Description:
Designing Map Interfaces is the essential guide to designing map interfaces that are usable and efficient, and that look good in the process.
Brief description:
Michael Gaigg is a User Interface Engineer responsible for designing and building front-end solutions that meet the needs of the business as well as the goals of the end-user. In his capacity as a UX consultant he works with clients such as Fortune 500 companies and US Federal agencies to review their map apps and leads teams during their UX research and UI design process. Throughout his over 3 decades of web design experience, he has guided the creation of countless apps from conceptualization to implementation.
Michael earned his MSc. in Computer Science from the University of Salzburg, Austria and is a regular speaker at the Esri Developer Summit in Palm Springs and the Esri User Conference in San Diego. His passion to share his experience can be seen at mapuipatterns.com where he has been writing about his observations about common and recurring design problems. These insights led to authoring the Esri Press book "Designing Map Interfaces".
Review Quotes: "Anyone who cares about the design of attractive and
efficient web maps will appreciate Designing Map Interfaces as a
timeless reference tool to keep on the shelf and share with others. It is worth
keeping around just to flip through on occasion to refresh and inspire a
creative, map-oriented mind."