By Dan Saffer
Discover the hot layout self-discipline that's at the back of such items because the iPod and cutting edge sites like Flickr. whereas different books in this topic are both aimed toward extra professional practitioners in any other case are too concerned with a specific medium like software program, this advisor will take a extra holistic method of the self-discipline, taking a look at interplay layout for the net, software program, and units. it truly is the single interplay layout ebook that's coming from a designers perspective instead of that of an engineer.
This much-needed consultant is greater than only a how-to handbook. It covers interplay layout basics, methods to designing, layout study, and extra, and spans all mediums—Internet, software program, and units. Even robots! jam-packed with assistance, real-world tasks, and interviews, you’ll get a superb grounding in every thing you must effectively take on interplay design.
Designing for interplay is an AIGA layout Press e-book, released below Peachpit's New Riders imprint in partnership with AIGA.
About the Author
Dan Saffer has labored for the decade within the electronic medium as a webmaster, manufacturer, developer, copywriter, artistic lead, details architect, and interplay clothier. he's at the moment a senior interplay clothier at Adaptive course, a number one layout consultancy and has designed and outfitted websites, units, and purposes for firms as varied as Tiffany & Co and the area Wrestling Federation. His paintings has been featured in big apple journal, leisure Weekly, and the Chicago Tribune. His website and weblog are available at www.odannyboy.com. Dan is a member of the yank Institute of picture Arts (AIGA) and the economic Designers Society of the United States (IDSA) and obtained his grasp of layout in interplay layout from Carnegie Mellon collage, the place he additionally taught interplay layout.
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