Developer to Designer
Chapter One
The Big Picture
User Interface Design for the Busy Developer
Thinking About Software
Finding a Few Guiding Lights
Basics of a Good User Interface
My goal with this book is simple: to help you design and improve user interfaces for your
Windows and web applications. By designing better user interfaces (UIs), you can improve
user satisfaction and make users more productive. Ultimately, this will make you more appreciated
and in demand as a developer. Along the way, I'll pass on lots of little tips and drill into
many of the details that make for a good user interface. Most of the book will focus on little
things, from toolbar buttons to laying out a web application. But before getting into the details,
it will help to have an overall framework for thinking about user interface design. That's where
this chapter comes in.
User Interface Design for the Busy Developer
Depending on the size of your development team and the workflow in your organization, several
people may be responsible for designing an application's user interface:
If you have project managers whose responsibilities include writing software specifications,
they may include user i ... read full excerpt from Developer to Designer: GUI Design for the Busy Developer ebook
