Dreamworks films are quite clever the way they have jokes for children and adults occur simultaneously, so everyone laughs out loud together. Sorry did I say children and adults? I meant children, adults and UI designers… Using a feedreader and … Continue reading
Browser malware warning pages are tricky things to design. Users are a lazy bunch (productively lazy, that is), and they are unlikely to read the text in every single dialog box you put in front of their faces. They’re much … Continue reading
I’ve been on holiday for the past two weeks so this is all a bit last minute – I’ve arranged a great line up for next tuesday (8-Sept-09). Half the tickets are gone already – book your place now to … Continue reading
Rob Gillham of HFI gave a presentation on Persuasion, Emotion and Trust at UX Brighton earlier this month (Aug ’09). Here are the slides from his talk. Many thanks to HFI, Bunnyfoot, iCrossing, Madgex and everyone who attended for making … Continue reading
Bruce Archer is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Design Research. It’s worth reading his wikipedia entry. Here’s a fascinating excerpt about his initial experiences in using research to improve the design of hospital equipment. You’ll notice … Continue reading
“The truth isn’t the truth until people believe you, and they can’t believe you if they don’t know what you’re saying, and they can’t know what you’re saying if they don’t listen to you, and they won’t listen to you … Continue reading
It’s nice to see that Dilbert’s been taking on a UX focus lately… Step 1: Realisation Step 2: Confirmation Step 3: Response
Jeff Atwood is one of those rare developers who has a real passion for UI design and User Experience. In his most recent post regarding Stack Overflow he says some interesting things about usability. The post has an incendiary title … Continue reading
The word “methodology” has a bit more gravitas than “method” doesn’t it. Sounds more sciency. Packs more punch in a research document. Well, that’s sort of true, if you don’t mind completely misusing the term. “Method” and “Methodology” mean completely … Continue reading
This is great! The full text of Marti A Hearst’s Search User Interfaces book is available entirely for free online. The RRP is £30 and the book isn’t even due to be publicly available until September 30, 2009. Caution: actual … Continue reading