6th
February
2001
“In theory, the web is the ultimate user-empowering environment. In practise, the very opposite is often the case. Many web sites fail to empower users and in fact frustrate and confuse them because although they offer the promise of information, services or goods at the mere click of a mouse button, they are difficult for people to use. Problems associated with the use of web interfaces are too often wrongly attributed to user incompetence, when in fact it is poor design that is to blame.”
posted in Usability | Permalink |
6th
February
2001
“Opponents of the usability movement claim that it focuses on stupid users and that most users can easily overcome complexity. In reality, even smart users prefer pursuing their own goals to navigating idiosyncratic designs. As Web use grows, the price of ignoring usability will only increase.”
posted in Usability | Permalink |
6th
February
2001
“In theory, the web is the ultimate user-empowering environment. In practise, the very opposite is often the case. Many web sites fail to empower users and in fact frustrate and confuse them because although they offer the promise of information, services or goods at the mere click of a mouse button, they are difficult for people to use. Problems associated with the use of web interfaces are too often wrongly attributed to user incompetence, when in fact it is poor design that is to blame.”
posted in Web design | Permalink |
6th
February
2001
“With the increase of usage of the Internet many questions have been proposed and many suggestions offered on how to design a webpage for optimal readability. Unfortunately, the majority of ‘guidelines’ or ‘rules’ for designing webpages have proven to be subjective and inconsistent. For example, many designers and publishing experts disagree on what text widths and margin widths should be used. Morris and Hinrich (1996), suggest that one should keep computer text lines short, 40-60 characters, or approximately 11 words per line. Meanwhile, Mills and Weldon (1987) propose that text with 80 characters per line seems easier to read than text with 40 characters per line. Neither of these groups give empirical data to back up their claims.”
posted in Web design | Permalink |
6th
February
2001
A nice portfolio of work, including Web Interfaces, Application Interfaces, Wireless Interfaces and Static Interfaces.
posted in Interface design | Permalink |
