1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790233903321

Autore

Reiss Eric

Titolo

Usable usability [[electronic resource] ] : simple steps for making stuff better / / Eric Reiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, Ind., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012

ISBN

1-280-67914-X

9786613656070

1-118-22755-7

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Classificazione

QP 624

ST 278

Disciplina

004.019

620.8

620.8/2

Soggetti

Industrial design

New products

Product design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Ease of use -- pt. 2. Elegance and clarity.

Sommario/riassunto

The A-to-Z guide to spotting and fixing usability problems Frustrated by pop-ups? Forms that make you start over if you miss a field? Nonsensical error messages? You're not alone! This book helps you simply get it right the first time (or fix what's broken). Boasting a full-color interior packed with design and layout examples, this book teaches you how to understand a user's needs, divulges techniques for exceeding a user's expectations, and provides a host of hard won advice for improving the overall quality of a user's experience. World-renowned UX guru Eric Reiss shares his knowledge



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910826770003321

Autore

Brannigan Michael C. <1948->

Titolo

Japan's March 2011 disaster and moral grit : our inescapable in-between / / Michael C. Brannigan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9669-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

952.05/12

Soggetti

Natural disasters - Japan - Psychological aspects

Natural disasters - Social aspects - Japan

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011

Nuclear power plants - Accidents - Japan - Fukushima-ken

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Unhinged -- Precariously in-between : desperation and moral grit -- Who is our neighbor? : the tono lifeline -- Akiko's lantern -- Community and connectedness : Bunzo and Jin -- Volunteering : cold, snow, rain, wind, and mud -- Fukushima's unseen monster -- Conclusion: the big one -- Bibliography -- About the author.

Sommario/riassunto

This book raises questions about what really matters through its account of Japan's March 11, 2011, triple catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown, exploring the relationship between culture, community, and disaster.