April 2016
Intermediate to advanced
325 pages
9h 24m
English
Content preview from Designed for Use, 2nd EditionBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
Start your free trial
How the Book Is Organized
The chapters in this book are presented roughly in the order in which they are applicable during a typical design process, which I’ve divided into three stages: research, design, and implementation.
- Research
-
It’s tempting to jump right in and start designing a product as early as possible (or perhaps even to start writing code if you’re a programmer). In some cases, that may be OK, but it’s usually better to start by doing a bit of research. Who is your product for? What problems do you want to solve?
- Design
-
Think about how to solve your audience’s problems. Design solutions and then test them before writing any code. Fixing mistakes on paper is a lot easier than fixing them in code.
From a design point of view, this ...