From one of the foremost authorities on the design of user interfaces, this unique collection of ideas and opinions, while focusing on the Macintosh, neatly captures the underlying principles of all graphical user interfaces.
Using ideas from such diverse sources as Information Theory, Carl Jung, and even professional beekeeping, the book provides a framework for achieving a deep understanding of user interface design.
With humor and thought-provoking insights, Bruce Tognazzini explores the central issues of human-computer interaction, including the challenges presented by multimedia applications, agents, virtual reality, and future technologies.
Drawn from his long experience of working with developers, the book provides practical guidelines for developing successful applications that users will find simple, clear, and consistent.
Tog on Interface is fascinating reading for all those concerned with the relationship between people and computers.
About the Author: Bruce Tognazzini has been an articulate visionary, outspoken user advocate, and popular keynote speaker from the beginning of the personal computerrevolution.
He worked at Apple from 1978 to 1992, during which time he played amajor role in Macintosh interface design.
Now he is a Distinguished Engineer inthe Office of Strategic Technology at Sun Microsystems.
He is the author ofTog on Interface, also published by Addison-Wesley.
Bruce Tognazzini, Apple employee #66, has been designing human-machine interfaces for better than 30 years.
He developed the first version of the Apple Human Interface Guidelines in 1978.
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