Usability for the Web: Designing Web Sites That Work
A simple, time-efficient way to design, develop and improve your web sites.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Usability for the Web: Designing Web Sites That Work
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Usability Throughout the Design Process
- Table 1-1: The Elements of Effective Project Management.
- Table 1-2: Framework for Contrasting Usability Methods.
Chapter 2: Target Audience and Target Platforms
- Table 2-1: Designing for Diverse Audiences: Four Alternatives.
Chapter 3: User Needs Analysis
- Table 3-1: Example Usability Objectives.
- Table 3-2: Interviews versus Focus Groups.
Chapter 5: Information Architecture
- Table 5-1: Models of Human Navigation.
- Table 5-2: Who Needs What?
Chapter 6: Page Layout
- Table 6-1: Symmetrical versus Asymmetrical Layouts.
- Table 6-2: Differences between Traditional Paper Documents and Web-Based Documents.
- Table 6-3: Common Page-Layout Approaches and Tradeoffs.
- Table 6-4: Common Page Width, Height, and Resolution for Fixed-Width Solutions.
- Table 6-5: Gutter-Width Size Differences for Some Common Systems and Browsers.
Chapter 7: Envisioning Design
- Table 7-1: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Paper and Digital Mockups.
- Table 7-2: Choosing Pages to Mock Up.
- Table 7-3: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Various Prototyping Methods.
Chapter 9: Design Elements
- Table 9-1: Tradeoffs of Using Graphics for Text versus Using HTML Text.
Chapter 11: Pre-Launch and Post-Launch
- Table 11-1: Task and Process-Based Testing Summary Sheet for a Hypothetical Library Web Site.
- Table 11-2: Conversion Rate Example.
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