Saffer: Microinteractions: Full Color Edition

Praise for Microinteractions;Foreword;Preface; What Is This Book About?; Who Should Read This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Why Write a Book About Microinteractions?; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Content Updates; Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Designing Microinteractions; 1.1 Microinteractions Are Not Features ... But Still Matter; 1.2 The Secret History of Microinteractions; 1.3 The Structure of Microinteractions; 1.4 Microinteractions as a Philosophy; 1.5 Summary;Chapter 2: Triggers; 2.1 Manual Triggers; 2.2 System Triggers; 2.3 Summary;Chapter 3: Rules; 3.1 Designing Rules; 3.2 Limited Options and Smart Defaults; 3.3 Microcopy; 3.4 Algorithms; 3.5 Summary;Chapter 4: Feedback; 4.1 Feedback Illuminates the Rules; 4.2 Feedback as a Personality-Delivery Mechanism; 4.3 Feedback Methods; 4.4 Feedback Rules; 4.5 Summary;Chapter 5: Loops and Modes; 5.1 Modes; 5.2 Loops; 5.3 Summary;Chapter 6: Putting It All Together; 6.1 Example 1: Mobile App; 6.2 Example 2: Online Shared Playlist; 6.3 Example 3: Dishwasher Control Panel; 6.4 Prototyping and Documenting Microinteractions; 6.5 Orchestrating Microinteractions; 6.6 Think Small;Testing Microinteractions; What to Look for During Testing; Using Quantitative Data; A Process for Testing Microinteractions;Colophon;

Dan Saffer is a Director of Interaction Design at Smart Design. He is the author of Designing for Interaction: Creating Innovative Applications and Devices (New Riders), Designing Gestural Interfaces (O'Reilly), and Designing Devices. Since 1995, he has designed appliances, devices, software, websites, and services that are used by millions of people every day.