Posts Tagged ‘UX’
The Usability Body of Knowledge
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 11:19 No Comments“The Usability Body of Knowledge (BoK) project is dedicated to creating a living reference that represents the collective knowledge of the usability profession.”
http://www.usabilitybok.org/
Simplicity over Complexity (or How things are getting Simpler) – The Series – Evidence #1 .
Thursday, November 13, 2008 20:36 No CommentsComplex looking interfaces tend to look great. Take any 3D Modeling application as an example – a lot of buttons and features always look hightech…
…but the truth is: Newer interfaces tend to have fewer buttons, and a cleaner look.
I tried to prove this tendency with an evidence series starting with this post.
Here is evidence number [...]
Quickie #1: In the end, It’s NOT About Interacting
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:10 No CommentsMost of the users don´t go to a website to interact with its beautiful and brilliantly designed interface.
They just want to go in, get stuff done, and get out. Take google.com as an example: People go in, search, and get out (the faster, the better).
If users don´t notice the interaction, the better. And this [...]
What to Measure
Monday, October 20, 2008 14:41 No CommentsIn the Usability process, testing is probably the most focused and documented step on the web. It happens that the most critical part for a successfull and juicy report, are the moments before and after testing.
Not-so-easy-as-it-might-look tasks that make the difference.:
Make sure you understant the project
A clear vision about the project must be built on [...]
Animations – Usability Impact.
Monday, October 20, 2008 1:45 3 CommentsRecently I got a little verbal fight with a friend because of animation and usability. It all started with a public Touchscreen. It was nice to play with but, between screens, a sliding animation took place, and, (there’s where it all started) took a bit to release the interface to full interactivity – buttons [...]
The Elements of User Experience
Friday, October 17, 2008 17:35 No CommentsThe Elements of User Experience – User-centered design for the web.
Just got my book after a 1month+ wait time. International regular mail just sucks.
The book doesn’t. In fact I’m quite impressed how this book, copyrighted in 2003, can be so much usefull in nowadays tecnology rush.
Maybe because It is not about tecnology, it is about [...]

