Klimczak Design for Software

A Playbook for Developers
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-119-94370-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

A unique resource to help software developers create a desirableuser experience
Today, top-flight software must feature a desirable userexperience. This one-of-a-kind book creates a design processspecifically for software, making it easy for developers who lackdesign background to create that compelling user experience.Appealing to both tech-savvy designers and creative-mindedtechnologists, it establishes a hybrid discipline that will producefirst-rate software. Illustrated in full color, it shows how toplan and visualize the design to create software that works onevery level.
* Today's software demands attention to the quality of the userexperience; this book guides you through a practical design processto achieve that goal
* Approaches the mechanics of design with a process inspired byart and science
* Avoids the abstract and moves step by step through techniquesyou can put to use immediately
* Covers planning your design, tested methods, how to visualizelike a designer, psychology of design, and how to create softwarethat developers will appreciate
* Explores such elements as choosing the right typeface andmanaging interactivity
Design for Software: A Playbook for Developers brings theart of good design together with the science of softwaredevelopment to create programs with pizazz.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klimczak, Erik

Über Autor(innen)

Erik Klimczak is a Creative Director in Chicago dedicatedto making technology meaningful for his clients. He has assisted inthe design and production of software for industries as diverse ashealthcare, automobiles, finance, retail, law, entertainment,insurance, marketing, education, consumer products, gaming, sports,food and beverage, communications, media, security and more. As ahybrid technologist/artist, Klimczak is uniquely positioned topresent design theory concepts to tech-minded professionals whodon't have a background in traditional design.