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GUI Best Practices
… An Eye Catching and Mind Opening Workshop On The Best Practices And The Often Repeated Goof-ups Concerning ‘The GUI Of The Software Artifact’

Salient Features

  • One of its kind training in India.
  • There is a huge dearth of professionals who understand this discipline, be one of the few who know, understand and have mastered the discipline and art of GUI designing.
  • Learn all the things and parameters that affect / should affect the UI design.
  • Learn to overcome the Client / User Catch 22 situation. [When Users Suggest UI improvements And Changes After Project Is Delivered]
  • Training replete with real time examples picked from well known sources and practically analyzed for better retention of UI best practices.
  • Understand the tradeoffs in UI design and how to master this art.
  • Unique style of the training where best practices are discussed through “What Not To Do”.
  • Learn the techniques of understanding those, so called, unstated requirements from the client / user.
  • Understand the importance of UI design and the tremendous negative effects of a bad design

Prerequisite

1-3 years of experience in software project environment


Course Level

Intermediate


Duration

2 Days


Who should attend?

  • UI Designers
  • Project Managers
  • Project Leaders
  • Business And Requirements Analysts
  • Architects
  • Developers
  • Web Developers
  • Testers

Performance Focus

  • To arm you with all the tools and techniques as well as a best practices list for creating a high quality UI as per the User / Client requirements.
  • To arm you with the ability to quickly translate the users requirements into a practical and function UI that generate customer satisfaction.
  • To arm you with the ability to assist Users and Clients in coming out with a more practical UI design thus giving a value added service.
  • To arm you with the clear understanding on all aspects of UI design so that you are able to decide the tradeoffs practically and meaningfully.
  • To give you an ability as well as the motivation to institutionalize a process regarding the UI design in your organization

Content

Basic outline of the course:

The Importance of GUI – More Than What You Think

The Importance of Good Design

When Was The Last Time You Cursed At A UI?

Some Case Studies – To Begin With

Basic Characteristics of UI

Basic Tenets of UI Design

Understanding Ergonomics and Its Effects on UI Design

The Good UI’s Good Process
Know and Understand Your User (Not Just The Client)
Gripping the Business Functions
Using the Principles of Good Screen Design
Selecting the Proper Kind of Window
Choose Proper Screen Based Control
Writing Clear Text and Messages
Providing Feedback and Assistance Experience
Providing Effective Internationalization
Meaningful Graphics, Icons and Images
The Choice of Colors
Organizing Screens
The Proper Testing
The WEB and The UI [The Blunders You Should Avoid]
Poor UI – Strangling The Website
Content Bloopers
Task Support Blunders
Navigation
[Bhool – Bhulaiya]
Form – Misinform
Search Mistakes –
[Dhoondate Reh Jaaooge]
Text and Writing Blunders
Appearance Of The Links Bloopers
Graphics and Layout Blunders
An Example For Each Blunder


The Tenets Of Proper And Effective Usability Testing

Recap & Closing
   
 

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