An economics podcast is an unusual place for a discussion of UI design, but this conversation with Eric Raymond (The Cathedral & the Bazaar) includes the usability of open source software.
Open source development works when, Read the rest of this entry »
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TrackbackSince today is kicking off WWDC, Apple’s yearly developer conference, I figured posting a small bit of something Apple related might be appropriate. For those that know me well, they know I am not an Apple fanboy – no matter your definition of the word. I do appreciate some of the design elements they use, and they certainly take design in new directions but I am not sure that those directions are always good.
Salon.com has an interesting article around how they design many of their products.“iPhone pre-launch: Looking “Inside Steve’s Brain”".
Comments rss TrackbackBuckmaster of Craigslist doubts that we have seen the end of the printed newspaper. He mentions, in an interview with Tom Keene from Bloomberg, the usability requirement to meet the needs and wants of the customer:
Comments rss TrackbackWe tend to really like paper prototypes in our line of work. We often find that by just doing three or four prototypes that we have significantly increased our knowledge of what the client needs up front.
Techniques and tools are discussed at introspectiveH.
Comments rss TrackbackTech Nation interview with Bill Moggridge of IDEO. The key to successful interaction design: make a prototype and try it with people.
Full interview (30 minutes)
Comments rss TrackbackAs we look to start conducting usability tests, we need to make sure our toolkit is in place and ready. The ability to deal with video and audio recordings is getting simpler as well as the ability to combine them.
This is a small inventory of what is required for a portable usability lab: Read the rest of this entry »
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