Morgan Kaufmann - Usability

Morgan Kaufmann has been bringing the knowledge of experts to the computing community since 1984. Our goal is to provide timely yet timeless content to research and development professionals, business leaders and information technology managers, everyday practitioners, and academia. Through superior print and digital content, our leading authors educate readers and inspire future innovation. We publish textbooks that often redefine the trajectory of computer science education and technical references that help professionals stay ahead of the curve.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

User Experience Management
Essential Skills for Leading Effective UX Teams
By: Arnie Lund
ISBN: 9780123854964 | 312 pages
List Price: $39.95
Straight from the office trenches.... the first complete toolbox of tried and tested UX management techniques

Gives a UX leadership boot-camp from putting together a winning team, to giving them a driving focus, to acting as their spokesman, to handling difficult situations
Full of practical advice and experiences for managers and leaders in virtually any area of the user experience field
Contains best practices, real-world stories, and insights from UX leaders at IBM, Microsoft, SAP, and many more!

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Brave NUI World
Designing Natural User Interfaces for Touch and Gesture
By: Daniel Wigdor & Dennis Wixon
ISBN: 9780123822314 | 264 pages
List Price: $39.95
The first practical guide for designing touch based interfaces... at your fingertips

Provides easy-to-apply design guidance for the unique challenge of creating touch- and gesture-based user interfaces
Considers diverse user needs and context, real world successes and failures, and a look into the future of NUI
Presents thirty scenarios, giving practitioners a multitude of considerations for making informed design decisions and helping to ensure that missteps are never made again

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Pervasive Information Architecture
Designing Cross-Channel User Experiences
By: Andrea Resmini & Luca Rosati
ISBN: 9780123820945 | 290 pages
List Price: $39.95
Craft intuitive and accessible information architecture in a post-desktop world!

Model and shape information to adapt itself to users' needs, goals, and seeking strategies
Reduce disorientation and increase legibility and way-finding in digital and physical spaces
Alleviate the frustration associated with choosing from an ever-growing set of information, services, and goods
Suggest relevant connections between pieces of information, services and goods to help users achieve their goals.

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COMING SOON

Design Research Through Practice
From the Lab, Field, and Showroom

By: Ilpo Koskinen, John Zimmerman, Thomas Binder, Johan Redstrom & Stephan Wensveen
ISBN: 9780123855022 | 224 pages
List Price: $49.95

Sketching User Experiences
The Workbook

By: Saul Greenberg, Sheelagh Carpendale & Bill Buxton
ISBN: 9780123819598 | 272 pages
List Price: $19.95

Global UX
Design and Research in a Connected World

By: Whitney Quesenbery & Daniel Szuc
ISBN: 9780123785916 | 240 pages
List Price: $49.95

The UX Book
Process and Guidelines for Ensuring a Quality User Experience

By: Rex Hartson & Pardha S. Pyla
ISBN: 9780123852410 | 840 pages
List Price: $89.95