Full name: Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning

Author: Dan Brown Year: 2006 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Design, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780321392350 9780321712462 0321392353 0321712463

Most discussion about Web design seems to focus on the creative process, yet turning concept into reality requires a strong set of deliverables�the documentation (concept model, site maps, usability reports, and more) that serves as the primary communication tool between designers and customers. Here at last is a guide devoted to just that topic. Combining quick tips for improving deliverables with in-depth discussions of presentation and risk mitigation techniques, author Dan Brown shows you how to make the documentation you're required to provide into the most efficient communications tool possible. He begins with an introductory section about deliverables and their place in the overall process, and then delves into to the different types of deliverables. From usability reports to project plans, content maps, flow charts, wireframes, site maps, and more, each chapter includes a contents checklist, presentation strategy, maintenance strategy, a description of the development process and the deliverable's impact on the project, and more. Similar books: The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett Designing the Moment by Robert Hoekman Jr. Designing Web Navigation by James Kalbach Designing for the Social Web by Joshua Porter Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski Information Architecture by Christina Wodtke Tapworthy by Josh Clark Prioritizing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People by Warren Berger The Elements of Graphing Data by William S. Cleveland Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling Observing the User Experience by Mike Kuniavsky Where the Action Is by Paul Dourish Designing for Interaction by Dan Saffer In the Bubble by John Thackara Designing Web Interfaces by Bill Scott Digital Ground by Malcolm McCullough Designing Interfaces by Jenifer Tidwell The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird