User Interface Development

Table of Contents


Stages of User Interface Development

  1. Analysis
  2. Design
  3. Implementation / Prototyping
  4. Evaluation
  5. ...

Analysis

Understanding Users and Their Tasks through:

Design

Sources of Design

Guidelines
general principles of design
Standards
Styleguides / Rules
platform- company- product-line-specific specifications

Design Methods

Norman's Stages of Action

To achieve goals in the world.

Gulf of Execution

Gulf of Evaluation


Implementation / Prototyping


Evaluation

Evaluation without Users (static)
Evaluation with Users (dynamic)

Readings and Other Sources

Readings on HCI, UI, & HF
Gary Perlman's Suggested Readings
Online Book
Task-Centered User Interface Design by Lewis & Rieman
Online Resources
Gary Perlman's Resources on HCI