Archive for July, 2008

What if a major corporation were charged with creating stop signs?

This is courtesy of @kmakice on Twitter:

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User Friendly ≠ Usability?

Whenever someone asks what I do or what I’m studying, and I see his or her eyes glaze over when I launch into a definition of HCI, I usually resort to saying, “I want to make things like web pages and software applications more user friendly.”
Most people understand that term because they can relate.  They’re [...]

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Is it so hard, really?

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I made an online payment recently. It was a farily simple, and straightforward process.  I filled out a typical form with the CC # and payment amount.  After I clicked submit, I received a confirmation page.  Two days later while online banking, I saw the total subtracted from my checking account.  All was right with [...]

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PowerPoint: How it should and should NOT be used

An amusing use of PP:

How NOT to use PP:

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Overwhelmed

Side Note:  Obviously, I’ve been away from blogging for a little while.  I discovered that working full time and attending grad school full time, and planning a wedding all at the same time was quite overwhelming. So, blogging about HCI took a backseat for a little while. But, yesterday, I started a new job as [...]

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