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Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, Maxine Cohen and Steven Jacobs’s Designing the User Interface, published by Pearson Education, is a comprehensive book that discusses strategies for effective human-computer interaction. It comprises of various topics in Development Processes, Interaction Styles, and Design Issues. It offers an authoritative introduction to the dynamic field of human-computer interaction (HCI). Students and professionals will be able to learn practical principles and guidelines in order to develop high quality interface designs that users can understand, predict and control. It also discusses theoretical basics and design processes like expert reviews and usability testing. Several examples of direct manipulation, menu selection and form fill-in give readers an understanding of excellence in design. This new edition covers latest updates on current HCI topics with balanced emphasis on mobile devices, Web and desktop platforms. It addresses the profound changes brought by user-generated content of text, photo, music and video, and the elevated expectations for fascinating user experiences. About Pearson Education Pearson Education has been publishing books of all genres like science, technology, law, business, humanities and others, and has been educating more than a hundred million people across the world. Their books have not only been helping students in learning, but are also aiding teachers and professionals. Some of the books published by Pearson are Decision Support and Business Intelligence systems, Electromagnetic Field Theory, Computer Architecture and Organization, Managing Business Process Flows and A Critical Companion to Compulsory English.