I am pleased to announce a new book in Morgan & Claypool's series on
Human-Centered Informatics.
Interface for an App: The design rationale leading to an app that allows
someone with Type 1 diabetes to self-manage their condition
Bob Spence, Imperial College London
ISBN: 9781636391557 | PDF ISBN: 9781636391564 | Hardcover ISBN:
9781636391571
Copyright C 2021 | 130 Pages
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Abstract
This book is an account of how I addressed the need for a smartphone app
that would allow someone with Type 1 diabetes to self-manage their
condition.
Its presentation highlights the major features of the app's interface
design. They include the selection of metaphors appropriate to a user's need
to form a mental model of the app; the importance of visible context; the
benefits of consistency; and considerations of a user's cognitive and
perceptual abilities. The latter is a key feature of the book.
But the book is also about the design process, and especially about the
valuable contributions made by the many focus group meetings in which design
ideas were first presented to people with Type 1 diabetes. Their critique,
and sometimes their rejection, of interface ideas were crucial to the
development of the app.
I hope this book will prove useful for teaching and design guidance.
Table of Contents
Terminology / Affordance / Mental Models and Metaphors / Dialogue /
Exploration / Chapter Summaries / Introduction / The Requirements /
Structure and Layout / Interface Metaphors / Dialogue / Data Entry / Explore
/ Favourites / Photographs / Exercise / Health / Advice / A Dialogue Check /
Conclusions / Reflections on Affordance and Design / Colleagues / Appendix
1: Interaction Consistency Appendix 2: A Novel Usability Tool / References /
Author Biography
Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics
Series Editor: John M. Carroll, Penn State University
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With regards,
Brent Beckley
Direct Marketing Manager
Morgan & Claypool Publishers
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