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)

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Design for emerging technologies

Keeping up with new technologies ...

"In a long story on the Design Council website, Peter Davies, chief executive of Pera International, reflects on the implications of emerging technologies and the pace of technological change for design and design professionals.

"By tracking and understanding today's emerging technologies we can predict what new design freedoms they will give us in the future. Informed anticipation is essential to leading-edge design."

"Designers need to be early on the scene to ensure that people-centred solutions are delivered rather than technological nightmares.""   continued ...   (Via Putting people first)

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

Emerging Technologies.

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