User interface design : bridging the gap from user requirements to design

Although numerous sources document aspects of user-centered design, there are few references that consider how a designer transforms the information gathered about users and their work into an effective user interface design. This book explains just how designers bridge that gap. A group of leading experts in GUI design describe their methods in the context of specific design projects, and while the projects, processes, and methods vary considerably, the common theme is building a bridge between user requirements and user interface design.

• introduction Bridging the Design Gap
• Bridging User Needs to OO GUI Prototype via Task Object Design
• Transforming Representations in User-Centered Design
• Model-Based User Interface Design
• Lightweight Techniques to Encourage Innovative User Interface Design
• Interaction Design Leaving the Engineering Perspective Behind
• Mind the Gap Surviving the Dangers of User Interface Design
• Transforming User-Centered Analysis into User Interface
• The Redesign of Complex Legacy Systems