I recently attended a symposium where the objective was to explore the use of typical Human Computer Interaction evaluation methods for the assessment of creative work. Basically, they wanted to understand how best to evaluate art and design from the viewers’ perspective. I thought it was interesting how the disciplines of art and design were … Read more about ‘Art vs. design’
June 2009 posts
User experience “papercuts”
Canonical is looking to fix 100 minor user experience issues in Ubuntu with it’s One Hundred Paper Cuts initiative. This is particularly heartening to see as a user experience consultant. In testing we find small usability problems all the time, but the larger usability issues will always (and should) take priority. The major issues … Read more about ‘User experience “papercuts”’
Furniture giants missing basic website usability
Having moved house recently, I spent a lot of time online researching properties and I also began to look for sofas online, and was surprised by what I found. Given that I was just browsing and not really sure what I was looking for, I tried the websites of a couple of major UK furniture … Read more about ‘Furniture giants missing basic website usability’
The importance of Human Computer Interaction to UX
I have often been involved in conversations on the differences between those user experience practitioners who are trained and educated in the more traditional areas of industrial engineering, ergonomics, cognitive psychology, or human factors and those who have come to the profession via a degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Those who have the more … Read more about ‘The importance of Human Computer Interaction to UX’
Bing vs. Google: A user experience perspective
Microsoft’s taking on Google on its home turf with its new search engine Bing. And Acer’s launching laptops with Android, Google’s operating system, which has traditionally been Microsoft’s territory. How does the new kid on the search block fare in terms of user experience?
Bing uses powerful imagery that’s eye catching although whether that’s a good … Read more about ‘Bing vs. Google: A user experience perspective’
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