The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 deals with the concept of usability, covering user needs analysis and card sorting―a tool for shaping information architecture in websites and software applications. Part 2 focuses on idea generation processes, including brainstorming; sketching; persona development; and the use of prototypes to validate and extract assumptions and requirements that exist among the product team. Part 3 presents core design principles and guidelines for website creation, along with tips and examples on how to apply these principles and guidelines. Part 4 on evaluation and analysis discusses the roles, procedures, and documents needed for an evaluation session; guidelines for planning and conducting a usability test; the analysis and interpretation of data from evaluation sessions; and user interface inspection using heuristic evaluation and other inspection methods.
*A guided, hands-on tour through the process of creating the ultimate user experience – from testing, to prototyping, to design, to evaluation
*Provides tried and tested material from best sellers in Morgan Kaufmann’s Series in Interactive Technologies, including leaders in the field such as Bill Buxton and Jakob Nielsen
*Features never before seen material from Chauncey Wilson’s forthcoming, and highly anticipated Handbook for User Centered Design