New York Public Library: Help us improve our web site!
october 2010 by soypunk
"The Infomaki project is the usability software produced by the Digital Experience Group of the New York Public Library. It is a tool for getting quick feedback on the ease of use of our web sites."
usability
web
software
october 2010 by soypunk
Today's Guardian (Phil Gyford’s website)
june 2010 by soypunk
"I’ve made a new thing, Today’s Guardian, a website that features today’s edition of the Guardian (or the Observer on Sundays). Hopefully it’s as easy to browse through today’s newspaper as it would be with the print edition. It’s made using the Guardian’s Content API."
newspaper
web
api
design
usability
june 2010 by soypunk
Flickr: _leisa's stuff tagged with editinplace
february 2010 by soypunk
examples of "edit in place" features online
web
ui
usability
from delicious
february 2010 by soypunk
Welcome to CogTool | CogTool
august 2009 by soypunk
"CogTool is a general purpose UI prototyping tool with a difference - it automatically evaluates your design with a predictive human performance model (a "cognitive crash dummy")."
hci
usability
software
windows
osx
august 2009 by soypunk
five second test - A simple online usability test
october 2008 by soypunk
"The five second test is a simple usability test that helps you measure the effectiveness of your user interfaces. "
web
usability
october 2008 by soypunk
xhierarchy.gif (GIF Image, 758x523 pixels)
june 2008 by soypunk
"Experience Hierarchy of Needs"
usability
chart
june 2008 by soypunk
rc3.org — Usability and performance, part 1
april 2008 by soypunk
Anti-design patterns: "To prevent users from adding duplicate items to their cart, the Web site warns the user to keep waiting rather than pressing the button again."
web
usability
ui
april 2008 by soypunk
Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design
january 2008 by soypunk
"OJR's design experts review usability research and offer suggestions on how you can make your online articles better connect with readers."
web
design
content
usability
january 2008 by soypunk
The Limitations of Server Log Files for Usability Analysis - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design
october 2007 by soypunk
There's a healthy section on why server logs aren't a replacement for user testing. File away for execs who will ask you this question.
usability
web
statistics
october 2007 by soypunk
Scenarios of People with Disabilities Using the Web
may 2007 by soypunk
common use cases
w3c
web
accessibility
usability
may 2007 by soypunk
The Nokia N800 review (from a Newton users and developer)
january 2007 by soypunk
Sean compares the Newton OS to the N800 OS. There are some really genius UI touches in the Newton and this review captures that.
newton
mobile
hci
ui
usability
january 2007 by soypunk
Slab - Ubuntu Wiki
august 2006 by soypunk
Development effort to port Novell's "slab" menu to Ubuntu. Read that page carefully - the places patch file is quite helpful.
ubuntu
ui
usability
navigation
suse
sled
august 2006 by soypunk
Quicksilver: Constellation documentation
january 2006 by soypunk
Includes a link to the research paper written by the QS developers for CMU. Discusses some of the key issues of radial (pie) menus.
ui
hci
usability
research
mac
osx
software
quicksilver
january 2006 by soypunk
Confusability: Ajax is a Flash in the pan
december 2005 by soypunk
Poorly coded Ajax is no better than Flash and apparently MS went out to lunch during the rash of "please don't be stupid with AJAX" articles. Breaking the core functionality of the back button is, to quote Buffy, all kinds of scary bad.
ajax
web
usability
microsoft
flash
ui
hci
site_du
december 2005 by soypunk
Galleries: The Hardest Working Page on Your Site
december 2005 by soypunk
The article title is clear enough but it discussing product galleries and what info needs to be at the top level for your company to make a sale. Focuses primiarly on a few bad examples as "what not to do".
web
page
design
usability
ui
hci
site_du
december 2005 by soypunk
Looks Good Works Well: Musings on Mouse Hover
november 2005 by soypunk
Bill scott examines mouse over effects in new web applications such as 37 Singals' Backpack and Yahoo!'s beta maps tool.
web
design
ui
usability
mouse
site_du
november 2005 by soypunk
OK/Cancel - Putting Perfect Participants in Every Session
november 2005 by soypunk
A look at recruting people for usability testing and field research. The strongest recommendation is to avoid chosing people based on demographics.
hci
testing
usability
research
site_du
november 2005 by soypunk
Inside Firefox: Improving Tabbed Browsing
november 2005 by soypunk
Google usability studies are prompting are number of changes to tabbed browsing in Firefox, including the often mentioned close button for every tab.
firefox
google
usability
ui
november 2005 by soypunk
USATODAY.com - Why are tech gizmos so hard to figure out?
november 2005 by soypunk
"Simpler-to-operate products tend to sell better, and a company can spend less on tech support."
design
hci
ui
usability
site_du
november 2005 by soypunk
World Usability Day - November 3rd, 2005
october 2005 by soypunk
"Created to help everyone know more about the ways to help create a better user experience of our world."
usability
events
site_du
via:jesser
october 2005 by soypunk
Better Desktop
october 2005 by soypunk
"Better Desktop is a project dedicated to sharing usability data with Linux developers." Being run by Novell.
novell
usability
hci
ui
design
reference
october 2005 by soypunk
Constantine and Lockwood, Ltd. - Recommended Readings
october 2005 by soypunk
Recommend books on software usability and user interface design.
usability
ui
design
ia
reference
reading-list
october 2005 by soypunk
Use Case Bibliography
october 2005 by soypunk
A bibliography of books and articles about use cases, scenarios, and essential modeling, especially publications relevant to user interface design.
design
ia
ui
usability
reference
october 2005 by soypunk
Why GOMS? - Bonnie E. John (PDF)
october 2005 by soypunk
Not new, it is a classic work studying the Goals, Operators, Methods, and Selection rules created by Stu Card, Tom Moran, and Allen Newell.
GOMS
usability
ia
ui
design
papers
research
october 2005 by soypunk
Study looks at the effects of multi-column displays and justification on reading performance and satisfaction of an online narrative passage.
august 2005 by soypunk
I'm skeptical of a study of web text that actually used justified formatting. It is a horrible horrible method of rendering text online considering shifting width due to resizable windows and unsatisfactory justification algorithms.
typography
layout
usability
study
research
august 2005 by soypunk
#1088 (Volume icons in General tab of Preferences should be active) - Adium X - Trac
august 2005 by soypunk
Adium has always been one step away from perfect on just about any feature. Developers like this one who pay attention to the smallest of details will help out a lot.
adium
usability
hci
osx
august 2005 by soypunk
LukeW: Web Application Form Design
february 2005 by soypunk
Comparison of the basic methods of laying out forms on the web. Clear explanations to the advantages and drawbacks.
web
design
forms
usability
hci
ui
site_du
for_ldc_graff
february 2005 by soypunk
Save Confirmation Dialogs in Gnome
january 2005 by soypunk
Steven Garrity is tackling a sound usability issue in Gnome - There aren't enough Stevens in this world.
gnome
ui
usability
january 2005 by soypunk
Michael Leach - Portal Desktops and the Windows Metaphor
december 2004 by soypunk
Agreed - not enough research is being done to determine whether the desktop metaphor works at all on the web.
usability
web
ui
december 2004 by soypunk
Usable GUI Design: A Quick Guide
november 2004 by soypunk
Not perfect, but food for thought
interaction_design
usability
november 2004 by soypunk
How To Quantify The User Experience
october 2004 by soypunk
another goodie to pass on to your chosen leaders.
usability
web
october 2004 by soypunk
Study of where eyeballs look on webpages
september 2004 by soypunk
"The eyes most often fixated first in the upper left of the page, then hovered in that area before going left to right. Only after perusing the top portion of the page for some time did their eyes explore further down the page."
usability
web
september 2004 by soypunk
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