Designing good application interfaces isn t easy now that companies need to create compelling, seamless user experiences across an exploding number of channels, screens, and contexts. In this updated third edition, you ll learn how to navigate through the maze of design options. By capturing UI best practices as design patterns, this best-selling book provides solutions to common design problems.

You ll learn patterns for mobile apps, web applications, and desktop software. Each pattern contains full-color examples and practical design advice you can apply immediately. Experienced designers can use this guide as an idea sourcebook, and novices will find a road map to the world of interface and interaction design.

• Understand your users before you start designing
• Build your software s structure so it makes sense to users
• Design components to help users complete tasks on any device
• Learn how to promote wayfinding in your software
• Place elements to guide users to information and functions
• Learn how visual design can make or break product usability
• Display complex data with artful visualizations