Usability In The News

Usability Quote of the Day

February 9, 2012

Most people who encounter computer-based automation at work do not choose the software with which they work, and have comparatively little control over when and how they do what they do. For them, the use of computers can be an oppressive experience, rather than a liberating one. -- Sarah Kuhn, Bringing Design to Software, edited by Terry Winograd, 1996 (via interaction-design.org)

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Designing user experiences at Microsoft

Two good interviews - audio and vidio downloads ...

"Microsoft's chief blogger Robert Scoble interviews his colleague Jenny Lam, creative lead of the MSX (Microsoft User Experience) design team, to talk about the user experience work her team is doing for Windows Vista.

At CES 2006 Jenny Lam also talked with Chris Pirillo about the Aero desktop experience, and the design of the latest fonts and interface in Windows Vista." continued ... (Via Putting people first)