I do enjoy it when a book picks a specific focus, sticks to it, and delivers. One of the hardest things to get right on the web is gathering informatiI do enjoy it when a book picks a specific focus, sticks to it, and delivers. One of the hardest things to get right on the web is gathering information from end users, and yet it can have a huge impact on your site's usability and (if you're a for-profit) your bottom line. This book lays out all of the common problems you're likely to encounter from a form design standpoint without dwelling too much on the actual HTML/CSS/JS/whatever implementation (which I think is great). An immensely useful resource....more
The alphabetic, single-page-per-topic presentation kept the content simple enough for a wide audience to understand, but it also felt like a hindranceThe alphabetic, single-page-per-topic presentation kept the content simple enough for a wide audience to understand, but it also felt like a hindrance (and perhaps the magic number of '100' was also a contrivance, but maybe that's just coincidence). Some of the entries felt like duplicates, using the same clip art as examples or the same phrasing between topics. Overall it felt like the book needed an editor to enforce better consistency -- after reading the various entries I could pick out the writing style of the three different authors. Not bad, especially as a general overview of some common design issues for new designers, but to me it felt like it lacked depth on most of the topics. Bonus points for the sidebar bibliography that came with most entries, though....more
Really a good resource for those looking to clean up their sites to be more standards and usability compliant. Reads like a reference book, a format tReally a good resource for those looking to clean up their sites to be more standards and usability compliant. Reads like a reference book, a format that I think works well for the material....more
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