{"id":98,"date":"2010-01-26T17:01:27","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T22:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guywyant.info\/log\/98\/jeeves-is-about-usability-too\/"},"modified":"2020-06-02T00:48:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T05:48:04","slug":"jeeves-is-about-usability-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/guywyant.info\/log\/98\/jeeves-is-about-usability-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeeves is About Usability, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over Christmas break (my last one of all time) I had a chance to get some good reading done, and I took the chance and ran with it. Awesomely, I also got a ton of work done on my helpful <\/em>task manager web app, [currently and historically titled] T-minus.  On with the books: they are below, in order of reading.<\/p>\n

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\"85-15\"<\/td>\n\"the-design-of-everyday-things\"<\/td>\n\"Forms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves<\/strong> by P.G. Wodehouse<\/em><\/td>\nThe Design of Everyday Things<\/strong> by Donald Norman<\/em><\/td>\nForms that Work <\/strong>by Jarrett and Gaffney<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Who better to start off with than the grandmaster of English prose, Mister Wodehouse?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Enjoyable, even in the more theoretical sections; a good (and obviously formative) exploration of cognitive science and design.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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This was a quick read; short but solid. Most everything was review for me, but for those just starting with web forms, this would be great.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"elementsofuserexperience1\"<\/td>\n\"book-cover-md\"<\/td>\n\"designing-web-navigation\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Elements of User Experience<\/strong> by J.J. Garrett<\/em><\/td>\nSubject to Change<\/strong> by the Adaptive Path Team<\/em><\/td>\nDesigning Web Navigation<\/strong> by James Kalbach<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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A short book, but helpful providing a mental model of the user experience. (It\u2019s easy to forget that you are not your target market<\/em>, so your experience is not typical).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cThe whole <\/em>experience is the key\u201d is what this book continually chants. Also tackles some common designers-within-a-company business problems (from someone with reliable experience, at that)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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This was mostly review as well; I would probably keep it as a reference book for all the difference options in web navigation. Very solid for novices, though.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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