Software Design Smorgasbord

by Craig Marion. Resources for designing performance-centered software.

Introduction What's New Original Articles and Presentations Conference Watch About the Author
Visualization Improve the look and visual presentation of your user interfaces and learn to display information visually.
Multimedia Create video clips, animated GIFs, and other audio and visual objects to make your software easy and fun to use.
Human-Computer Interaction Tap into research conducted by leading professionals specializing in user interface design and interactivity.
Usability Engineering Learn techniques to make software more usable and where they should occur within your development cycle.
User Interface Design Examine the methods, techniques, perspectives, and accomplishments of leading software designers.
Online Information Design Embed user assistance into interfaces and present information within them more accessibly and effectively.
Performance Support Add scaffolding to your software that guides new and occasional users through the completion of their tasks.
Knowledge Support Integrate domain knowledge and decision support into your software and use XML to control information.
Productive Workplaces Pay attention to ergonomic, environmental, personality, and QWL factors that affect motivation and productivity.
Knowledge Management Capture best practices, harness collective intelligence, and share lessons learned.



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Posted May 1, 1997
Site last updated November 1, 2009
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