21st
January
2001
“After months of gathering content for your Web site, you finally feel on top of your game. You’ve got all the materials you need. But, compiling the information is only the first step. Now you need to organize that information and put it to good use. In order to evolve hierarchies and structures that accentuate the usability of this information, you first need to understand the way the content will be used most effectively.”
posted in Information architecture | Permalink |
21st
January
2001
“The most striking — and a unique — feature of the mind is the acceptance and use of things as symbols standing for other things. Symbols may stand for, refer to, or mean other things which may or may not lie within the world of physics… In this sense we find the mind in computing machines.” — Richard L. Gregory in Mind of Science. “With this basic principle we can conclude that computer graphics can enhance our ability to think visually.”
posted in Visual thinking | Permalink |
21st
January
2001
“What should Web site designers do to help users know when they are still in the same Web site or have moved to a different site after clicking on a link? This question was studied by Omanson, et.al., 1998. Their research attempted to determine which dimensions were most important when establishing a Web site identity. They had observed that many Web users are often unaware when they have moved to a different site.”
posted in Web design | Permalink |
