Simple and usable : Web, mobile, and interaction design

In a chaotic world, we all crave simplicity. We don’t want to waste time re-configuring our smartphones, fumbling over digital printers, or plodding through online forms while deadlines bear down on us. We want technology that works. Yet the harder we try to create simple user experiences, the more we tie ourselves up in knots. We are undermined by demands to cram in more features, or lured into approaches that turn out to be more complex than ever. Simplicity is a discipline that can be learned. This book shows you how—with humor, powerful examples, quotes, and case studies. You’ll learn to strip away complexity by organizing, removing, hiding, and displacing. And you’ll discover how to create focused, elegant user experiences that people will love.