VALS segmentation, 53
VB (Visual Basic), 308, 330, 473
VBRUN.DLL , 473
vectors, 215-218, 220, 363-369
Veen, Jeffrey ( The Art and Science of Web Design ), 477
verb-object command order, 281
vernier function, 299-301. See also mouse
version information, indicating, 460
viability, 8, 9, 43
View menu, 373
viewpoint in 3D modeling, 313
Visio, 127
vision statement, 78-79
visual design.
See also
affordance, 228, 256-258, 339
alignment, 230-231, 300
ambiguity, 108
art versus, 225
background, 229
balance, 229, 232
behavior of software, indicating using, 236
branding, 237, 243, 251-252, 461
children, for, 237
clutter, avoiding, 144, 227-228
comparison, enforcing, 238
consistency, 226, 234, 243-246, 378
contrast, 228, 229, 242, 243
control, of, 355, 429-432
culture, considerations of, 231, 234, 256
designer, specialized, 88-89, 225, 226
dialog box, 236, 397
efficiency, visually, 228
eye movement considerations, 231
file management interface, 126-127, 128, 168
flow, visual, 230
function, integrating with, 228, 236-237
Golden Section ratio, 232-233
grid structure, 230-231
grouping elements, 229, 230
harmony, spatial, 232-233
hinting, 265, 276-279, 292-293, 314, 338
icon, 234, 235, 458
idiom, visual, 251-252
imagery, 234-236, 248, 339, 382
information, visual, 226, 237-241
integrity of content, 239
language, visual, 234
layering, 228, 229
Mac OS, 226, 229, 235, 243, 244
mental model, in function of, 234
metaphor, visual, 137-138, 248, 322
navigation tool, visual element as, 241
noise, avoiding, 227-228
orientation, 229
paradigm, visual, 247
pattern, basing on, 228
persona, in function of, 234
quantitative presentation, 126-127, 240
relevance of visual element, 239
RVMF, 451-453
scenario, mapping visually, 86, 87
selection, indicating visually, 286-288
simplicity, 8, 228, 234
squint test, 230
standards, 243-246
state, indicating using, 226
structure, visual, 230-231
symbol, 234-235
symmetry, 232, 233
text, integrating in, 227, 239, 241-242
3D effect, 228
time, indicating change over, 240
transient software, 108, 109, 137-138
universality, 238
variable, displaying, 239, 240
Web design, in, 138, 487
white space, 150, 232-233
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Tufte), 238, 466
visual information processing by brain, 227, 241
in vitro design, 123
vocabulary, 43, 255-256
volume control, 109, 455
warning message, 450
Web design. See also HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
application, browser-based, 478, 480, 484-485, 486
application, Internet-enabled, 478, 484-485
behavior, interactive, 478
consistency, 149
content versus form, 479
context, 485-486
control to function mapping, 153-154
data storage, 478, 485, 486
date sorting interface, 153-154
division of labor, 479
ease of programming, 8, 446
ease of use, 8, 446, 479
e-commerce, 138, 149, 481-482, 483
extranet, 486
findability, 478
front end, not limiting to, 480
graphic design carryover from hardcopy, 479
history of, 477-478
implementing, 479, 487
information-oriented site, 114-115
installing Web application, 485
intranet, 486
language, using appropriate, 486
layout, 479
mental model, 482, 486
navigation, 147, 149
page-oriented, 480
persona, using in, 486
planning, 479
portal site, 116
preloading link, 185-186
programmer participation, 479, 487
screen real estate, 115
simplicity, 482
site design, 481
software
team needed, 487
transactional site, 115, 480, 481, 483
typography, 479
update considerations, 114
visual design, 138, 487
wizard utilization, 463
what you see is what you get interface. See WYSIWYG interface
white space, 150, 232-233
window
ancillary, 458
eliminating unnecessary, 326-327, 329-330
function, assigning to, 326-329
graphics software model, 327, 328-329
GUI history, 323-326
iconized, 331
main, 326, 393, 457
maximized, 331
MDI, 334-335
minimized, 331-333
multipane model, 325-326
navigating between
overlapping model, 323, 325
pane, eliminating unnecessary, 144, 148
pane, tabbed, 144, 145, 146, 325-326
pane, 3D modeling software, 313
panes, navigating between, 144-145, 148
panes, stacking, 145
pluralized, 331, 333-334
pollution, 329-330
position, remembering, 194
room analogy, 326-329
SDI, 334-335
splitter control, 277, 325, 361
state, 104, 108, 331-334
subordinate, 326
Taskbar window button, 390-391
tiling, 324
top-level as persistent object, 149
Windows menu, 373
WinFax Lite, 447
wire frame (3D modeling tool), 315
wizard help, 463-464
Word (Microsoft)
alignment controls, 343
auditing, 212
AutoCorrect feature, 212-213
AutoFormat feature, 213
auto-scrolling, 295-296
Bullets and Numbering dialog, 232
combobox utilization, 358
combutcon utilization, 344, 345
control placement, 107
Customize dialog, 422
data, handling of invalid, 357, 407
dialog box, utilization of modeless, 401
dialog box, utilization of tabbed, 417
drag-and-drop, 295-296, 309
error dialog utilization, 407
feedback, 122
File menu, 372
Find and Replace dialog, 396
Find dialog, 396-397, 400, 420, 446
Font dialog, 401-402
Insert Picture dialog, 403
menu system, 372, 375
Options dialog, 418, 419
Page Setup dialog, 236, 353-354
Preview feature, 236
printing, 131, 231
save, automatic, 174
Save Changes dialog, 125, 168
screen real estate, 412
scrollbar utilization, 151, 361
selection, 285
spell checking, 212
Style dialog, 449
toolbar utilization, 106-107, 387, 400
ToolTip utilization, 151
undo functionality, 159, 387
visual design of, 231, 232, 236, 245-246
Word Count feature, 122
word processing software. See also Word; WordPerfect; WordStar
clip art, 333
graphics software, integrating with, 333
pattern, remembering, 194
posture, 103, 105, 106-107
ruler, 127
selection, 284-285
spreadsheet software, integrating with, 159, 333
typewriting, design carryover from, 28
undo functionality, 159
WordPerfect, 474
WordStar, 105
workflow, 73
working set, 216
WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface, 255