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February 2003

Homepage Real Estate Allocation

Added on 10 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“On average, sample sites evenly distributed valuable screen space between content, navigation, fluff, blank areas, and system overhead. Areas of user interest should occupy more than the current 39%.” (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)

Usability

Microsoft Usability Research

Added on 7 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Last Updated: November 12, 2001” (Microsoft) – courtesy of craig marion

Usability

IA Summit 2003 ‘Making Connections’

Added on 6 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

Conference Schedule Update (ASIS&T)

Information architecture

The Future of Information Architecture: Part II

Added on 5 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) the results of a survey conducted by the Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture in January 2003 in preparation for the Leadership Seminar at the ASIS&T IA Summit.” (Peter Morville – AIfIA)

Information architecture

Designing for Learners, Designing for Users

Added on 5 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“I recently conducted some online course usability reviews for a client when I came across a strange but, I suspect, not unusual phenomenon that I have encountered elsewhere in the past.” (Dave Smulders – ACM eLearn Magazine) – courtesy of elearningpost

Usability Views: The Usability A to Z

Added on 5 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“2,952 articles about usability, IA, HCI and web design.” (Clive McEnroy) – courtesy of guuui

Usability

The Language of Graphics

Added on 5 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

Lecture of Yuri Engelhardt on Feb. 13, 2003 (Audiovisual Institute – Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)

Information design

Visualising Social Interaction

Added on 4 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Social interaction provides us with visual patterns that help us to situate ourselves in our environment. In Internet, however, this doesnít happen so easily. Some visualisations are appearing to remedy the problem.” (Juan C. Dürsteler – Inf@Vis!)

InfoViz

Content and Complexity: Information Design in Technical Communication

Added on 4 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

Introduction chapter (Beth Mazur – IDblog)

Information design

No Silver Bullet for Web Content

Added on 3 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“There is no magical formula, no sleek software, that will take away the pain of badly written, badly organized content.” (Gerry McGovern)

Technical communication

InfoGraphics : Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster

Added on 3 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Going to be adding links, as they come, to infographics and interactive graphics reporting on the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster” (Nixlog) – courtesy of kottke

Information design

Courtesy Titles – Their Proper Use and Website Design Guidelines

Added on 1 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Do you need a courtesy title? (…) Did you know you could be breaking the law by making them mandatory on your website?” (Silicon Glen) – courtesy of webword

Usability

Contentology

Added on 1 February 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) blends disciplines such as information architecture, information design, knowledge management, communications and media theory, usability engineering, Web design, ‘Webitorial’ writing and Internet marketing.”

Technical communication