The elements of user experience: user-centered design for the Web and beyond

TLDR

Elements of User Experience has become a foundational reference for web and interaction designers, underscoring that effective design must align strategic goals with user needs through a cohesive, consistent experience, not just clean code or graphics. The new edition refines Garrett’s ideas to encompass mobile devices and applications, aiming to simplify the complex process of creating a cohesive user experience. Garrett presents the big picture of user experience development, from strategy and requirements to information architecture and visual design.

Abstract

From the moment it was published almost ten years ago, Elements of User Experience became a vital reference for web and interaction designers the world over, and has come to define the core principles of the practice. Now, in this updated, expanded, and full-color new edition, Jesse James Garrett has refined his thinking about the Web, going beyond the desktop to include information that also applies to the sudden proliferation of mobile devices and applications. Successful interaction design requires more than just creating clean code and sharp graphics. You must also fulfill your strategic objectives while meeting the needs of your users. Even the best content and the most sophisticated technology won't help you balance those goals without a cohesive, consistent user experience to support it. With so many issues involvedusability, brand identity, information architecture, interaction design creating the user experience can be overwhelmingly complex. This new edition of The Elements of User Experience cuts through that complexity with clear explanations and vivid illustrations that focus on ideas rather than tools or techniques. Garrett gives readers the big picture of user experience development, from strategy and requirements to information architecture and visual design.