Press Release
August 29, 2007
Designing Web Navigation--New from O'Reilly: Understanding and Mastering Navigation Fundamentals
Sebastopol, CA--Reading news, looking for jobs, shopping for shoes,
searching for old flames, mapping trips, and selling old gear are just
some activities people do every day on the web. Yet even in today's
dynamic Web 2.0 environment--characterized by user-generated content,
collaboration, and broader participation--the issues of designing
effective web navigation systems remain, and in many cases have become
more complicated.
"A cool site with lots of interactivity and user participation will still
be lousy if the navigation doesn't work," writes James Kalbach, the author
of O'Reilly Media's latest release, Designing Web Design ($49.99
USD). And in his new book, Kalbach aims to give readers the tools they
need to create elegant and user-friendly web navigation systems.
Packed with real-world examples and four-color illustrations, Designing
Web Navigation details basic design principles, development techniques,
and practical advice for creating optimal navigation systems,
Well-researched and cited, it's an excellent reference and superb teaching
guide, ideal for beginning to intermediate web designers, managers, other
non-designers, and web development pros looking for a fresh perspective.
Throughout his timely new book, Kalbach illuminates how to design
navigation systems for large, information-rich business sites. But the
principles and techniques also apply to small sites as well. And review
questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the skills learned.
To help users master navigation design fundamentals, this book discusses:
- A framework for navigation design
- A broad picture of web navigation and human information behavior
- How navigation reflects brand and affects site credibility
- How to understand the problem before you set out to design
- Different types and mechanisms of navigation
- "Information scent" and "information shape"
- "Persuasive" architecture and other design concepts
- Special contexts, such as navigation design for web applications
- An entire chapter on tagging
Designing Web Navigation, helps new and seasoned Web designers move
confidently from abstract concepts to concrete solutions, integrate
navigation and search, create effective navigation systems for social
classifications and tagging services, and develop navigation with rich web
application.
Indeed, good web navigation is not about technology--it's about how
navigation guides people to the information they need. "Web navigation
design is a craft," write Kalbach. "As with any design practice,
navigation design is about balance, trade-offs, and exploring
alternatives."
James Kalbach has a degree in library science from Rutgers University, as
well as a master's in music theory and composition. He is currently a
Human Factors Engineer with LexisNexis and previously served as head of
information architecture with Razorfish Germany. He is an active speaker
and author on information architecture and usability in Germany, where he
helped co-found an IA community.
More information about the book, including table of contents, index, author bios, and cover graphic
Designing Web Design
James Kalbach
ISBN: 0-596-52810-8, $49.99 USD
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