User Interface
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Dec 17, 2007

Recipes for Innovation

When it comes to computing, our goals are always to complete some task. We have some idea of how to do it, but we need help. That's why we've developed so many new tools to help us accomplish our tasks better, faster and more efficiently.

Dec 13, 2007

Recognition to Expectation in Interface Elements

As computer users, we've grown accustomed to various interface elements. We can recognize what action to take when we see certain things. For example, we know that a right arrow usually means if we click it, we will get some list of options that will drop down. Additionally if we see something that looks like a tab, we know our content will change if we click another. If we see a slider, this tells us we can adjust something to be more or less.

Dec 06, 2007

Image-ine a Site Without Images

What is it about some websites whose makers think that having MORE imagery makes the site MORE usable? Can I just set the record straight here: number of images != amount of usability. They are not directly proportional.