Optimising Aesthetics, Usability and Purpose
Author: Dave Lawrence and Soheyla Tavakol
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 17, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1846285186
ISBN-13: 978-1846285189
Format: pdf
Details:
Balanced Website Design (BWD) is a new methodology that fuses the strengths of traditional structured, stepped, and iterative approaches and a sharp focus on defining and achieving the desired characteristics of purpose, usability and aesthetics absolutely essential requirements for any website. The book includes discussions of new perspectives on usability and aesthetics in the special context of website design.
BWD is suitable for all types of websites, for individual and/or team projects, and should prove to be of significant value for even the most experienced of website designers. BWD provides guidance, structure and detailed documentation/process support for the activity of designing and implementing your next website helping you maximise its effectiveness and relevance.
Features:
A stepped, iterative, comprehensively structured, and easy to follow approach to website design
An approach that identifies and balances design needs with specific design ideas across each of aesthetics, usability and purpose components
New perspectives on usability and aesthetics
Specially designed documentation provided to facilitate and support each process step
A methodology that is applicable to all types of website, and to all project scenarios
Resource based support via the book s website (www.springer.com/1-84628-518-6)