Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology (Human Factors/Ergonomics Series) (Volume in the Human Factors/Ergonomics Series)

Contributors from the US, Europe, and Asia provide a theoretical foundation and practical examples and guidelines for designing information technology for different cultures, languages, and economic standings, describing methods that can be used to ensure their usability across cultural boundaries. Case studies describe research on cross-cultural design for children in a cyber setting, user requirements in mainland China, and travel planning on the Web. Aykin is affiliated with Siemens Corporate Research.

Today, more and more Web sites are providing content in multiple languages for targeted countries, and more and more products are being designed for cultural differences in mind. However, the concept of cross-cultural design has not yet become a strong force in the practitioners' and educators' agenda. This book looks at techniques, software, tools, the current state of the art, and future directions that one needs to understand for a successful application of cross-cultural interface design.

Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology provides a bridge between theoretical foundations and practical examples, as well as guidelines for designing information technology for different cultures, languages, and locales. Written by some of the foremost practitioners from the United States, Europe, and Asia, the book is organized into three sections. It begins with a general introduction to the topic and discusses cultural considerations. Part II focuses on some aspects of design, cost justification and international usability evaluations. Part III covers three case studies on international user interface design. An appendix is included at the end of the book, providing a list of books and magazines published in the area of internationalization in the user interface design, project management, software design and development fields, as well as valuable resources, the leading journals, and the non-profit organizations that deal with internationalization.

Today, more and more Web sites are providing content in multiple languages for targeted countries, and more and more products are being designed for cultural differences in mind. However, the concept of cross-cultural design has not yet become a strong force in the practitioners' and educators' agenda. This book looks at techniques, software, tools, the current state of the art, and future directions that one needs to understand for a successful application of cross-cultural interface design.

Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology provides a bridge between theoretical foundations and practical examples, as well as guidelines for designing information technology for different cultures, languages, and locales. Written by some of the foremost practitioners from the United States, Europe, and Asia, the book is organized into three sections. It begins with a general introduction to the topic and discusses cultural considerations. Part II focuses on some aspects of design, cost justification and international usability evaluations. Part III covers three case studies on international user interface design. An appendix is included at the end of the book, providing a list of books and magazines published in the area of internationalization in the user interface design, project management, software design and development fields, as well as valuable resources, the leading journals, and the non-profit organizations that deal with internationalization.

Overview : Where to start and what to consider / Nuray Aykin Practical issues and guidelines for international information display / Nuray Aykin, Allen E. Milewski User interface design and culture / Aaron Marcus Synthesizing the literature on cultural values / Emilie W. Gould Managing multicultural content in the global enterprise / Jorden Woods Graphics : the not quite universal language / William Horton "Sunday in Shanghai, Monday in Madrid?!" Key issues and decisions in planning international user studies / Susan M. Dray, David A. Siegel Cost-justifying usability engineering for cross-cultural user interface design / Deborah J. Mayhew, Randolph G. Bias Cross-cultural design for children in a cyber setting / Jorian Clarke Intercultural human-machine systems : empirical study of user requirements in mainland China / Kerstin Röse Travel planning on the Web : a cross-cultural case study / Helmut Degen ... [et al.]. Is your Web site serving your whole market, including international customers? Not designing with language and cultural differences in mind is no longer an option that companies can afford. This book will be a wonderful asset to web designers and usabili This title looks at techniques, software, tools, the current state of the art, and future directions that one needs to understand for a successful application of cross cultural interface design