Usability engineering

Analyzing user needs and designing for usability is an important aspect of software interface design. This book aims to be of use to the user-interface practitioner, and provides a concise introduction to usability engineering, with guidelines and examples.

• Executive Summary
• What is Usability?
• Generations of User Interfaces
• The Usability Engineering Lifecycle
• Usability Heuristics
• Usability Testing
• Usability Assessment Methods Beyond Testing
• Interface Standards
• International User Interfaces
• Future Developments
• Appendix A Exercises
• Appendix B Bibliography
• Author Index
• Subject Index