15th
November
2000
Three Numbers That (Should) Have Nothing To Do With User Interface Design: “Some numbers are famous. For example, pi is known throughout the world. Other numbers are famous within particular subcultures. For fans of humorous novelist Douglas Adams, 42 is famous as the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Likewise, within the subculture of user interface designers, the most famous number is Miller’s (1956) magical number 7±2. More than forty years after its initial publication, Miller’s figure is cited in academic literature, at usability-related conferences such as Human Factors and the Web, and more privately, in countless interface design meetings.”
posted in Usability | Permalink |
15th
November
2000
What’s Personalization anyway? “Answer: There is a lot of information on the Internet and even on company intranets. Finding the right kind of information at the right time gets to be a daily struggle. Personalization is a means to narrow down on this flood of information. Companies that deploy personalization engines offer a service to their customers by catering to their customers needs — offering only the information that the customer is interested in, or might be interested in.”
posted in Usability | Permalink |
15th
November
2000
“Design, content and technology are coming of age on the web and this maturation continues at a pace. It can be difficult to know where to look to see the best sites out there. At Linkdup we are constantly keeping an eye on the web world, scanning our sources for the latest news and links to refine the selection of sites available here for your viewing.”
posted in Web design | Permalink |
15th
November
2000
Three Numbers That (Should) Have Nothing To Do With User Interface Design: “Some numbers are famous. For example, pi is known throughout the world. Other numbers are famous within particular subcultures. For fans of humorous novelist Douglas Adams, 42 is famous as the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Likewise, within the subculture of user interface designers, the most famous number is Miller’s (1956) magical number 7±2. More than forty years after its initial publication, Miller’s figure is cited in academic literature, at usability-related conferences such as Human Factors and the Web, and more privately, in countless interface design meetings.”
posted in Interface design | Permalink |
