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Bringing Design to Software (ACM Press)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.12
EAN: 9780201854916
ISBN: 0201854910
Label: Addison-Wesley Professional
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: April 12, 1996
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Studio: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Editorial Review:
Design of software has often taken place in isolation from the many lessons learned in the design of objects or non-computer processes. Continuing in the tradition of Donald Norman's highly influential Design of Everyday Things, this collection of essays provides essential inspiration for reflective software designers driven by practical concerns of what works, what doesn't--and why. Contains contributions by such insightful software engineers as David Liddle, Donald Norman, John Bennett, and Michael Schrage.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Although content is good and timely, the print quality is illegible
I got this book to prepare a syllabus on design aspects of software engineering for an undergraduate course in computer science. Despite being more than ten years old, in terms of content, the book is fit for the purpose. Indeed, the authors of this edited volume provide several design perspectives (e.g., graphic design, architecture) on software. So far so good, but how is the reader supposed to read through pages with illegible fonts? The problem is not one of style, but of print quality, which ... Read More
Rating: - Ehhhh..... A collection of stale essays.
I had to buy this book for a class; if you're interested in a historical perspective on instructional technology, you might find this interesting. I didn't.
Rating:  - Take the user into account
Winograd brings together a mix of software designers, computer scientists, graphic artists, architects, scientists, and consultants, and their conceptions and methodologies for software design. Each describes their design situations from his or her position of expertise. Each of the "designers" has a similar message, ease of use and interaction must be relevant to the user, not only to the hierarchical structure of the software. Another point in the book is, if software is designed in ... Read More
Rating: - Bringing Design to Software
This book is a collection of chapters focusing on design and design topics. The chapter authors are from a variety of disciplines including software and product design, technology, architecture, graphic arts, and philosophy. This diversity adds to the richness in which the book addresses "design," expands the notion of the "designer" community of practice, and illustrates the importance of multifunctionality in design by taking lessons of practice from a variety of disciplines. ... Read More
Rating: - Design is not only for the designers.
"Bringing Design to Software" is not a software design "how-to" book; it is an edited exploration of the nature of software design through dialog. It investigates the concepts of software, design and prototyping as basal considerations for an understanding of the tenets of software design as a practice. The dialog involves looking at design from a number of areas including software design, other design fields, research, instruction and design management. Winograd, et al., have compiled ... Read More
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