of Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity This unique guide to interactive system design reflects the experience and vision of Jef Raskin, the creator of the Apple Macintosh. Other books may show how to use today's widgets and interface ideas effectively. Raskin, however, demonstrates that many current interface paradigms are dead ends, and that to make computers significantly easier to use requires new approaches. He explains how to effect desperately needed changes, offering a wealth of innovative and specific interface ideas for software designers, developers, and product managers. The Apple Macintosh helped to introduce a previous revolution in computer interface design, drawing on the best available technology to establish many of the interface techniques and methods now universal in the computer industry. With this book, Raskin proves again both his farsightedness and his practicality. He also demonstrates how design ideas must be built on a scientific basis, presenting just enough cognitive psychology to link the interface of the future to the experimental evidence and to show why that interface will work. Raskin observes that our honeymoon with digital technology is over: We are tired of having to learn huge, arcane programs to do even the simplest of tasks; we have had our fill of crashing computers; and we are fatigued by the continual pressure to upgrade. The Humane Interface delivers a way for computers, information appliances, and other technology-driven products to continue to advance in power and expand their range of applicability, while becoming free of the hassles and obscurities that plague present products. 0201379376B07092001

Table of Contents:
Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: The Importance of Fundamentals. 1. Background. Interface Definition. Keep the Simple Simple. Human-Centered Design and User-Centered Design. Tools That Do Not Facilitate Design Innovation. Interface Design in the Design Cycle. Definition of a Humane Interface. 2. Cognetics and the Locus of Attention. Ergonomics and Cognetics: What We Can and Cannot Do. Cognitive Conscious and Cognitive Unconscious. Locus of Attention. Formation of Habits. Execution of Simultaneous Tasks. Singularity of the Locus of Attention. Origins of the Locus of Attention. Exploitation of the Single Locus of Attention. Resumption of Interrupted Work. 3. Meanings, Modes, Monotony, and Myths. Nomenclature and Notations. Modes. Definition of Modes. Modes, User-Preference Settings, and Temporary Modes. Modes and Quasimodes. Noun-Verb versus Verb-Noun Constructions. Visibility and Affordances. Monotony. Myth of the Beginner-Expert Dichotomy. 4. Quantification. Quantitative Analyses of Interfaces. GOMS Keystroke-Level Model. Interface Timings. GOMS Calculations. GOMS Calculation Examples. Measurement of Interface Efficiency. Efficiency of Hal's Interfaces. Other Solutions for Hal's Interface. Fitts' Law and Hick's Law. Fitts' Law. Hick's Law. 5. Unification. Uniformity and Elementary Actions. Elementary Actions Cataloged. Highlighting, Indication, and Selection. Commands. Display States of Objects. File Names and Structures. String Searches and Find Mechanisms. Search-Pattern Delimiters. Units of Interaction. Cursor Design and a Strategy for Making Selections. Cursor Position and LEAP. Applications Abolished. Commands and Transformers. 6. Navigation and Other Aspects of Humane Interfaces. Intuitive and Natural Interfaces. Better Navigation: ZoomWorld. Icons. Techniques and Help Facilities in Humane Interfaces. Cut and Paste. Messages to the User. Simplified Sign-Ons. Time Delays and Keyboard Tricks. Letter from a User. 7. Interface Issues Outside the User Interface. More Humane Programming Language Environments. System and Development Environment. Importance of Documentation in Program Creation. Modes and Cables. Ethics and Management of Interface Design. 8. Conclusion. References. Appendix A: The One-Button Mouse History. Appendix B: SwyftCard Interface Theory of Operation. References. Index. 0201379376T04062001

About the Author :
Jef Raskin (www.jefraskin.com) is a user interface and system design consultant based in Pacifica, California. Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Motorola, NCR, Xerox, Ricoh, Canon, McKesson, and AT&T all number among his clients along with dozens of less-well-known firms. His articles have been published in over forty periodicals including Wired, Quantum, IEEE Computer, and the Communications of the ACM. He is best known for having created the Macintosh at Apple and the Cat work processor for Canon. 0201379376AB04062001


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780201379372
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison Wesley
  • Height: 230 mm
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 414 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0201379376
  • Publisher Date: 06 Apr 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems
  • Width: 160 mm


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