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User Interface Design, Usability, Human Factors, & Ergonomics
These days, most people have an idea what user research means. Even outside the usual circles of people we work with, the concept at least[...] Writing commercial messages might not seem to fall within the purview of social interaction design. But as I dove into the challenge, it[...] When people started using the iPad, it was speculated that the iPad seemed to be a 'lean back' medium, like print, as opposed to the 'lean[...]
Johnny Holland
User-centred design
Most web developers act in blindness when they design accessible websites, since they know next to nothing about disabled people and the technology they use. Accessibility guidelines and validation tools don't provide this insight. Accessibility for disabled users should be approached from a user-centred perspective. Accessibility in the user-centred design process: overview This resource is designed primarily for usability professionals who know User-Centered Design (UCD) processes and techniques, including the principles of usability testing, and have a basic understanding of accessibility.
You don’t get a second chance at a first impression. Lindgaard, et. al and many other researchers have shown over the course of the last few decades that our first impressions are critical in developing more considered opinions and for determining subsequent actions. Their most recent study on the topic had two primary objectives. First, they explored whether there were any relationships between “visual appeal” and less accessible qualities such as trustworthiness and usability. Second, they further investigated which visual attributes contributed to how we determine visual appeal, trustworthiness, and usability. In each of three experiments, Lindgaard, et. al asked participants to very briefly (50 milliseconds) view a large number of homepage designs and then judge their appeal, trustworthiness, or usability.
Current Issue
News Flash, europeans have front faced cameras on their phones and videocalls (everywhere there is 3G) for years now. And no, they are not using those. Windows arranges it’s icons/shortcuts/files on desktop column by column. But if you select them with SHIFT (multiple select), it selects them line by line .
Usability Thoughts
Measuring Usability
Jeff Sauro • April 10, 2012 Despite the rise in unmoderated usability testing, the bulk of evaluations are still done with a facilitator. Whether you are sitting next to the user in a lab or sharing screens with someone thousands of miles away, here are 20 practical tips for your next moderated usability test. [Read More]
Understanding Usability
Do seniors use the web differently? Are we losing a potential web audience by not catering to their needs on sites that would interest them? Test participants I worked with recently when testing an arts booking website were mostly over 65, and all were engaged frequently with the online world. They had recently booked overseas flights, and regularly bought products online. In the test, participants were required to book tickets, select their own seat and create an account, so there were a number of stages in the process.
Join us this June where we will explore leadership — how user experience professionals lead the way in our practice, our work, our communities, and the world. UPA2012 regular registration is open through May 7. Review the 2012 online program & registration fees .
UPA
Enhancing the User Experience! Usability.gov is a one-stop source for government web designers to learn how to make websites more usable, useful, and accessible. The site addresses a broad range of factors that go into web design and development. The site will help you to: The Usability Basics section provides information about what usability is, why it is important, how much it costs, measurement and other basic information.
Usability
Usable Web
Next update: Never . By Keith Instone . Usable Web is a stale collection of links about information architecture, human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web. Advertising (4), Animation (3), Applets (6), Graphics (1), Linking (10), Multimedia (12), Navigation (14), Personalization (6), Searching (15), Speed (10), Supplemental Navigation (7), User Demographics (6) Profession (13 links): What you need to do as a web usability professional.
Useit
Share: Daily Telegraph Apple iPad apps need more consistency, says usability guru (includes 3-minute video where I demo some inconsistencies in iPad apps) BusinessWeek Hardware Is Meaningless. It's About the Apps (a debate about value in the mobile space — my position is that tight integration between hardware and software is what we need)This phone is part of what can only be called Nokia's Baroque line. In 2005 they decided to fall fully into the idea of phones as fashion accessories, as a primary means of self-presentation. This was probably a logical move at the time, which in retrospect will probably be seen as a moment form factors began to stabilize and functionality began to stagnate.
Orange Cone
With this article, we’re introducing our new column— Breakthrough Application Design— Designing game-changing experiences. In this column, we’ll discuss innovative approaches to application design that are based on our personal experience in the trenches. “One of the reasons for poor design execution is that UX teams need to own more than just design. We need to own front-end development.” How can it be that so many digital products fail deliver any inspiration when so many technology and digital media companies spend millions of dollars on design and user experience?
UXmatters
Do you design wireframes without knowing who your users are? Knowing the type of user who uses your interface is important in designing a great user experience. Label alignment on forms is a serious issue. How you place labels next to fields can affect how users fill out your form.
UX Movement
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