“非常优秀！这绝对是UI设计模式领域最好的书，也是近年来交互设计领域最好的新书之一。本书清楚、简洁、引人入胜，既包括基础知识，又讲述了复杂的概念，既适合初学者，又适合专家和研究人员。本书超越了很多琐碎的‘模式语言’——它们提到的是显而易见的各种细小折衷——而本书讲述了交互设计领域许多真正的两难选择。本书不只是收集了一组模式——事实上，这是一本关于现代视觉和交互设计的完整教程。任何设计师都值得一看。”
——Larry Constantine， IDSA，获奖设计师及《Software for User》的作者之一
“本书采纳了界面设计领域的智慧和经验，为所有人提供了值得学习的内容。它已经成了我的设计工具集里不可缺少的一部分。现在，当我设计的时候有四个必备元素：我的手写板、Photoshop、Flash以及这本书。它帮助我组织头脑风暴，并为我的工作提供批评意见。我愿意向任何与创建界面有关的人士推荐这本书。”
——Paul Hoover，微软移动PC部门的产品设计师
每一天，越来越多的人们依赖交互式的软件——系统、Web应用、手机，以及其他数字设备。当这些软件设计良好的时候，人们将更开心、更安全、更有效率。好的界面设计增进了用户忠诚度，减少了客户服务支出，可以帮助产品从竞争对手中脱颖而出。
你想设计出有吸引力、容易使用的界面，但又对自己的能力还不太确定吗？这本书将是你的好帮手。本书从很多各不一样的资源吸取了设计智慧：多年的pre- Web应用设计、最好的交互式网站，以及移动设备（例如手机和iPod）。书中有很多你可以重用的设计想法。你不用再从头开始了。
这些设计想法表现为一组模式——对于常规设计问题的解决方案，并可以根据具体情况进行裁剪。每个模式包含切实可行的设计建议，供你即刻投入使用。每个模式还提供了各种全彩的例子。另外，每一章还讲述了交互设计和视觉设计中的各个关键概念。本书的主题包括：
应用的信息架构
-表单
-导航
-图形编辑器
-页面布局
-颜色，排版，外观和感觉
-地图，图表和表格
本书提供了许多有价值的资源，供交互设计师、软件开发人员、图形设计师，以及任何与创建带用户界面软件相关的人士阅读。当你在寻求解决方案的时候，学习某种特别技术的时候，或者在你只想得到一点有创意的帮助的时候，别忘了打开本书。
JeniferTTidwell是MathWorks公司的一名交互设计师和软件工程师。MathWorks公司位于马萨诸塞州，波士顿附近，是一家技术计算软件提供商。从1997年以来，Jenifer一直在研究用户界面模式，而早在1991年，她就已经开始设计和建造复杂的软件系统和Web界面了。

* The return of the authoritative bestseller includes all new content relevant to the popularization of how About Face maintains its relevance to new Web technologies such as AJAX and mobile platforms such as the iPod
* Addresses the continuation of a general shift in emphasis from Windows desktop software to other platforms and domains including appliances, Web applications, consumer electronics, and mobile devices
* Features updated examples to reflect current state-of-the-art interfaces and additional case studies where appropriate
* Contains updated graphics, icons, and layouts; a new approach to Cooper's immensely popular Goal-Directed Design methodology; and coverage of the new thinking in interface, interaction, and product design methods

First published seven years ago-just before the World Wide Web exploded into dominance in the software world-About Face rapidly became a bestseller. While the ideas and principles in the original book remain as relevant as ever, the examples in About Face 2.0 are updated to reflect the evolution of the Web.
Interaction Design professionals are constantly seeking to ensure that software and software-enabled products are developed with the end-user's goals in mind, that is, to make them more powerful and enjoyable for people who use them. About Face 2.0 ensures that these objectives are met with the utmost ease and efficiency.
Alan Cooper (Palo Alto, CA) has spent a decade making high-tech products easier to use and less expensive to build-a practice known as "Interaction Design." Cooper is now the leader in this growing field. Mr. Cooper is also the author of two bestselling books that are widely considered indispensable texts. About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design, intro-duced the first comprehensive set of practical design principles. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum explains how talented people and companies continually create aggravating high-tech products that fail to meet customer expectations.
Robert Reimann has spent the past 15 years pushing the boundaries of digital products as a designer, writer, lecturer, and consultant. He has led dozens of interaction design projects in domains including e-commerce, portals, desktop productivity, authoring environments, medical and scientific instrumentation, wireless, and handheld devices for startups and Fortune 500 clients alike. Joining Cooper in 1996, Reimann led the development and refinement of many goal-directed design methods described in About Face 2.0. He has lectured on these methods at major universities and to international industry audiences. He is a member of the advisory board of the UC Berkeley Institute of Design.