Digital Design Essentials: 100 Ways to Design Better Desktop, Web, and Mobile Interfaces

Digital Design Essentials takes a practical, highly accessible approach to creating graphical user interface designs for desktop, mobile, and touch screen devices. Written by an expert in the realm of digital design, this comprehensive, step-by-step guide demonstrates how to apply design principles in a variety of desktops, web pages, mobile devices and other touchscreens. Filled with straightforward strategies in a visual format, it's an essential volume for any designer working in the digital realm. Book resources can be found at DesignUserInterface.com 

Here is the Table of contents, a list of User Interface covered in the book along with their architecture, design guidelines, best practices, tips for better user experience, and case studies for each.

Desktop

1. User Interface (Human Computer Interface)
2. Command Line Interface
3. WIMP Interface
4. Graphical User Interface (GUI)
5. Photo Editor
6. Image Manager
7. Desktop Explorer
8. Assistant/Software Wizard
9. Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
10. Media Player
11. Desktop Widget/Gadget
12. Dashboard/Scorecards
13. Instant Messenger (IM)
14. Chat Room
15. Video Chat
16. Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System
17. Direct User Interface
18. 3D User Interface
19.  Metro UI/Modern UI
20. Skeuomorphic Design/Faux Real UI

Web

1. Web User Interface (WUI)
2. Accessible Web
3. Website
4. Homepage
5. Personal Website
6. Single-Page Website
7. Blog
8. Blogger Template
9. WordPress Theme
10. Catalog
11. Product Page
12. Shopping Cart
13. Checkout
14.  User Account/Registration
15. Login
16. User Profile
17. Online Forums
18. Comment Thread
19. Sitemap
20. Resource Center/Help Center
21. Knowledgebase (KB)
22. Wiki
23. Online Surveys
24. Rating App
25. Rich Internet Application (RIA)
26. Web Widget
27. Book Widget
28. Banner Ad
29. Web Slideshow
30. HTML5 App
31. Zooming User Interface (ZUI)
32. Task Tracking System
33. Content Management System (CMS)
34. Ajax Web Application
35. Social Design
36. Search Engine Optimized (SEO) Web Page
37. Web 2.0 User Interface Design
38. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Design
39. Infographics Design
40. Adaptive User Interface

Mobile

1. Mobile Phone App
2. Mobile Web App
3. Hybrid App
4. Mobile Website
5. Information App
6. Mobile Utility App
7. Lifestyle App
8. Address Book
9. Camera App
10. Photo App
11. Mobile Game App
12. Location Aware App
13. Branded App
14. Consumer Service App
15. Augmented Reality App
16. Bluetooth App
17. Near Field Communication (NFC) App
18. Mobile Ads
19. Mobile Commerce
20. Mobile Search
21. Mobile Home Screen
22. Touch User Interface
23. Multi-Touch User Interface
24. Accessible Touch User Interface
25. Gesture-Based User Interface
26. Pen-Based Interface
27. Mobile Clock App
28. World Clock App
29. Mashup App
30. Voice User Interface

Miscellaneous

1. 10-Foot User Interface
2. Games UI
3. Welcome Email
4. Email Marketing Campaign
5. Email Newsletter
6. E-zine
7. Natural User Interface
8. Natural Language Interface
9. Intelligent User Interface
10. Organic User Interface

Raj Lal is an internationally recognized digital product leader who has designed and developed software used by millions of people. He has spent more than a decade designing UIs and had contributed to more than 50 desktop, web, and mobile applications. He is also popular for his books, on desktop, web and mobile devices. More information on him can be found at iRajLal.com. Other resources for the book can be found at DesignUserInterface.com. He tweets at @iRajLal