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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web

jesse james garrett

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Smart organizations recognize that Web design is more than just creating clean code and sharp graphics. A site that really works fulfills your strategic objectives while meeting the needs of your users. Even the best content and the most sophisticated technology won't help you balance those goals without a cohesive, consistent user experience to support it. But creating the user experience can seem overwhelmingly complex. With so many issues involved-usability, brand identity, information architecture, interaction design-it can seem as if the only way to build a successful site is to spend a fortune on specialists who understand all the details. The Elements of User Experience cuts through the complexity of user-centered design for the Web with clear explanations and vivid illustrations that focus on ideas rather than tools or techniques. Jesse James Garrett gives readers the big picture of Web user experience development, from strategy and requirements to information architecture and visual design. This accessible introduction helps any Web development team, large or small, to create a successful user experience.

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 21,2002

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240 pages, Paperback
Published
January 1, 2002 by Peachpit Pr
ISBN
9780735712027
ASIN
0735712026
Language
English

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Adub217
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April 1,2025
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This was one of the texts for my Information Architecture class. I really liked it both as a textbook and in general as a resource on web design. It's straightforwardness and pure usefulness are its biggest assets. Garrett is clear, direct, and concise throughout the the book, and the diagrams were truly helpful in illustrating and explaining concepts. His framework and approach is logical and practical - it would be relevant and useful for just about any type of website or other such projects.
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vanillaglaze
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April 1,2025
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Практичная и хорошо структурированная. Раскрывает основные методы работы в сфере UX.
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Diassia
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April 1,2025
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Everything written here about designing websites applies to developing any kind of software. The most important lesson Garrett imparts is to make explicit, conscious decisions at every stage of development about the user experience of your software. Recommended.
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hudasgoat
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April 1,2025
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Very important reading to explore ux design process, from abstract to surface layer.
Jesse James Garrett grazie!
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Boogiepop20
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April 1,2025
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Great book that walks you through the stages of designing a good user experience. It focuses on websites, but it has applications for client software as well. Loved how he explained how each stage builds on the next, and his explanations of how various disciplines such as info architecture, visual design, interaction design, etc. work together. A must-read for anyone in web or software development.
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April 1,2025
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Good for those who wish to learn the basics of User Experience -UX for mobile applications.
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Carolineeeee
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April 1,2025
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I read this book in preparation for a class at General Assembly on User Experience Design. Excellent resource on User Experience for both designers and everyone they meet in a product's life cycle. The methodologies herein are invaluable and worth revisiting at the start of each project, and at each phase of a project. You won't find specific examples, as the book is more about methodology than application. This is helpful if you're trying to wrap your mind around what UX is, and how to go about it. Find what works, and stick to it.
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