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Bringing design to software

Author: Terry Winograd; et al
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : ACM Press ; Reading, Mass. : Addison- Wesley, ©1996.
Series: ACM press books.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The book contains essays contributed by prominent software and design professionals, interviews with experts, and profiles of successful projects and products. These elements are woven together to illuminate what design is, to identify the common core of practices in every design field, and to show how software builders can apply these practices to produce software that is more satisfying for users. The initial  Read more...
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Bringing design to software.
New York, N.Y. : ACM Press ; Reading, Mass. : Addison- Wesley, c1996
(OCoLC)605168089
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Terry Winograd; et al
ISBN: 0201854910 9780201854916
OCLC Number: 33008895
Description: xxv, 321 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series Title: ACM press books.
Responsibility: edited by Terry Winograd ... [et al.].

Abstract:

The book contains essays contributed by prominent software and design professionals, interviews with experts, and profiles of successful projects and products. These elements are woven together to illuminate what design is, to identify the common core of practices in every design field, and to show how software builders can apply these practices to produce software that is more satisfying for users. The initial chapters view software from the user's perspective, featuring the insights of experienced software designers and developers, including Mitchell Kapor, David Liddle, John Rheinfrank, Peter Denning, and John Seely Brown. Subsequent chapters turn to the designer and the design process, with contributions from designers and design experts, including David Kelley, Donald Schon, and Donald Norman. Profiles discussing Mosaic, Quicken, Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines, Microsoft Bob, and other notable applications and projects highlight key points in the chapters. This book is for a broad community of people who conceive, develop, market, evaluate, and use software. It is foremost for software designers - particularly the reflective designer who is driven by practical concerns yet is able to step back for a moment and reflect on what works, what doesn't work, and why. At the same time, it reveals new directions and new possibilities for programmers who build software and for product managers who bring software to market.

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by garyperlman (WorldCat user on 2005-12-13)

Introduction
1. A Software Design Manifesto
+ Kapor, Mitchell
2. Design of the Conceptual Model
+ Liddle, David
3. The Role of the Artist-Designer
+ Smith, Gillian Crampton
+ Tabor, Philip
4. Design Languages
+ Rheinfrank, John
+ Evenson, Shelley
5. The Consumer Spectrum
+ Saffo, Paul
6. Action-Centered Design
+ Denning, Peter
+ Dargan, Pamela
7. Keeping It Simple
+ Brown, John Seely
+ Duguid, Paul
8. The Designer's Stance
+ Kelley, David
+ Hartfield, Bradley
9. Reflective Conversation with Materials
+ Schon, Donald
+ Bennett, John
10. Cultures of Prototyping
+ Schrage, Michael
11. Footholds for Design
+ Gai, Shahaf
12. Design as Practiced
+ Norman, Donald
13. Organizational Support for Software Design
+ De Young, Laura
14. Design for People at Work
+ Kuhn, Sarah
Reflection

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