尽管目前已经存在了各种各样的用户界面设计工具，设计良好的应用界面仍然不是一件容易的事情。这本畅销书是极少数可以信赖的资料，它能帮助你走出设计选项的迷宫。通过把捕捉到的最佳实践和重用思想体现为设计模式，《界面设计模式》提供了针对常见设计问题的解决方案，这些方案可以被裁减以适用于你的具体情况。

《界面设计模式(影印版第2版)》包括手机应用和社交媒体的模式，以及Web应用和桌面软件。每个模式包含了用全彩方式展现的运用技巧，以及你可以立刻取用的务实建议。有经验的设计人员可以把这本指南作为思想的源泉，而新手则可以通过它发现一条通往界面和交互设计世界的大道。

Introduction to the Second Edition

Preface

1. What Users Do

 A Means to an End

 The Basics of User Research

 Users' Motivation to Learn

 The Patterns

 Safe Exploration

 Instant Gratification

 Satisficing

 Changes in Midstream

 Deferred Choices

 Incremental Construction

 Habituation

 Microbreaks

 Spatial Memory

 Prospective Memory

 Streamlined Repetition

 Keyboard Only

 Other People's Advice

 Personal Recommendations

2. Organizing the Content:

 Information Architecture and Application Structure

 The Big Picture

 The Patterns

 Feature, Search, and Browse

 News Stream

 Picture Manager

 Dashboard

 Canvas Plus Palette

 Wizard

 Settings Editor

 A|ternatNe Views

 Many Workspaces

 Multi-Level Help

3. Getting Around: Navigation, Signposts, and Wayfinfling

 Staying Found

 The Cost of Navigation

 Navigational Models

 Design Conventions for Websites

 The Patterns

 Clear Entry Points

 Menu Page

 Pyramid

 Modal Panel

 Deep-linked State

 Escape Hatch

 Fat Menus

 Sitemap Footer

 Sign-in Tools

 Sequence Map

 Breadcrumbs

 Annotated Scrollbar

 Animated Transition

4. Organizing the Page: Layout of Page Elements

 The Basics of Page Layout

 The Patterns

 Visual Framework

 Center Stage

 Grid of Equals

 Titled Sections

 Module Tabs

 Accordion

 Collapsible Panels

 Movable Panels

 Right/Left Alignment

 Diagonal Balance

 Responsive Disclosure

 Responsive Enabling

 Liquid Layout

5. Lists of Things

 Use Cases for Lists

 Back to Information Architecture

 Some Solutions

 The Patterns

 Two- Panel Selector

 One-Window Drilldown

 List Inlay

 Thumbnail Grid

 Carousel

 Row Striping

 Pagination

 lump to Item

 Alphabet ScroUer

 Cascading Lists

 Tree Table

 New-Item Row

6. Doing Things:Actions and Commands

 Pushing the Boundaries

 The Patterns

 Button Groups

 Hover Tools

 Action Panel

 Prominent "Done" Button

 Smart Menu Items

 Preview

 Progress Indicator

 Cancelability

 Multi-Level Undo

 Command History

 Macros

7. Showing Complex Data:

 Trees, Charts, and Other Information Graphics

 The Basics of Information Graphics

 The Patterns

 Overview Plus Detail

 Datatips

 Data Spotlight

 Dynamic Queries

 Data Brushing

 Local Zooming

 Sortable Table

 Radial Table

 Multi-Y Graph

 Small Multiples

 Treemap

8. Getting Input from Users: Forms and Controls

 The Basics of Form Design

 Control Choice

 The Patterns

 Forgiving Format

 Structured Format

 Fill-in-the-Blanks

 Input Hints

 Input Prompt

 Password Strength Meter

 Autocompletion

 Dropdown Chooser

 List Builder

 Good Defaults

 Same-Page Error Messages

9. Using SociaI Media 

 What This Chapter Does Not Cover

 The Basics of Social Media

 The Patterns

 Editorial Mix

 Personal Voices

 Repost and Comment

 Conversation Starters

 Inverted Nano-pyramid

 Timing Strategy

 Specialized Streams

 Social Links

 Sharing Widget

 News Box

 Content Leaderboard

 Recent Chatter

10. Going Mobile

 The Challenges of Mobile Design

 The Patterns

 Vertical Stack

 Filmstrip

 Touch Tools

 Bottom Navigation

 Thumbnail-and-Text List

 Infinite List

 Generous Borders

 Text Clear Button

 Loading Indicators

 Richly Connected Apps

 Streamlined Branding

11. Making It Look Goofl: Visual Style and Aesthetics

 Same Content, Different Styles

 The Basics of Visual Design

 What This Means for Desktop Applications

 The Patterns

 Deep Background

 Few Hues, Many Values

 Corner Treatments

 Borders That Echo Fonts

 Hairlines

 Contrasting Font Weights

 Skins and Themes

 References

Index