User interface design and usability

People expect effortless, engaging interaction with desktop and web applications, but producing software that generates enjoyable user experiences is much harder than many companies anticipate.

Apps!

There is ample evidence in the visualization community that individual differences matter.

Information Visualization is the major revision of a classic work on information visualization.

This is the second of two books by the authors about engineering design principles for human-computer interaction (HCI-EDPs).

Publisher's note: This edition from 2018 is outdated and doesn't make use of the most recent UX best-practices.

The book comprehensively covers a wide range of evolutionary computer vision methods and applications, feature selection and extraction for training and classification, and metaheuristic algorithms in image processing.

Think Like a UX Researcher will challenge your preconceptions about user experience (UX) research and encourage you to think beyond the obvious.

We all tell stories.

The development of effective and usable software for spatial computing platforms like virtual reality (VR) requires an understanding of how these devices create new possibilities (and new perils) when it comes to interactions between humans and computers.

Museums have been a domain of study and design intervention for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) for several decades.

'A great introduction to the subject and a fascinating read.

Organizations value insights from reflexive, iterative processes of designing interactive environments that reflect user experience.

Jobs To Be Done is key to building successful products, and this book masterfully gives a stepbystep guide on how to put it into practice.

There is no single methodology for creating the perfect productbut you can increase your odds.

Discover how to leverage the Uno Platform to write single-codebase, cross-platform mobile, desktop, and web applications using C# and XAMLKey FeaturesEnhance your Windows apps by running them on all operating systems and browsersUse tools and APIs you already know to remain productive as you target new platformsCreate realistic apps for various lines of business (LOBs) and consumer scenariosBook DescriptionDevelopers are increasingly being asked to build native applications that run on multiple operating systems and in the browser.

UX research, the key to comprehending users' behaviors, motivations, and preferences for developing delightful experiences, thrives on effective teamwork and collaboration.

Build your first web project using the Svelte framework and deploy it in the cloud with automated testing and CI/CDKey FeaturesA practical guide to building production-ready static web apps with Svelte 3Build faster and leaner frontend and static web apps using the JAMstackDeploy your Svelte 3 app to production using cloud services and DevOps principles such as automated testing and CI/CDBook DescriptionSvelte is a modern JavaScript framework used to build static web apps that are fast and lean, as well as being fun for developers to use.

Multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE) Current Status and Future Requirements Multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE): Current Status and Future Requirements discusses the current status of QoE (Quality of Experience) research, providing guidelines on QoE assessment and management practice.

This book, aimed at an international audience, provides an overview of Information Literacy (IL) in practice; what it is, why it's become so important in the library profession and demonstrates how librarians can cultivate a better understanding of IL in their own organisations.

This book investigates the spaces where architecture and computer science share a common set of assumptions and goals, using methods and objectives from architecture, ethnography, and human-computer interaction (HCI).

Card sorting helps us understand how people think about content and categories.

Voice user interfaces (VUIs) are becoming all the rage today.

Welcome to the future, where you can talk with the digital things around you: voice assistants, chatbots, and more.

This book explores how smart cities enable new and playful ways for citizens to experience, inhabit and socialise within urban environments.

The effectiveness of the user-computer interface has become increasingly important as computer systems have become useful tools for persons not trained in computer science.

The A-to-Z guide to spotting and fixing usability problems Frustrated by pop-ups?

If you're a new or experienced designer of conversational voice first experiences, this handy reference provides actionable answers to key aspects of eyes-busy, hands-busy, voice-only user interfaces.

Personalized and adaptive systems employ user models to adapt content, services, interaction or navigation to individual users' needs.

Voice user interfaces (VUIs) are becoming all the rage today.

Build smart looking Kotlin apps with UI and functionality for the Android platformKey FeaturesStart your Android programming career, or just have fun publishing apps on Google Play marketplaceThe first-principle introduction to Kotlin through Android, to start building easy-to-use appsLearn by example and build four real-world apps and dozens of mini-appsBook DescriptionAndroid is the most popular mobile operating system in the world and Kotlin has been declared by Google as a first-class programming language to build Android apps.

Multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE) Current Status and Future Requirements Multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE): Current Status and Future Requirements discusses the current status of QoE (Quality of Experience) research, providing guidelines on QoE assessment and management practice.

Create modern yet effective multi-platform applications by building interactive UIs following a single codebase approach to boost productivityKey FeaturesDelve into the FireMonkey framework and explore its powerful capabilitiesEnhance the user experience by using various technologies included in Delphi and FMXBoost developer productivity through the cross-platform capabilities enabled by the frameworkBook DescriptionFireMonkey (FMX) is a cross-platform application framework that allows developers to create exciting user interfaces and deliver applications on multiple operating systems (OS).

This book investigates multiple facets of the emerging discipline of Tangible, Embodied, and Embedded Interaction (TEI).

Approximately 15% of the global population is affected by some sort of disability, according to the World Report on Disability.

Conventional product development focuses on the solution.

Digital product research doesn't have to be difficult, take a long time, or cost a lot of money.

How to make customers feel good about doing what you want Learn how companies make us feel good about doing what they want.

SQL for Smarties was hailed as the first book devoted explicitly to the advanced techniques needed to transform an experienced SQL programmer into an expert.

This is the applications guide to interfacing microcomputers.

An understanding of psychology-specifically the psychology behind how users behave and interact with digital interfaces-is perhaps the single most valuable nondesign skill a designer can have.

A Designer's Guide to Creating Realistic 3D Experiences For Extended Reality Designing Immersive 3D Experiences helps visual designers move into the fast-growing fields of 3D and extended reality (XR) design.

Interactive visualization and visual analytics tools have been designed and developed in the past and will be developed in the future as well.

Automotive design continues to evolve at a rapid pace.

Discover techniques to enhance your videos with complex animationKey FeaturesDesign, animate, and sequence a complete motion graphics projectWork with compositions and pre-compositions to create animations speedilyMaximize your motion graphics and visual effects skillsBook DescriptionIf you're thinking seriously about making and publishing your videos with professional editing and animation, look no further!

Today, every product or service needs to delight its users and that means delivering an outstanding user experience (UX).

Designers do far more than visualize new products; they are called upon to imagine a future and bring it to life through visuals.

Discover techniques to enhance your videos with complex animationKey FeaturesDesign, animate, and sequence a complete motion graphics projectWork with compositions and pre-compositions to create animations speedilyMaximize your motion graphics and visual effects skillsBook DescriptionIf you're thinking seriously about making and publishing your videos with professional editing and animation, look no further!

How can you design technology that becomes a part of a users life and not a distraction from it?