· 2020· Review
An Introduction to Usability
- 716citations
- 2020year
Short summary
This book provides a broad overview of usability, defining its aspects, outlining design principles, and detailing evaluation methods with examples from software and product design.
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Key points
- Defines usability and presents a framework for its different aspects.
- Explains the main principles for creating usable designs.
- Offers practical advice on how to design usable products.
- Describes various usability evaluation methods and how to conduct them.
- Includes examples from software and general product design.
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Abstract
This work gives a broad introductory overview of the topic of usability. Firstly, usability is defined and a framework for identifying different aspects of usability is given. The main principles for creating usable designs are expounded, followed by practical advice as to how to design usable products. The book then tackles the issue of usability evaluation - a series of evaluation methods are described, followed by practical advice as to how to conduct the evaluation. The book draws on examples from software design and product design generally. This means whilst human-computer interaction HCI is a central issue in the book, other usability issues are also covered.
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Field: Human-Computer Interaction
Human-Computer InteractionComputer Science