November 2009 posts

Forensic authorship analysis

By Frankie Pagnacco on 9 November 2009

I was intrigued to discover recently something called forensic authorship analysis. Basically this is analysis of patterns and styles of writing for crime solving purposes. And now that texting accounts for a large part of our written communication, analysis of people’s messages has actually helped solve crimes.

Part of the reason for this is that texting … Read more about ‘Forensic authorship analysis’


Make it like a game

By Alistair Gray on 6 November 2009

Whenever I’m testing systems I find this quote cropping up. It usually follows a groan from the observation room. After all it’s a phone/spreadsheet system/application form/etc, it’s NOT a game, but this doesn’t mean the comment should be ignored. There are lots of things games do well that can be carried across into different areas.

So … Read more about ‘Make it like a game’


Online travel journal tool could develop into a must for travellers

By Frankie Pagnacco on 3 November 2009

In a previous post I talked about communicating with those back home while travelling and how in the 90s this relied on the solidness of postcards, letters and phone calls. The audience for these was, by necessity, rather small - family and a couple of envious best friends.

Now, my brother is on a one-year overland … Read more about ‘Online travel journal tool could develop into a must for travellers’


Webcredible is recruiting!

By Trenton Moss on 2 November 2009

Webcredible currently has a job vacancy for a user experience consultant! We’re looking for someone to work on a variety of challenging usability, IA & design projects for household name clients.

The job role entails:

Having total ownership of your projects, liaising directly with clients and presenting your work to them
Working alone or with other consultants on … Read more about ‘Webcredible is recruiting!’


What’s happening at Webcredible

By Trenton Moss on 2 November 2009

As we roll into November there’s not long to go now until the end of the year and we begin our planning for the new year. Before we do that, we’ve got a lot going on this month. We’re as busy as normal, working on the usual array of research and design projects.

October - as … Read more about ‘What’s happening at Webcredible’