Tutorial: 11. Practical GUI Screen Design: Making It Usable

Cliff Wilding, The Hiser Group

Benefits
You will learn the principles of good screen design, including a detailed examination of screen layout, templates and metaphors.

Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.

Features

• understand how to take advantage of user knowledge when creating screen designs that work
• examine layout techniques, including color, fonts and symbols
• learn the principles of creating easy-to-use software and interactive new media products

Audience
Computer professionals involved in user interface design, including systems analysts, business analysts, software developers, multimedia developers and computer-based training authors. It is an advantage if attendees are familiar with GUIs and/or GUI design.

Presentation
Presentation and hands-on exercises.

Instructor
Cliff Wilding is from Melbourne, Australia, and is a senior consultant with The Hiser Group, a user interface design and usability consultancy. He specializes in contextual inquiry, user interface design, participatory design and usability testing for commercial and in-house applications. Platforms range from traditional GUI operating systems to new media and the Web. Most of his time is spent on project work for clients in the Australian government and industry, including Telstra, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Australia Post, Health Insurance, BHP and the Royal Australian Air Force.

Related Tutorials

• 13. Metaphor Design for User Interfaces (Sunday)
• 26. The Art of the Interface: Visual Ideas, Principles and Inspiration for Interface Designers (Monday)
• 35. Managing Color in Interactive Systems (Monday afternoon)