December 2009
Beginner to intermediate
456 pages
11h 2m
English
Overview
Eyetracking Web Usability is based on one of the largest studies
of eyetracking usability in existence. Best-selling author Jakob
Nielsen and coauthor Kara Pernice used rigorous usability
methodology and eyetracking technology to analyze 1.5 million
instances where users look at Web sites to understand how the human
eyes interact with design. Their findings will help designers,
software developers, writers, editors, product managers, and
advertisers understand what people see or don’t see, when
they look, and why.
With their comprehensive three-year study, the authors confirmed
many known Web design conventions and the book provides additional
insights on those standards. They also discovered important new
user behaviors that are revealed here for the first time. Using
compelling eye gaze plots and heat maps, Nielsen and Pernice guide
the reader through hundreds of examples of eye movements,
demonstrating why some designs work and others don’t. They
also provide valuable advice for page layout, navigation menus,
site elements, image selection, and advertising. This book is
essential reading for anyone who is serious about doing business on
the Web.
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