Extract from BN013391 – Guidance and units – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Art and Design – Issue 1 – October 2004199
Unit 28: Multimedia Media, Techniques and Technology
Textbooks
Laurel B — Computers as Theatre (Addison Wesley, 1993)
Laurel B (editor) — The Art of Human Computer Interface Design (Addison Wesley, 1990)
Marcus A — Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces (ACM Press, 1992)
Norman D — The Psychology of Everyday Things (Basic Books, 1988)
Palfreman J and Swade D — The Dream Machine: Exploring the Computer Age (BBC Books, 1991)
Tognazzini B — Tog on Interface (Addison Wesley, 1991)
A Guide to Usability: Usability Now (Department of Trade and Industry and Open University, 1990)
Web sites
Several websites cover issues relevant to interface design and usability:
Usability standards: HUSAT, Loughborough —
http://info.lut.ac.uk/research/husat/use/usabilitystandards.html
Usability issues in website design: HUSAT, Loughborough —
http://info.lut.ac.uk/research/husat/inuse/webpaper.html
Lynch P J — Visual design for the Interface Part 1: Design Fundamentals —
http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/papers/gui1.html
Unit 29: Multimedia Authoring Brief
Textbooks
A Guide to Usability: Usability Now (Department of Trade & Industry and Open University, 1990)
Heller S and Drennan D — The Digital Designer: The Graphic Arts Guide to New Media (Watson Gruptil Publications, 1997)
Norman D — The Psychology of Everyday Things (Basic Books, 1988)
Papert S — Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas — 2nd Edition (Harvester, 1993)
Popper F — Art of the Electronic Age (Thames & Hudson, 1997)
Rosenzweig G — The Director 6 Book: The Ultimate Handbook for Multimedia Professionals (Ventana Group Inc, 1997)
Thimbleby H — User Interface Design (Addison Wesley, 1991)
Weinman L — Designing Web Graphics: How to Prepare Images and Media for the Web (New Riders, 1996)
Web sites
Disabled Users and the Web — www.useit.com/alertbox/9610.html
Lynch P J — Visual Design for the Interface, Part 1: Design Fundamentals —
http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/papers/gui1.html
Usability Issues in Website Design: HUSAT, Loughborough —
http://info.lut.ac.uk/research/husat/inuse/webpaper.html
Usability standards: HUSAT, Loughborough —
http://info.lut.ac.uk/research/husat/use/usabilitystandards.html
Unit 30: Website Design
Textbooks
Benedict B, Kawski J and Tapley R — Web Authoring Desk Reference (Hayden, 1997)
Davis J and Merritt S — The Web Design Wow Book (Peachpit, 1998)
DiNucci D and Guidice M — Elements of Web Design — 2nd Edition (Peachpit, 1998)
Flanders V and Willis M — Web Pages That Suck (SYBEX Inc, 1998)
Gookin D and Dan G — Web Wambooli (Peachpit, 1997)
Kentie P — Web Graphics Tool and Techniques (Peachpit, 1997)
Weinman L and B — Creative HTML Design (New Riders, 1997)
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