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enlarge | Authors: Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin Publisher: Wiley Category: Book
List Price: $45.00 Buy New: $22.87 You Save: $22.13 (49%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 9 reviews Sales Rank: 20584
Media: Paperback Edition: 3rd Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 648 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9 Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0470084111 Dewey Decimal Number: 005.438 EAN: 9780470084113 ASIN: 0470084111
Publication Date: May 7, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! 3Rev Ed. 2007 Paperback.
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Great guide to developing fresh, useful computer interfaces August 5, 2007 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This third edition is my first exposure to "About Face", though I certainly wish I had encountered it earlier! New computer interfaces tend to be rehashes of previous computer interfaces, and sometimes the old wasn't very well designed. Why copy it?
Even if you don't change anything you're doing with interface design after reading this book, you will surely be more conscious of the decisions you are making, and why. A must-read for anyone building software used by real people.
Software Designers - Please Read this Book! June 24, 2007 14 out of 17 found this review helpful
With more and more applications moving toward the web and websites becoming exceedingly more complex than ever intended for their original design, Alan's new version of this book is well-timed. Now how do we get both web and software designers to read it?
Alan, Robert, and David walk you through the complete process of orienting your product to your customers' goals. They provides you with the tools to build a product that will delight, rather than baffle, your customers.
In this day and age of great application frameworks, it is fast and easy to get a web-based application up and running. But please don't do it, at least not until you have read this book!
I'm buying copies as early Christmas presents for all my software designer friends in hopes that I will see the end result as when I try to use some of these products.
A 1st class book that all software designed need to read May 22, 2007 7 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book, and all of Alan's book are a must read for all software designers.
He guide you into the design process that one need on all software project in advance of doing any programming. A must have... Lots of new ideas not in previous editions.
Good book, bad publisher May 8, 2007 51 out of 64 found this review helpful
This book, as with Alan's earlier editions, is quite good, certainly 5 stars. Not only a good read, but thought provoking. There is very little repetition of ealier material or examples.
However the quality of the paper is just a step above newsprint, the illustrations are all in B&W and the cover lamination peeling off after only 3 chapters read. Published by Wiley.
Compare this with Martin Evening's "Photoshop CS2 for Photographers" at the same price. Martin's book is in full color, coated papers and fine binding. Published by Focal Press.
Really makes you feel like you are getting ripped off by the publisher.
Alan... get a better publisher!
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