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Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning, Second Edition

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Publisher
New Riders Publishing
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Leaves
313
Series
Voices That Matter
Edition
2nd edition
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


Most discussion about Web design seems to focus on the creative process, yet turning concept into reality requires a strong set of deliverables--the documentation (concept model, site maps, usability reports, and more) that serves as the primary communication tool between designers and customers. The only guide devoted to just that topic is now bigger and better.

Combining quick tips for improving deliverables with in-depth discussions of presentation and risk mitigation techniques, author Dan Brown shows you how to make the documentation you're required to provide into the most efficient communications tool possible. From usability reports to project plans, content maps, flow charts, wireframes, site maps, and more, each chapter includes a contents checklist, presentation strategy, maintenance strategy, a description of the development process and the deliverable's impact on the project.

The second edition of this popular book is in a larger format and contains additional chapters with updated and more numerous illustrations. A completely new section teaches designers how to create deliverables in the context of telling a larger story.

✦ Table of Contents


Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 7
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 13
1 Introduction......Page 15
The Whole Story: Deliverables......Page 17
Tools for Creating Diagrams and Deliverables......Page 18
Deliverables and the Design Process......Page 19
Deliverables and the Project Team......Page 21
Describing Vs. Doing......Page 23
Part 1: Design Diagrams......Page 26
2 Diagram Basics......Page 27
Anatomy of a Design Diagram......Page 28
Creating Design Artifacts......Page 29
Challenges in Communicating Design......Page 33
Presenting Design......Page 35
Congratulations......Page 46
3 Personas......Page 47
Personas At-A-Glance......Page 48
Introducing Personas......Page 49
Anatomy of a Persona......Page 51
Creating Personas......Page 56
Presenting Personas......Page 64
Using and Applying Personas......Page 72
4 Concept Models......Page 77
Concept Models At-A-Glance......Page 78
Introducing Concept Models......Page 79
Anatomy of a Concept Model......Page 84
Creating Concept Models......Page 90
Presenting Concept Models......Page 96
Applying Concept Models......Page 101
Concepts Matter......Page 104
5 Site Maps......Page 107
Site Maps At-A-Glance......Page 108
Introducing Site Maps......Page 109
Anatomy of a Site Map......Page 112
Creating Site Maps......Page 119
Presenting Site Maps......Page 125
Using and Applying Site Maps......Page 132
The Web'S Cartographic Conundrum......Page 135
6 Flowcharts......Page 137
Flowcharts At-A-Glance......Page 138
Introducing Flowcharts......Page 139
Anatomy of a Flowchart......Page 141
Creating Flowcharts......Page 155
Presenting Flowcharts......Page 165
Using and Applying Flowcharts......Page 172
The Depth of Process......Page 176
7 Wireframes......Page 179
Wireframes At-A-Glance......Page 180
Introducing Wireframes......Page 181
Anatomy of a Wireframe......Page 183
Creating Wireframes......Page 192
Presenting Wireframes......Page 200
Applying and Using Wireframes......Page 207
Design in Black and White......Page 213
Part 2: Design Deliverables......Page 216
8 Deliverable Basics......Page 217
What Makes a Good Deliverable......Page 220
Anatomy of a Deliverable......Page 225
Laying Out Pages......Page 235
Presenting Deliverables......Page 238
The Deliverable Lifecycle......Page 239
The Future of Deliverables......Page 243
9 Design Briefs......Page 245
What Makes a Good Design Brief......Page 246
Anatomy of a Design Brief......Page 256
The One-Slide Challenge......Page 264
10 Competitive Reviews......Page 267
What Makes a Good Competitive Review......Page 268
Anatomy of a Competitive Review......Page 271
Acknowledging the Competition......Page 276
11 Usability Plans......Page 277
What Makes a Good Usability Plan?......Page 278
Anatomy of a Plan......Page 280
The Best-Laid Plans......Page 285
12 Usability Reports......Page 287
What Makes a Good Usability Report......Page 288
Anatomy of a Usability Report......Page 292
Getting Inside Their Heads......Page 299
Recommended Bookshelf Additions......Page 302
About the Author......Page 303
Contributor Bios......Page 304
Colophon......Page 305
C......Page 306
D......Page 307
H......Page 308
P......Page 309
R......Page 310
U......Page 311
Z......Page 312

✦ Subjects


Design;Nonfiction;Website Design;Internet;Web;Reference;Language;Communication;Business;Science;Technology;Computer Science;Usability


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