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Contents 1 Overview 2 Standards 2.1 Titles and Icons 2.2 Shortcuts 2.3 Sizing 2.4 Prompts 2.5 Asthetics 2.6 Formatting 2.7 Mouseovers 2.8 User Input 2.9 Text 2.10 Menus 2.11 Controls 2.12 Windows 2.13 Pointers 3 Principles 4 Design 5 Techniques 6 Human Factors & Ergonomics

Overview

TALK ABOUT TRIAL AND ERROR, SIMPLICITY,ETC

(Use http://www.isii.com/ui_design.html)

Standards

TAKE FROM APPLE AND MICROSOFT AND MORE CRAP
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/XHIGIntro/XHIGIntro.html
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/IB_UserGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html
http://www.beta-research.com/standards.html GOOD RESOURCE

Titles and Icons

Shortcuts

Sizing

Prompts

Asthetics

Formatting

Mouseovers

User Input

Text

Menus

Controls

Windows

Pointers

Principles

PUT THE DESIGN PRINCIPES FROM THE NOTES AND GOLDEN RULES

(From http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic_list.html)

Design

(From http://www.ambysoft.com/essays/userInterfaceDesign.html)

Techniques

Human Factors & Ergonomics