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)
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Monday, September 19, 2005

Online Extra: Building Yahoo's New Front Door

An interview with Larry Tesler about Yahoo! usability and redesign ...

"Design honcho Larry Tesler says the portal's home-page redesign will happen gradually -- and only if it provides "a delightful experience."

Yahoo! may not have the prettiest home page, but with nearly 14 million Web surfers visiting it per day, it's doing something right. And Larry Tesler, Yahoo's new vice-president for the User Experience and Design group, doesn't want to screw that up.

But don't expect to see big changes made overnight. Comparing the job to remodeling a house, Tesler says Yahoo will make modifications continuously, bit by bit, so as not to spook users who rely on Yahoo for news, e-mail services, or finding a date."   continued ...   (Via Business Week)

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

A cluttered home page.

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