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| Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning | 
| Author: Dan Brown
Publisher: New Riders Press
Category: Book
List Price: $44.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 11764
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0321392353
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9780321392350
ASIN: 0321392353
Publication Date: September 16, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Desktop reference . . . wisdom, inspiration, guidance October 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Have read now twice. Sits on my desk as a reference, lots of dog-earred pages. Dense with experience, tips and nuances per the intangibles of the design process (Dan's already got the tangibles down cold). I've had a number of my clients (internal and external) read just the Introduction, and have made great progress. A unique volume, very practical. Kudos Dan! - Andrew Schechterman Ph.D. (www.linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman)
 Good handbook for documentation August 31, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found this to be a good handbook for the type of documentation I often create on projects. I think I wanted more focus on the information design aspect of diagrams / tables, etc. - sort of Dan's take on Tufte. This is more of a comprehensive review of what content a particular document could or should include, how to inflect the doc to different audiences/purposes, and when (or if) to use it in a project. That is important stuff, and Dan does a good job of it. Dan also provides some nice commentary on the future of documentation.
Nice reference book to have on your shelf. June 30, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Dan M. Brown (no, not that Dan Brown) has written a very helpful and comprehensive guide to the family of documents that make up web design and planning. The book is divided into three sections: User Needs; Strategy; and, only then, Design. Brown's book is all about instilling a moderate, but never overbearing, amount of discipline into the process. It sees web design for what it is: requiring a fair amount of creativity and artistry, but also requiring a bit of tethering to ensure that core user needs are being served. It's a nice reference book to have on your shelf.
Stands alone, great tool. June 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ever tried to design a website, ever tried to design a application. Makes sense in your head, clear concise design...for get about it, you are a design and usability master. Ah, every felt like no one else got it? Ever been in a brainstorming session that you lost control of to taking about the site URL for hours?
This book helps...a lot. Helps you communicate in the organization/discovery/planning stages of site and application design. That way your boss, clients and you can be on the same page.
Heavy read, hit it all, invaluable book. I am not really using as a reference.
A Phenominal How-to Book for New IA's June 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I WISH I'd had the benefit of this book coming out of graduate school. I am benefiting from it now on a daily basis! This book has become a fixture on my desk and is spreading like wildfire through my office. Non-IA types are purchasing this book to understand better what it is we do. Incredibly well written, succinct, funny and above all has pushed me to create better documentation. I recommend this book to any would-be interaction designer who may be unclear as to how to produce excellent work. This book will set the bar high.
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