"For years now, I've been running around preaching to anyone who'll
listen that UX is something that everybody (not just UX people) needs to
be doing. Dave has done an excellent job of explaining what developers
need to know about UX, in a complete but compact, easy-to-absorb, and
implementable form. Developers, come and get it!"
--Steve Krug, author of Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach
to Web Usability
Master User Experience and Interaction Design from the Developer's
Perspective
For modern developers, UX expertise is indispensable: Without
outstanding user experience, your software will fail. Now, David Platt
has written the first and only comprehensive developer's guide to
achieving a world-class user experience.
Quality user experience isn't hard, but it does require developers to
think in new ways. The Joy of UX shows you how, with plenty of
concrete examples. Firmly grounded in reality, this guide will help you
optimize usability and engagement while also coping with difficult
technical, schedule, and budget constraints.
Platt's technology-agnostic approach illuminates all the principles,
techniques, and best practices you need to build great user experiences
for the web, mobile devices, and desktop environments. He covers the
entire process, from user personas and stories through wireframes,
layouts, and execution. He also addresses key issues--such as telemetry
and security--that many other UX guides ignore. You'll find all the
resources and artifacts you need: complete case studies, sample design
documents, testing plans, and more.
This guide shows you how to
- Recognize and avoid pitfalls that lead to poor user experiences
- Learn the crucial difference between design and mere decoration
- Put yourself in your users' shoes--understand what they want (and
where, when, and why)
- Quickly sketch and prototype user interfaces for easy refinement
- Test your sketches on real users or appropriate surrogates
- Integrate telemetry to capture the best possible usage information
- Use analytics to accurately interpret the data you've captured
- Solve unique experience problems presented by mobile environments
- Secure your app without compromising usability any more than necessary
- "Polish" your UX to eliminate user effort everywhere you can
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