User`s guide

Design a Programmatic GUI
Many Web sites and commercial publications such as th e followin g provid e
guidel ines for design ing GUIs:
• AskTog — Essays on good design and a list of First
Principles for good user interface design. The author, Bruce
Tognazzini, is a well-respected user interface designer.
http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstP rinciples.html.
• Galitz,Wilbert,O.,Essential Guide to User Interface Design. Wiley, New
York, NY, 2002.
• GUI Design Handbook — A detailed guide to the use of GU I controls ( Web
edition).
http://www.fast-consulting.com/deskt op.htm.
• Johnson, J., GUI Bloopers: Don’ts and Do’s for Software Developers and
Web Designers. Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, CA, 2000.
• Usability Glossary — An extensive glossary of terms
related to G UI design, usability, and related topics.
http://www.usabilityfirst.com/gloss ary/main.cgi.
• UsabilityNet — Covers design principles, user-centered
design, and other usability and design-related topics.
http://www.usabilitynet.org/managem ent/b_design.htm.
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