Re: GUI Design

[bcsmit - Bill Smith <bcsmit -at- ACXIOM -dot- COM>]

Matt Long wrote:
>Does anybody know of a resource similar to the UIE web site
>that discusses design concepts for non-web GUI apps?

One of the best GUI design resources I've found is the book, About Face,
The Essentials of User Interface Design by Alan Cooper. The book's cover
describes Cooper as the "Father of Visual Basic." The book is chock full
of practical advice and examples and it is a joy to read--a valuable
addition to any software document's bookshelf.

It's available on the Web from amazon.com.

Bill Smith
Acxiom Corporation
Conway, AR
bcsmit -at- acxiom -dot- com


>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Matthew J Long [SMTP:mjl100z -at- MAIL -dot- ODU -dot- EDU]
>Sent:  Thursday, August 28, 1997 5:59 PM
>To:    TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject:       GUI Design
>
>A few of my developer buddies at work are arguing about the best way to
>design a GUI (They are creating forms for an Oracle database). I have seen
>the User Interface Engineering web site which discusses design, but it is
>web-centric. Does anybody know of a resource similar to the UIE web site
>that discusses design cocepts for non-web GUI apps. I want to find hard
>stats if possible (e.g. productivity is increased by 120% by using "this"
>design technique to develop your interface, etc).
>
>TIA
>
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