This post on “Signal vs. Noise†comments on the use of the infamous “lorem ipsum†dummy text for prototyping interfaces. Jason argues that using dummy text abstracts from the real user experience more than necessary. He states that by using real text (i.e. text, which really could appear on the interface in its use context) [...]
During some late night browsing I came across www.dontclick.it. A website that wants to be navigated without clicking any mouse button. (So I guess you can get rid of your new Mighty Mouse again.)
If you find out where on the site the different methods for navigating without mouse clicks are explained (and manage to navigate [...]
Usability engineers should be familiar with this request from clients. When gathering requirements and goals for an application / website redesign it is not too unusual for clients to come up with a request similar to the one stated in the headline. If the client is aware of the significance of such a request in [...]
Highlight videos are an essential part of the usability engineer’s toolbox. They are used to “get the message across†concerning usability issues discovered during an empirical test of an interactive system – and with every kind of message, the recipient should be considered when deciding on the exact way of doing so.
The “mechanics†of assembling [...]