Uncover the fascinating mysteries of modern Web Applications

Web Interface Design

In 2005, a combination of front-end technologies was widely known as Ajax. Since then, with the rapid popularization of Ajax applications, the curtain of the new Web Age has also been slowly opened. In just a few years, various desktop-like web applications and new web application platforms have emerged. From Google Maps, Flickr, Netflix to Google Docs, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail, and then to Twitter, Facebook, Digg ....... At the end of the first 10 years of the 21st century, the achievements of modern web development have become a universal view.

The interface is not only the watershed between modern web applications and traditional Web applications, but also an insurmountable "gap" between traditional web applications and desktop applications ". However, the rapid development of Ajax and its framework technology not only makes it possible for one or a few HTML pages to accommodate the entire web application (or complex functional components, in addition, the interface of modern Web applications shows the dazzling charm comparable to that of desktop applications.

This "Web Interface Design" (formerly known:Web designing InterfacesHe is two outstanding UI design experts, Bill Scott and Theresa Neil, based on the latest development achievements of modern cognitive psychology and the interface design examples of popular web applications, this paper focuses on the six design principles and best design practices, an amazing authoritative guide to modern Web Interface Design presented to us.

From the perspective of the translator, this book is both a web interface design manual and a web interface instance reference. It basically covers the general rules and best practices of modern web interface design. By reading this book, Web interface designers can quickly find the most suitable application scenarios in current or future projects. by reading this book, developers can, you can easily map rich examples to the coding points in your mind. Web project managers read this book, there is a "common language" when discussing the interface design scheme with the customer ". Even if you buy a book out of curiosity about the beautiful web interface, or even want to learn about the most popular web site through this book, I believe that after reading this book, you will find this book unveil the fascinating mysteries of modern web applications.

I would like to thank Jin Zhaolin and Liu Anyi for their efforts in this book, Xu Dingxiang for providing support for the translator's translation of this book, and Chen yuanyu, the author of this book, for pointing out or correcting problems in the translation. In the process of translating this book, the translator tries his best to ensure that the terms are unified and accurate, and tries his best to reproduce the artistic conception and style of the original book with concise and authentic Chinese characters. However, due to the individual's level, questions and omissions in the book are inevitable. Please criticize and correct readers. The translator's mailbox is sf.email@gmail.com, personal website is http://www.cn-cuckoo.com.

Li songfeng
June 2009 in Beijing