| Author/Date |
Title/Publisher |
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Clarke A
(1994) |
Human Factors Guidelines for Multimedia
European Commission RACE ISSUE Project 1065, HUSAT Research Institute, Loughborough University of Technology, UK |
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Del Galdo E
(1990) |
Internationalisation and translation: Some guidelines for the design of human computer interfaces. In Advances in Human Factors/Ergonomics 13, Designing User Interfaces for International Use (Nielson J, ed.), pp. 1-11. Amsterdam: Elsevier |
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Deregowski JB
(1980) |
Illusions, Patterns and Pictures. A Cross-Cultural Perspective.
London: Academic Press |
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| Dumas JS and Redish JC (1999). |
A Practical Guide to Usability Testing
Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation |
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Hughes B
(2000). |
Dust or Magic: Secrets of Successful Multimedia Design
Harlow: Addison-Wesley |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(1990) |
IEEE Standard Computer Dictionary: A Compilation of IEEE Standard Computer Glossaries.
New York: IEEE |
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Johnson J
(2000) |
GUI Bloopers: Don'ts and Do's for Software Developers and Web Designers
San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers |
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Jonassen DH, ed
(1982) |
The Technology of Text Vol 1, 2nd edn
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications |
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Jonassen DH, ed
(1982) |
The Technology of Text Vol 2, 2nd edn
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications |
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Kennedy JM
(1982) |
Metaphor in pictures
Perception, 11, 589-605 |
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Maissel J
(1990) |
Development of a Methodology for Icon Evaluation
National Physical Laboratory Report DITC 159/90, Teddington, UK |
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Marcus A
(1992) |
Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces
New York: ACM Press; Reading MA: Addison-Wesley |
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Nielsen Jacob
(2000) |
Designing Web Usability
Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing |
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Salomon G
(1979) |
Media and symbol systems as related to cognition and learning.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 71, 131-48 |
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Shneiderman B
(1998) |
Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, 3rd edn
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley |
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Siegal D
(1997) |
Creating Killer Web Sites, 2nd edn
Indianapolis: Hayden Books |
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UNESCO
(1976) |
Cross-cultural broadcasting: psychological effects.
UNESCO Press Reports & Papers on Mass Communication, No. 77 |
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| Usability Reference |
Corporate Solutions Consulting, Usability Engineering: Designing for ease of use |
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Accessibility dignostics:
The Bobby
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A widely accepted benchmark for accesibility testing that will rate your web pages against clear criteria and, if you pass, let's you put the happy policeman on your page. The automatic check is not the total solution however; you will still need to manually check your pages against the three levels of the criteria. |
| Usability.gov |
Well-organized material on a complete spectrum of usability issues including checklists |
| Human Factors International |
Human Factors International (HFI) is a software usability consulting and training company and their web site is a useful one-stop for usability information. |
| Dey Alexander |
Comprehensive coverage of user-centred web design principles and large set of classified references under Dey Alexander's Web Design Articles section - Empowering Users through User-centred Web Design |
| Curt Cloninger |
Usability Experts are from Mars, Graphic Designers are from Venus, on the A List Apart (e-zine) web site |
| Lab 404 |
Curt Cloninger's experiments in interface. |
| Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) |
The W3 consortium have accessibility tips for web designers and sound all-round information about accessibility issues. |
| NCAM |
The National Centre for Accessible Media - general information source |
| TAP |
Technology Access Programme - addresses communication technologies in general rather than just the Web |
| BETSIE |
Betsie stands for BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer. You can see demonstrations and download the tool to use yourself |
Book 1 Chapter 8 - Interface design