Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules

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Early user interface (UI) practitioners were trained in cognitive psychology, from which UI design rules were based. But as the field evolves, designers enter the field from many disciplines. Practitioners today have enough experience in UI design that they have been exposed to design rules, but it is essential that they understand the psychology behind the rules in order to effectively apply them. In Designing with the Mind in Mind, Jeff Johnson, author of the best selling GUI Bloopers, provides designers with just enough background in perceptual and cognitive psychology that UI design guidelines make intuitive sense rather than being just a list of rules to follow.

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Restoring Antique Furniture: A Complete Guide (Dover Woodworking)

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Profusely illustrated woodworking guide, brimming with expert tips and advice, covers proper care and use of tools, replacing lost hardware, strengthening fractured joints, and more. Also includes step-by-step instructions for restoring an early rocker, repairing a table leg, replacing the swing rail on a gate leg table, and other projects.

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The Furniture Factory Outlet Guide, 2011 Edition

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Save 50%-90% off retail on furniture from hundreds of high-end brands by purchasing directly from the manufacturer! Get all the insider information on factory outlets for these top brands: Drexel-Heritage, Hooker, Henredon, Century, Stanley, Young America, Highland House, Pottery Barn, Braxton Culler, Darlee, Bassett, Restoration Hardware, Leathercraft, Hammary, Hickory White, Theodore Alexander, Maitland-Smith, LaBarge, and many more! Use this best-selling guide to research the best prices, customer service, and value for money no matter what furniture style you prefer! Why pay retail? Industry insider Kimberly Causey is the author of the best-selling consumer book, The Insider's Guide To Buying Home Furnishings. Her books on furniture and

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The Complete Upholsterer: A Pratical Guide to Upholstering Traditional Furniture

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This is a comprehensive, practical guide to upholstery. It brings all the techniques of the craft, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, within everyone's reach. Including a detailed run-down on the basic procedures, tools and materials, it demonstrates 10 upholstery projects.

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Woodworker's Guide to Veneering & Inlay: Techniques, Projects & Expert Advice for Fine Furniture

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Woodworkers will learn how veneer is manufactured and how to choose glue, adhesives, and substrates; band-saw their own veneers; cut, match, and tape veneer panels; accomplish complete four-way matches; and other procedural skills in this expert guide. These techniques are demonstrated through a series of step-by-step exercises that culminate in four finished projects: a dining room table, a wall mirror with shelf, a marquetry picture, and a parquetry design. Complete with a troubleshooting section for repairs and problems and featuring contemporary methods and materials, such as hammer veneering with PVA glue and vacuum pressing of flat and curved panels, this reference is the most inclusive resource for working with veneer and inlay desig

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The Complete Illustrated Guide To Joinery

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Learn how to make every practical woodworking joint in every possible way with the step-by-step photo essays in this book. Professional furniture maker and Fine Woodworking contributing editor Gary Rogowski covers it all -- from standard techniques to variations -- in this complete visual reference to joinery.

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