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Web Usability Handbook (Internet Series) (Internet Series)
by Mark Pearrow
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Charles River Media (2006-10-02)
ISBN: 1584504692
EAN: 9781584504696
Dewy Decimal #: 006.7
Paperback: 352 pages
Edition: 2nd Ed
SKU: B244-1649
Condition: Like New
Comments: UNREAD but may have minor imperfections such as a crease or mark. In stock - quick dispatch, from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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Editorial Reviews
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Web Site Usability Handbook is for individuals who evaluate and improve the usability of Web sites. It does not, as the title implies, specifically show Web developers how to make their sites more usable.The book explores the growing field of Web usability with equal emphasis on theory and practicality, focusing primarily on accurately measuring usability and applying it to formal and informal testing. The concept of a usability toolbox--a collection of tools and techniques--is presented, along with sound reasoning for the use of each component. The tools vary from index card sorting to heuristic evaluation to focus groups. There is also some fascinating material about the human factors of usability, such as the mechanics of vision and the idiosyncrasies of human memory. A chapter devoted to design guidelines includes some concrete suggestions such as "Don't overuse emphasis" and "make printer-friendly pages." This section contains no revolutionary ideas, but it is a helpful list of pointers worth revisiting from time to time. More elemental are the 10 usability heuristics--originally developed by usability guru Jakob Nielsen--presented in the next chapter. These high-level concepts demand careful consideration but can produce impressive results. Web Site Usability Handbook presents the framework for a usability lab complete with video observation, and shows how to conduct objective usability testing. Many organisations skip the potentially critical development step of usability analysis. If yours wants to be more forward thinking in Web strategy, this is a good guide for getting started in usability. --Stephen W Plain, Amazon.com Topics covered: - User-centred design
- Usability tools
- Human factors psychology
- Sensation and perception
- Design guidelines
- Heuristic evaluation
- Usability lab set-up
- Usability testing
- Web accessibility
- Usability statistic analysis
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Customer Reviews
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A 'how to' rather than the usual 'what is' usability testing
Rating  (5)
Date: 2001-09-29
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I disagree with the previous review, this book actually gets down to the nitty gritty of usability testing rather than; here's what you shouldn't do and now use my consultancy to make your site usable. Web Site Usability Handbook provides an insight into how to set up a usability test project enabling you to specifically focus on the issues affecting your site.
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Good book, wrong title !
Rating  (3)
Date: 2001-06-08
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
Imagine that you turn up to work one day and your boss tells you that you're next project is to test the company web site for usability. You are relatively new to web technologies, and you have no experience of any sort of usability testing. This book definitely is for you! On the other hand, if you are an experienced web designer, or you have experience of usability testing, you will find little, if anything, to interest you in this book. It is not, as both the title and price implies, a handbook. That is to say it, is not a substantial or authoritative reference volume. It treats its topics lightly, without getting into any technical details, although it covers all the key areas. The author is to be commended for mentioning "Accessibility" even if the treatment is trivial. The book provides some useful common-sense guidelines and checklists, and would certainly get you started on a usability project. Experienced website designers would be better advised to read Jacob Nielsen`s "Designing Web Usability". Mark Pearrow would be better advised to change the title of his book; "Getting started with Web Site Usability" should do it!
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