Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for Rich Interactions
by Bill Scott, Theresa Neil

Want to learn how to create great user experiences on today's Web? In this book, UI experts Bill Scott and Theresa Neil present more than 75 design patterns for building web interfaces that provide rich interaction. Distilled from the authors' years of experience at Sabre, YahooDesigning Web Interfaces helps you:

Make It Direct-Edit content in context with design patterns for In Page Editing, Drag & Drop, and Direct Selection

Keep It Lightweight-Reduce the effort required to interact with a site by using In Context Tools to leave a "light footprint"

Stay on the Page-Keep visitors on a page with overlays, inlays, dynamic content, and in-page flow patterns

Provide an Invitation-Help visitors discover site features with invitations that cue them to the next level of interaction

Use Transitions-Learn when, why, and how to use animations, cinematic effects, and other transitions

React Immediately-Provide a rich experience by using lively responses such as Live Search, Live Suggest, Live Previews, and more

Designing Web Interfaces illustrates many patterns with examples from working websites. If you need to build or renovate a website to be truly interactive, this book gives you the principles for success.

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Publisher: O'Reilly
Page Count (est.): 309
ISBN10: 0596516258
ISBN13: 9780596516253
Cover: Paperback
Pub Date: 1/22/2009