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Usability Quote of the Day

November 20, 2008

Software design is the act of determining the user's experience with a piece of software. It has nothing to do with how the code works inside, or how big or small the code is. The designer's task is to specify completely and unambiguously the user's whole experience. -- David Liddle, From Bringing Design to Software, edited by Terry Winograd, 1996 (via interaction-design.org)

Friday, June 10, 2005

Good User Interface Design Tips

A good set of UI guidelines ...

"General application user interface guidelines:

Always use cute icons, buttons, and graphics. Everyone loves big red hearts, pink bunnies, and yellow smily faces.
Don't be afraid to experiment with colors!
Your application should play fun sounds while operating to keep the users entertained.
Never, ever, under any circumstance use the OS-native graphical controls or widgets. Users get bored of the same old buttons, text boxes, and stuff.
And many more."

continued ... (Via Nathan's Toasty Technology)

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