Creating complex-featurerich yet comprehensive user-intuitive search forms with .net riaservices

Question

I need to make some complex, feature rich search forms for my silverlight application, but I need to do it in a way that the user understands, so it's not only me as a developer who thinks that it's really smart. Are there any guidelines or guides that can help me to do this? I think I've created the form and erased it 3 times now, I really want to make it work properly.

Your help is greatly appreciated

Answer 1

Sounds like you have a lot of reading to do. I would recommend three books:-

• "The Design the of Everyday Things" by Donald A. Norman
• "The Inmates are Running the Asylum" by Alan Cooper
• "About Face 3" by Alan Cooper

Also check out the .Toolbox design course although you will need blend follow that.