<P>THIS BOOK CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF ESSAYS WHICH ADDRESSES THE ESSENTIALS OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES IN USER-EXPERIENCE DESIGN (UX DESIGN) PLANNING, RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, EVALUATION, TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND DEALS WITH THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS (METAPHORS, MENTAL MODELS, NAVIGATION, AND APPEARANCE) OF USER-INTERFACES AND USER-EXPERIENCES DURING THE PERIOD OF 2002-2007.</P><P>THESE ESSAYS GREW FROM THE AUTHORS OWN COLUMN ENTITLED ‘FAST FORWARD’ WHICH APPEARED IN <I>INTERACTION</I> MAGAZINE – THE FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION OF THE ACM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON HUMAN-COMPUTING INTERACTION (SIGCHI). WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE LONGEVITY, THESE ESSAYS HAVE NOT BEEN EDITED OR UPDATED, HOWEVER A SHORT POSTSCRIPTS HAS BEEN ADDED TO PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS ON EACH TOPIC FROM A CURRENT PERSPECTIVE. </P><P><I>HCI AND USER-EXPERIENCE DESIGN</I> PROVIDES A FASCINATING HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH WORLD OF UX AND HCI DURING A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, AND DESIGNERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE FIELD.</P><P></P>
This book consists of a series of essays which addresses the essentials of the development processes in user-experience design (UX design) planning, research, analysis, evaluation, training and implementation, and deals with the essential components (metaphors, mental models, navigation, and appearance) of user-interfaces and user-experiences during the period of 2002-2007.
These essays grew from the authors own column entitled ‘Fast Forward’ which appeared in Interaction Magazine – the flagship publication of the ACM Special Interest Group on Human-Computing Interaction (SIGCHI). Written in such a way as to ensure longevity, these essays have not been edited or updated, however a short Postscripts has been added to provide some comments on each topic from a current perspective.
HCI and User-Experience Design provides a fascinating historical review of the professional and research world of UX and HCI during a period of significant growth and development and would be of interest to students, researchers, and designers who are interested in recent developments within the field.