Designing user interfaces for an aging population : towards universal design / / Jeff Johnson, Kate Finn |
Autore | Johnson Jeff |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, and imprint of Elsevier, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
Disciplina | 005.437 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Universal design Computers and older people Technology and older people |
ISBN | 0-12-804512-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Meet some older adults -- ch. 3. Vision -- ch. 4. Motor control -- ch. 5. Hearing and speech -- ch. 6. Cognition -- ch. 7. Knowledge -- ch. 8. Search -- ch. 9. Attitude -- ch. 10. Working with older adults -- ch. 11. Case studies -- ch. 12. Summary and conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583004203321 |
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Designing with the mind in mind : simple guide to understanding user interface design guidelines / / Jeff Johnson |
Autore | Johnson Jeff |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Elsevier, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 recurso en línea (251 páginas) |
Disciplina | 251 |
Soggetto topico | User interfaces (Computer systems) - Design |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-12-411556-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; USER-INTERFACE DESIGN RULES: WHERE DO THEY COME FROM AND HOW CAN THEY BE USED EFFECTIVELY?; USER-INTERFACE DESIGN AND EVALUATION REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE; COMPARING USER-INTERFACE DESIGN GUIDELINES; WHERE DO DESIGN GUIDELINES COME FROM?; INTENDED AUDIENCE OF THIS BOOK; Chapter 1 - Our Perception is Biased; PERCEPTION BIASED BY CURRENT CONTEXT; PERCEPTION BIASED BY GOALS
TAKING BIASED PERCEPTION INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DESIGNINGChapter 2 - Our Vision is Optimized to See Structure; GESTALT PRINCIPLE: PROXIMITY; GESTALT PRINCIPLE: SIMILARITY; GESTALT PRINCIPLE: CONTINUITY; GESTALT PRINCIPLE: CLOSURE; GESTALT PRINCIPLE: SYMMETRY; GESTALT PRINCIPLE: FIGURE/GROUND; GESTALT PRINCIPLE: COMMON FATE; GESTALT PRINCIPLES: COMBINED; Chapter 3 - We Seek and Use Visual Structure; STRUCTURE ENHANCES PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO SCAN LONG NUMBERS; DATA-SPECIFIC CONTROLS PROVIDE EVEN MORE STRUCTURE; VISUAL HIERARCHY LETS PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE RELEVANT INFORMATION Chapter 4 - Our Color Vision is LimitedHOW COLOR VISION WORKS; VISION IS OPTIMIZED FOR CONTRAST, NOT BRIGHTNESS; THE ABILITY TO DISCRIMINATE COLORS DEPENDS ON HOW COLORS ARE PRESENTED; COLOR-BLINDNESS; EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH COLORS; GUIDELINES FOR USING COLOR; Chapter 5 - Our Peripheral Vision is Poor; RESOLUTION OF THE FOVEA COMPARED TO THE PERIPHERY; IS THE VISUAL PERIPHERY GOOD FOR ANYTHING?; EXAMPLES FROM COMPUTER USER INTERFACES; COMMON METHODS OF MAKING MESSAGES VISIBLE; HEAVY ARTILLERY FOR MAKING USERS NOTICE MESSAGES VISUAL SEARCH IS LINEAR UNLESS TARGETS "POP" IN THE PERIPHERYChapter 6 - Reading is Unnatural; WE'RE WIRED FOR LANGUAGE, BUT NOT FOR READING; IS READING FEATURE-DRIVEN OR CONTEXT-DRIVEN?; SKILLED AND UNSKILLED READING USE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN; POOR INFORMATION DESIGN CAN DISRUPT READING; MUCH OF THE READING REQUIRED BY SOFTWARE IS UNNECESSARY; TEST ON REAL USERS; Chapter 7 - Our Attention is Limited; Our Memory is Imperfect; SHORT- VERSUS LONG-TERM MEMORY; A MODERN VIEW OF MEMORY; CHARACTERISTICS OF ATTENTION AND WORKING MEMORY IMPLICATIONS OF WORKING MEMORY CHARACTERISTICS FOR USER-INTERFACE DESIGNCHARACTERISTICS OF LONG-TERM MEMORY; IMPLICATIONS OF LONG-TERM MEMORY CHARACTERISTICS FOR USER-INTERFACE DESIGN; Chapter 8 - Limits on Attention Shape Our Thought and Action; WE FOCUS ON OUR GOALS AND PAY LITTLE ATTENTION TO OUR TOOLS; WE NOTICE THINGS MORE WHEN THEY ARE RELATED TO OUR GOALS; WE USE EXTERNAL AIDS TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT WE ARE DOING; WE FOLLOW THE INFORMATION "SCENT" TOWARD OUR GOAL; WE PREFER FAMILIAR PATHS; OUR THOUGHT CYCLE: GOAL, EXECUTE, EVALUATE AFTER WE ACHIEVE A TASK'S PRIMARY GOAL, WE OFTEN FORGET CLEANUP STEPS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464474903321 |
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