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Here is what others have said… About Web
Usability & Navigation: A Beginner’s Guide (Osborne/McGraw-Hill): “Gets to the core of how to design
for usability. Many high profile commercial sites, let alone those not
informed by ‘professional’ designers, would benefit from the clarity of
purpose and practical methods presented in this book. In fact, the
fundamentals of user-centered design put forward so clearly here are
pertinent in many other fields too. To top it off I found the writing style
clear, informative and enjoyable.” – review posted on amazon.com “Finally!
Someone has translated the tangled World Wide Web into something even I can
understand! Ms. Holmes has created a book that is useful, well organized,
pertinent, well written, and even pleasurable to read! So many of the internet
books on the market today -- even those allegedly designed for beginners --
are of little use to anyone but the seasoned professional. The Internet is a
tool everyone can use and Web Usability
& Navigation gives its readers the background they need to make the
most of the Web.” -- review posted on amazon.com "I think this book is
"required reading" for anyone serious about designing usable
websites. I am the lead web developer for my department in an
academic/scientific institution. Our scientists here have embraced the value
of the Internet to market themselves and their research…. But the scientists
taking an active role in developing their own web pages realize that it is
more to it than just knowing HTML. They have asked for books/resources to instruct
them. This book will be such a VALUABLE addition to our library! Information
is presented in a clear and straightforward manner with good writing style
that does not overwhelm the beginner with technical jargon.... I think this
book is "required reading" for anyone serious about designing
usable websites. I am buying a copy of this book for my department.” – review
posted on amazon.com “I’ll admit it, I didn't expect to
learn too many new ideas from reading this book, but I was pleasantly
surprised. Unlike other books I've read on web usability, Web Usability & Navigation: A
Beginner's Guide actively encourages you to develop an eye for usability
through the use of various projects designed to give you the opportunity to
practice what you've just learnt.” –
review posted on amazon.com About working with Merlyn: “Merlyn is a highly skilled and
committed editor, designer, and manager… Her inventiveness and creativity
covered all aspects of the publication planning, promotion, design,
marketing, and production process. – Dwight Tompkins, Vice President,
Copperfield Publishing Company “What strikes me foremost about
Merlyn is her love for teaching and her love for language – a potent
combination in the classroom.” – Jim Mauch, Language Arts Dean, “During the time that Merlyn was
at Mayfield, she was always expert in her knowledge of the production
process; in fact, she sometimes had additional expertise, especially in the
area of software development projects. Merlyn was a pleasure to work with;
she was reliable, calm under pressure, thorough, thoughtful, and in control
of her projects at all times.” --
Linda Toy, Vice President, Mayfield Publishing Company “Merlyn handled all these
responsibilities with unusual skill and precision. She met schedules very
well, and in addition had an extremely positive, cooperative, calm and
pleasant personality which made her wonderful to work with.” – Doug Latimer,
President, Latimer Publications “Merlyn’s strengths are many – including
dedication, intelligence, concern for students, poise, and a genuine delight
in literature, the sine qua non of competent English teachers.” – Cordelia
Candelaria, Assoc. Professor, “Merlyn helped me in editing the
English version of extracts from one of my works, and in translating into
English portions of another work. I find her linguistic sensibility, her ear
for English style and her approach to editing very good and worthy of my
warmest recommendation.” – Amos Oz, author “I found Merlyn to be an extremely
competent and dependable journalist. Among her many strengths are her command
of the English language, her dedication to the job, and her ability to go
beyond the obvious when working on a story.” – Larry Ferguson, Managing
Editor, “Merlyn has a talent for tailoring
her style to suit her audience and purpose; she is able to make any subject
interesting and understandable to the layperson.” – D. Robin Root, Director, “In short, Merlyn writes about as
well as any student I have taught here in the last twenty years.” – Thomas
Mauch, Professor of English,
Connecting
Would you like to work together as a team on some great
project?
Call me at (303) 554-0812 or email me at
merlyn@hottea.com. |
