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Web Application Design Handbook: Best Practices for Web-based Software
The standards for usability and interaction design for web site design and those also for software interaction design are well known. While not everyone uses those standards, or uses them correctly, there is a large body of knowledge, best practice, and proven results in those two large fields, and a good education system for teaching professionals
"how to."
For the relatively new field of web application design, however, what we mostly have are designers reusing the old rules in a new platform: no new best practices yet exist. This book, written by designers with a significant contribution to web-based application design, deliver both a thorough treatment of the subject for many different kinds of applications, plus a quick reference for designers looking for some fast design solutions and opportunities to enhance the web application experience.
Contents
Chapter 1: What is a Web Application?
Chapter 2: The Browser Framework
Chapter 3: Data Input
Chapter 4: Data Retrieval: Search
Chapter 5: Data Retrieval: Filtering and Browsing
Chapter 6: Data Output: Reports
Chapter 7: Data Output: Printed Forms
Chapter 8: Interacting with Output
Chapter 9: Designing Graphs And Charts
Chapter 10: Graph Types Based on Use
Chapter 11: Designing Diagrams
Chapter 12: Diagram Types
Chapter 13: Designing Geographic Maps
Chapter 14: Interacting with Geographic Maps
Chapter 15: Types of Maps
Appendix A: Web Application Design Worksheets
Appendix B: Quality Testing
Appendix C: Usability Testing
Appendix D: Design Checklists
Glossary
References
For Further Reading
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