Some Graphical User Interface (GUI) Resources

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Some GUI Resources

General Links

  • usabilityfirst.com General advice on usability and GUI design
  • gui-designers.co.uk General advice on usability and GUI design
  • tworivers.com Practical examples on GUI design
  • asktog.com Tognazzini's Web site
  • acm.org/sigchi CHI Conference proceedings abstracts and other academic research material
  • useit.com Nielsen's Web site with some useful articles
  • acm.org/~perlman Suggested readings on HCI and UI development
  • ibm.com//ibm/hci IBM's Human Computer Interaction website
  • world.std.com/~uiweb Practical advice on GUI design
  • Corporate Sites

  • msdn.microsoft.com/ui Microsoft MSDN User Interface Resources
  • developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience Apple User Experience Documentation
  • ibm.com/easy/ IBM's ease of use website
  • History / Compendium of User Interfaces

  • wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface The Wikipedia entry for User Interface
  • pegasus3d.com/apple_screens The evolution of the Macintosh Interface
  • interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/ Collection of material related to Interaction Design
  • tkk.fi/~eye/videogames/arcade.html A succint history of Arcade Games in the 70s-80s
  • Java specific links

  • java.sun.com/products/jlf Java Look Feel Design Guidelines
  • java.sun.com/products/jfc The Java Foundation Classes (JFC) official home page
  • java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc The Swing Connection official home page
  • sun.com/access/articles Discuss the Multiplexing look& feel providing accessibility features


  • GUI Design

    Here are some slides from a university introductory course about UI design.



    Other Links


    If you are looking for some other didactical material not listed here (related to my courses) please refer to Roma Tre University's web site.


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