Usability Quote of the Day

January 6, 2009

The prevailing computer-human interaction (CHI) model of interface design has been partly responsible for the current state of the desktop computer. The breakthrough on which the field emerged was the admission of psychological principles. The resulting graphical user interface has been the focus of the field of computer-human interaction for nearly 20 years. This interface is a virtual control panel whose design has remained quite technology-centered. -- Malcolm McCullough, Digital Ground, 2004   (via interaction-design.org)
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Monday, January 24, 2005

The days of the TGV are numbered

Loosely translated from Japaneese ...

"The days of the title of the fastest train in the world - the French TGV are numbered because the Linear-Express train of Japan Rail is becoming increasingly real. Indeed, an exposure took place last week at a station in Tokyo. Moreover, you will have the chance, again, to go up in the prototype next March in Yamanashi-ken where the first kilometers of the future Tokyo-Osaka line are built."

User Interface Design Display


The Linear-Express train is a train without wheels, thus without friction that enables it to reach very high speeds.

User Interface Design Display


Cruising Speed: 581km/h
Maximum speed: 1003km/h
Engine: (with the normal use of the term) non-existent
In fact, the rails provide the propulsion by reversing the polarity of its electromagnets (the polarity of the train does not change).

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