Usability Quote of the Day

May 23, 2012

There's something very odd going on here. If designers made completely unrealistic assumptions about the physical world when designing technology, then we would blame them (and likely sue them) for technical incompetence. Yet when they make grossly unrealistic assumptions about human nature... we don't blame the designers, we blame the unfortunate people who are just trying to do what the design requires. -- Kim Vicente, The Human Factor, p. 45.    (via interaction-design.org)

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

The secret of making things work

A practical article about the usability of everyday things ...

"Consumers forever grumble about products and services making their life difficult, but there are some shining examples leading the way. As World Usability Day approaches, what are the best doing right?

Fumbling haplessly while trying to open a compact disc or a packet of ham has become a daily headache of modern life.

And anyone buying electronic goods for Christmas could still be mulling over the instructions long into the New Year.

World Usability Day on Thursday hopes to draw attention to an often overlooked part of modern industry and one that is responsible for changing the way products are created."   continued ...   (Via BBC NEWS)

Opening a jewel case - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics

Opening a jewel case.

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