Designing with the Mind in Mind

User interface (UI) design rules and guidelines, developed by early HCI gurus and recognized throughout the field, were based on cognitive psychology (study of mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language), and early practitioners were well informed of its tenets. But today practitioners with backgrounds in cognitive psychology are a minority, as user interface designers and developers enter the field from a wide array of disciplines. HCI practitioners today have enough experience in UI design that they have been exposed to UI design rules, but it is essential that they understand the psychological basis behind the rules in order to effectively apply them. In Designing with the Mind in Mind, best-selling author Jeff Johnson provides designers with just enough background in perceptual and cognitive psychology that UI design guidelines make intuitive sense rather than being just a list of rules to follow.

Regulile si ghidurile de proiectare a interfetei cu utilizatorul (UI), dezvoltate de primii guru HCI si recunoscute in intregul domeniu, s-au bazat pe psihologia cognitiva (studiul proceselor mentale, cum ar fi rezolvarea problemelor, memoria si limbajul), iar practicienii timpurii au fost bine informati cu privire la principii. Dar astazi, practicienii cu experienta in psihologia cognitiva sunt o minoritate, deoarece proiectantii si dezvoltatorii de interfete cu utilizatorii intra pe teren dintr-o gama larga de discipline.