Usability Quote of the Day

February 6, 2012

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)

Saturday, March 19, 2005

Quest Diagnostics CIO's BlackBerry

My BlackBerry is as close as I can get to the one-device-that-does-it-all for my communication needs. Given that communication is at the center of just about everything I do, I would have a very tough time without it at this point!

The one device I wish someone would invent:

Better, more adaptive user interfaces. Gadget interfaces and ergonomics are getting better and noticeably easier to use. But, generally, a multi-function device--say a camera-phone--does one thing well, and everything else poorly. Today's interfaces are not very adaptive, and they aren't really programmable to fit individual habits and idiosyncrasies.

 - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics

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