Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning
by: Dan Brown
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Most discussion about Web design seems to focus on the creativeprocess, yet turning concept into reality requires a strong set ofdeliverables—the documentation (concept model, site maps, usabilityreports, and more) that serves as the primary communication toolbetween designers and customers. Here at last is a guide devoted tojust that topic. Combining quick tips for improving deliverables within-depth discussions of presentation and risk mitigation techniques,author Dan Brown shows you how to make the documentation you'rerequired to provide into the most efficient communications toolpossible. He begins with an introductory section about deliverables andtheir place in the overall process, and then delves into to thedifferent types of deliverables. From usability reports to projectplans, content maps, flow charts, wireframes, site maps, and more, eachchapter includes a contents checklist, presentation strategy,maintenance strategy, a description of the development process and thedeliverable's impact on the project, and more.
Most discussion about Web design seems to focus on the creativeprocess, yet turning concept into reality requires a strong set ofdeliverables—the documentation (concept model, site maps, usabilityreports, and more) that serves as the primary communication toolbetween designers and customers. Here at last is a guide devoted tojust that topic. Combining quick tips for improving deliverables within-depth discussions of presentation and risk mitigation techniques,author Dan Brown shows you how to make the documentation you'rerequired to provide into the most efficient communications toolpossible. He begins with an introductory section about deliverables andtheir place in the overall process, and then delves into to thedifferent types of deliverables. From usability reports to projectplans, content maps, flow charts, wireframes, site maps, and more, eachchapter includes a contents checklist, presentation strategy,maintenance strategy, a description of the development process and thedeliverable's impact on the project, and more.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- full of information
an easy read and jam packed with vital information when working as an interaction designer.
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- Good reference
The book considered as a very good and valuable reference, I think it's essential for those in the field (development) to have this book in their libraries.
Dan Brown really opened my eyes on different methodologies on design documentation, the content inventory, Concept models, and even the Competitive analysis which I've been performing for a while now. There are some parts of the book that i already know and was useless (not in bad meaning) to me such as usability test, usability reports, ... Read More
Rating: - A good book for a none designer
I'm been a web developer for several years but recently I've been pushing myself in to the design field. not easy but either hard. This is a great inspirational book if you want to start creating new web2.0 sites. it gives you color palettes do you can have brief ideas from where you can get started. Great book though. Author has a very nice gallery in its own web site, so I always get there to get me inspired.
Rating: - A Solution to a Long Time Problem
I have to admit something. When I joined my company, my department had been struggling with two big problems for years - poor programming hires and poor product documentation. This book helped answer the second problem.
When it came to documentation, nothing the group had created was easy to digest or effective to develop from. The resulting code was of low-to-middling quality. We'd tried SCRUM, Agile and most recently, RUP. Nothing seemed to work.So when I was tasked with redefining ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Handbook for Creating Documents
This is an excellent handbook for creating all those design documents you'll need for communicating with others on your team. Each chapter is devoted to a single type of document and I particularly like the layered approach going from simple to complex. I've used it dozens of times in the last year.
While it is true that the templates on the accompanying website never appeared, you can find plenty of templates available through industry associations, such as the IAI's website. And with ... Read More
- full of informationan easy read and jam packed with vital information when working as an interaction designer.
- Good referenceThe book considered as a very good and valuable reference, I think it's essential for those in the field (development) to have this book in their libraries.
Dan Brown really opened my eyes on different methodologies on design documentation, the content inventory, Concept models, and even the Competitive analysis which I've been performing for a while now. There are some parts of the book that i already know and was useless (not in bad meaning) to me such as usability test, usability reports, ... Read More
- A good book for a none designerI'm been a web developer for several years but recently I've been pushing myself in to the design field. not easy but either hard. This is a great inspirational book if you want to start creating new web2.0 sites. it gives you color palettes do you can have brief ideas from where you can get started. Great book though. Author has a very nice gallery in its own web site, so I always get there to get me inspired.
- A Solution to a Long Time ProblemI have to admit something. When I joined my company, my department had been struggling with two big problems for years - poor programming hires and poor product documentation. This book helped answer the second problem.
When it came to documentation, nothing the group had created was easy to digest or effective to develop from. The resulting code was of low-to-middling quality. We'd tried SCRUM, Agile and most recently, RUP. Nothing seemed to work.So when I was tasked with redefining ... Read More
- Excellent Handbook for Creating DocumentsThis is an excellent handbook for creating all those design documents you'll need for communicating with others on your team. Each chapter is devoted to a single type of document and I particularly like the layered approach going from simple to complex. I've used it dozens of times in the last year.
While it is true that the templates on the accompanying website never appeared, you can find plenty of templates available through industry associations, such as the IAI's website. And with ... Read More
