Download or read book Global Usability written by Ian Douglas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of usability has become an increasingly important consideration in the design of all kinds of technology. As more products are aimed at global markets and developed through internationally distributed teams, usability design needs to be addressed in global terms. Interest in usability as a design issue and specialist area of research and education has developed steadily in North America and Europe since the 1980’s. However, it is only over the last ten years that it has emerged as a global concern. Global Usability provides an introduction to the important issues in globalizing design and an insight into the development of usability expertise around the world. The book is divided into two sections. The first section deals with the general issues in cross-cultural design and the methods for conducting usability design and evaluation across geographical boundaries. The second section describes the state of usability development in fifteen countries. The descriptions include a history and review of activities and include some unique perspectives that have developed in relation to usability work. Researchers and practitioners from a variety of design-related disciplines will find the book a useful guide for understanding the issues and an excellent reference source for working in any of the countries covered.
Download or read book Global UX written by Whitney Quesenbery and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter 1: The Start of the Journey Chapter 2: It's a New World Chapter 3: Culture and UX Chapter 4: Building Cultural Awareness Chapter 5: Global Companies and Global Strategies Chapter 6: Effective Global Teams Chapter 7 -- Research in the Field Chapter 8 -- Bringing it Home Chapter 9 -- Design for a Global Audience Chapter 10 -- Delivering ValueThe start of the journey -- It's a new world -- Culture and UX -- Building your cultural awareness -- Global companies and global strategy -- Effective global teams -- Research in the field -- Bringing it home -- Design for a global audience -- Delivering value.
Download or read book The Handbook of Global User Research written by Robert Schumacher and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: User research is global – yet despite its pervasiveness, practitioners are not all well equipped to work globally. What may have worked in Nigeria may not be accepted in Russia, may be done differently in Brazil, may partly work in China, and may completely fail in Kuwait. And what often goes less noticed, but can be equally vexing are technical, logistical and planning issues such as hiring qualified translators, payment procedures, travel issues, setting up facilities and finding test participants.The Handbook of Global User Research is the first book to focus on global user research. The book collects insight from UX professionals from nine countries and, following a typical project timeline, presents practical insights into the preparation, fieldwork, analysis and reporting, and overall project management for global user research projects. Any user experience professional that works on global projects -- including those new to the field, UX veterans who need information on this expanding aspect of user research, and students -- will need this book to do their job effectively. - Presents the definitive collection of hard won lessons from user research professionals around the world - Includes real-world examples of global user research challenges and provides approaches to these issues - Contains anecdotes and hard-won from the field that illustrate actionable tactics for practitioners
Download or read book Knowledge structures and the usability of knowledge systems written by Erwin W.G.M. van Geenen and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Usability and Internationalization Global and Local User Interfaces written by Nuray Aykin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second of a two-volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UIHCII 2007, held in Beijing, China in July 2007. The papers of this second volume cover global and local user interfaces and are organized in topical sections on designing global and local products and services, as well as enhancing and personalizing the user experience.
Download or read book Global UX written by Whitney Quesenbery and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global UX: Design and Research in a Connected World discusses how user experience (UX) practice is changing and how practitioners and teams around the world are creating great user experiences for a global context. The book is based on interviews with practitioners from many countries, working on different types of projects. It looks behind the scenes at what it takes to create a user experience that can work across borders, cultures, and languages. The book begins with a quick look at the world outside of UX. This includes the external forces of change and globalization as well as an overview of how culture affects designers and the UX of products. It considers what global UX means for an individual practitioner, a company, and teams. It then turns to the details of global UX with the process and practice of research in the field; how information is brought home and shared with colleagues; and how it is applied in design. The final chapter presents some thoughts about how to deliver value both to projects and the users of finished products. - Covers practical user experience best practices for the global environment - Features numerous, global, real-world examples, based on interviews with over 60 UX managers and practitioners from around the world - Contains case studies and vignettes from user research and design projects for multinational companies and small start-ups
Download or read book Usability Engineering written by Jakob Nielsen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1994-11-11 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the author of the best-selling HyperText & HyperMedia, this book is an excellent guide to the methods of usability engineering. The book provides the tools needed to avoid usability surprises and improve product quality. Step-by-step information on which method to use at various stages during the development lifecycle are included, along with detailed information on how to run a usability test and the unique issues relating to international usability.* Emphasizes cost-effective methods that developers can implement immediately* Instructs readers about which methods to use when, throughout the development lifecycle, which ultimately helps in cost-benefit analysis. * Shows readers how to avoid the four most frequently listed reasons for delay in software projects.* Includes detailed information on how to run a usability test.* Covers unique issues of international usability.* Features an extensive bibliography allowing readers to find additional information.* Written by an internationally renowned expert in the field and the author of the best-selling HyperText & HyperMedia.
Download or read book International User Interfaces written by Jakob Nielsen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1996-06-29 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading authorities from around the world discuss the latest topics in international user-interface design. With most major companies in the computer industry depending on exports for 50 percent or more of their sales, user-interface design teams face a major challenge in making their products both useful and accessible to the global marketplace. It is no longer enough to simply offer a product translated in ten to twenty different languages. Users also want a product that acknowledges their unique cultural characteristics and business practices. In International User Interfaces, Elisa del Galdo and Jakob Nielsen head a team of acknowledged international authorities who confront some of the problems currently facing international user-interface developers, including: International Usability Engineering. Developing a Cultural Model. Arabization of Graphical User Interfaces. Managing a Multiple-Language Document System. An Intelligent Lexical Management System for Multilingual Machine Translation. A Chinese Text Display Supported by an Algorithm for Chinese Segmentation. Breaking the Language Barrier with Graphics. Cultural Issues That Can Affect Training
Download or read book Prioritizing Web Usability written by Jakob Nielsen and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2006-04-20 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2000, Jakob Nielsen, the world’s leading expert on Web usability, published a book that changed how people think about the Web— Designing Web Usability (New Riders). Many applauded. A few jeered. But everyone listened. The best-selling usability guru is back and has revisited his classic guide, joined forces with Web usability consultant Hoa Loranger, and created an updated companion book that covers the essential changes to the Web and usability today. Prioritizing Web Usability is the guide for anyone who wants to take their Web site(s) to next level and make usability a priority! Through the authors’ wisdom, experience, and hundreds of real-world user tests and contemporary Web site critiques, you’ll learn about site design, user experience and usability testing, navigation and search capabilities, old guidelines and prioritizing usability issues, page design and layout, content design, and more!
Download or read book Usability Testing Essentials Ready Set Test written by Carol M. Barnum and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2020-06-27 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test. It explains how to analyze and apply the results and what to do when confronted with budgetary and time restrictions. This is the ideal book for anyone involved in usability or user-centered design—from students to seasoned professionals.Filled with new examples and case studies, Usability Testing Essentials, Second Edition is completely updated to reflect the latest approaches, tools and techniques needed to begin usability testing or to advance in this area. - Provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to usability testing, a crucial part of every product's development - Discusses important usability issues such as international testing, persona creation, remote testing, and accessibility - Presents new examples covering mobile devices and apps, websites, web applications, software, and more - Includes strategies for using tools for moderated and unmoderated testing, expanded content on task analysis, and on analyzing and reporting results
Download or read book Localization Strategies for Global E Business written by Nitish Singh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acceleration of globalization and the growth of emerging economies present significant opportunities for business expansion. One of the quickest ways to achieve effective international expansion is by leveraging the web. This book provides a comprehensive, non-technical guide to leveraging website localization strategies for global e-commerce success.
Download or read book HCI International 2020 Late Breaking Papers User Experience Design and Case Studies written by Constantine Stephanidis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes late breaking papers from the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, which was held in July 2020. The conference was planned to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to change to a virtual conference mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From a total of 6326 submissions, a total of 1439 papers and 238 posters have been accepted for publication in the HCII 2020 proceedings before the conference took place. In addition, a total of 333 papers and 144 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference as “Late Breaking Work” (papers and posters). These contributions address the latest research and development efforts in the field and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The 54 late breaking papers presented in this volume were organized in two topical sections named: User Experience Design and Evaluation Methods and Tools; Design Case Studies; User Experience Case Studies.
Download or read book Cost Justifying Usability written by Randolph G. Bias and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-05-09 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You just know that an improvement of the user interface will reap rewards, but how do you justify the expense and the labor and the time—guarantee a robust ROI!—ahead of time? How do you decide how much of an investment should be funded? And what is the best way to sell usability to others? In this completely revised and new edition of Cost-Justifying Usability, Randolph G. Bias (University of Texas at Austin, with 25 years' experience as a usability practitioner and manager) and Deborah J. Mayhew (internationally recognized usability consultant and author of two other seminal books including The Usability Engineering Lifecycle) tackle these and many other problems. It has been updated to cover cost-justifying usability for Web sites and intranets, for the complex applications we have today, and for a host of products—offering techniques, examples, and cases that are unavailable elsewhere. No matter what type of product you build, whether or not you are a cost-benefit expert or a born salesperson, this book has the tools that will enable you to cost-justify the appropriate usability investment. - Includes contributions by a host of experts involved in this work, including Aaron Marcus, Janice Rohn, Chauncey Wilson, Nigel Bevan, Dennis Wixon, Clare-Marie Karat, Susan Dray, Charles Mauro, and many others - Includes actionable ideas for every phase of the software development process - Includes case studies from inside a variety of companies - Includes ideas from "the other side of the table," software executives who hold the purse strings, who offer thoughts on which proposals for usability support they've funded, and which ones they've declined
Download or read book Usability in Government Systems written by Elizabeth Buie and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a usability specialist or interaction designer working with the government, or as a government or contractor professional involved in specifying, procuring, or managing system development, you need this book. Editors Elizabeth Buie and Dianne Murray have brought together over 30 experts to outline practical advice to both usability specialists and government technology professionals and managers. Working with internal and external government systems is a unique and difficult task because of of the sheer magnitude of the audience for external systems (the entire population of a country, and sometimes more), and because of the need to achieve government transparency while protecting citizens' privacy.. Open government, plain language, accessibility, biometrics, service design, internal vs. external systems, and cross-cultural issues, as well as working with the government, are all covered in this book. Covers both public-facing systems and internal systems run by governments Details usability and user experience approaches specific to government websites, intranets, complex systems, and applications Provides practical material that allows you to take the information and immediately use it to make a difference in your projects
Download or read book Handbook of Usability Testing written by Jeffrey Rubin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it's software, a cell phone, or a refrigerator, your customer wants - no, expects - your product to be easy to use. This fully revised handbook provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to help you test your product for usability. Completely updated with current industry best practices, it can give you that all-important marketplace advantage: products that perform the way users expect. You'll learn to recognize factors that limit usability, decide where testing should occur, set up a test plan to assess goals for your product's usability, and more.
Download or read book Usability and Internationalization HCI and Culture written by Nuray Aykin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of a two-volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UIHCII 2007, held in Beijing, China in July 2007. The papers of this first volume cover HCI and culture and are organized in topical sections on cross-cultural design, internationalization and intercultural usability, as well as user studies.
Download or read book Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association IEA 2018 written by Sebastiano Bagnara and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology and behavioral science, it provides researchers and practitioners alike with a comprehensive, timely guide on human factors and ergonomics. It also offers an excellent source of innovative ideas to stimulate future discussions and developments aimed at applying knowledge and techniques to optimize system performance, while at the same time promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of individuals. The proceedings include papers from researchers and practitioners, scientists and physicians, institutional leaders, managers and policy makers that contribute to constructing the Human Factors and Ergonomics approach across a variety of methodologies, domains and productive sectors. This volume includes papers addressing the following topics: Human Simulation and Virtual Environments, Work With Computing Systems (WWCS), and Process Control.
