Theresa Neil Bücher

Want to learn how to create great user experiences on today's Web? In this book, UI experts Bill Scott and Theresa Neil present more than 75 design patterns for building web interfaces that provide rich interaction. Distilled from the authors' years of experience at Sabre, Yahoo!, and Netflix, these best practices are grouped into six key principles to help you take advantage of the web technologies available today. With an entire section devoted to each design principle, Designing Web Interfaces helps you: Make It Direct-Edit content in context with design patterns for In Page Editing, Drag & Drop, and Direct Selection Keep It Lightweight-Reduce the effort required to interact with a site by using In Context Tools to leave a "light footprint" Stay on the Page-Keep visitors on a page with overlays, inlays, dynamic content, and in-page flow patterns Provide an Invitation-Help visitors discover site features with invitations that cue them to the next level of interaction Use Transitions-Learn when, why, and how to use animations, cinematic effects, and other transitions React Immediately-Provide a rich experience by using lively responses such as Live Search, Live Suggest, Live Previews, and more Designing Web Interfaces illustrates many patterns with examples from working websites. If you need to build or renovate a website to be truly interactive, this book gives you the principles for success.

When tasked with creating a well-designed, user-friendly mobile app under tight deadlines, having a reliable reference is essential. This concise guide presents 70 mobile app design patterns, complemented by over 400 screenshots from various platforms, including iOS, Android, and more. User experience expert Theresa Neil categorizes these design patterns into ten distinct groups, including anti-patterns, offering practical solutions to common design challenges. Whether developing a straightforward iPhone app or one compatible with multiple mobile operating systems, these patterns serve as valuable resources. The categories covered include Navigation for effective primary and secondary navigation, Forms to improve form design, and Tables and Lists to highlight essential information. Additionally, the guide addresses Search, Sort, and Filter functions, Tools for enhancing user interaction, and Charts for optimal chart design. It also covers Invitations to engage users, Controls and Feedback for user actions, and Help integration for compact assistance. This full-color print edition is a quick reference, praised by professionals for its utility in refining app designs and generating new ideas.