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September 2003

User Interface Design Patterns

Added on 16 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The collection does not primarily consist of GUI designs of common software, but tries to outline the recuring design problems faced when trying to create good design. Our method to produce good design is to use our Goal-Derived Design (GDD) method that is based on simulation of the userís goals. The pattern collection does not include all the characteristics of good design we know so far, but only the design knowledge that we have found appropriate to describe as design patterns.” (Sari A. Laakso – University of Helsinki, Dept. of Computer Science)

Patterns

Interacting with the Ubiquitous Computer

Added on 16 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

Keynote at MobileHCI ’03 (Albrecht Schmidt)

Mobile HCI: Visions of the Future

Added on 16 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) here are my notes from the Visions of the Future panel earlier today. There’s some paraphrasing here, so blame me, not the speakers, for any misrepresentation.” (anti-mega) – courtesy of black belt jones

Understanding Healthcare

Added on 15 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

Some sample spreads from the new book by Richard Saul Wurman (2004) – “RSW has created this visual guide book to the most compelling issue of the 21st century.” (R.S. Wurman)

Information graphics

Origin of the Phrase ‘Information Architecture’

Added on 15 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The phrase ‘information architecture’ appears to have been coined, or at least brought to wide attention, by Richard Saul Wurman, a man trained as an architect but who has become also a skilled graphic designer and the author, editor, and/or publisher of numerous books that employ fine graphics in the presentation of information in a variety of fields.” (R.E. Wyllys – Univ. of Texas: Grad. School of Library & Information Science)

Information architecture

Time to Make Tech Work

Added on 15 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The IT industry is maturing. Hopefully, this maturity will result in a slower introduction of new features, which in turn will let companies focus their attention and resources on making existing technology work better for users.” (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)

Usability

Your Website Is For Your Customer, Not For You

Added on 15 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“An organization is a form of group. Groups can be elitist. Groups are always trying to define who is in and who is out. To a great many organizations, the customer is on the outside. To be a success, a website must live on the outside.” (Gerry McGovern)

The Power and Future of the Web: Maximizing Opportunity – Part 1/2

Added on 12 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The web has fundamentally changed the way many of us live our lives. It seems obvious to say, yet we do not typically step back and recognize the scope, ramifications and opportunity afforded by this operating dynamic. Here are only a few, select examples of how the power of the web has changed our lives (…)” (Dirk Knemeyer – Thread)

Information design

For Pioneers of Web Journalism, the Future Is Still Full of Surprises

Added on 12 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Roundtable panelists discuss the value of blogs, business strategies for pricing content and what professionals and consumers alike should look forward to.” (Mark Glaser – USC Annenberg: Online Journalism Review) – courtesy of glenn fleish

Writing

PoInter: Patterns of Interaction

Added on 11 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The project is concerned with investigating the appropriateness of patterns as a means of communicating information about how people interact with each other through and around technology. Ultimately, this is with a view to informing the design process for computer systems to support the work and activities that the people are engaged in (…)” (Cooperative Systems Engineering Group) – courtesy of todd r. warfel

TED Gallery

Added on 11 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

See what you missed at TED 2003 (Technology. Entertainment. Design.)

Information design

The P2P Revolution: Peer-to-peer networking & the entertainment industry

Added on 10 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Many people have predicted that peer-to-peer file-sharing will change the face of media, but this paper by Scott Jensen is the most thoroughgoing research I’ve seen into the commercial and artistic effects that peer-to-peer can potentially lead to. The paper is bold and futuristic, which means there are plenty of places the path it lays out could be sidetracked, but (…) it’s important reading.” (Andy Oram – O’Reilly Developer Weblogs)

Information design

Searching for the center of design

Added on 9 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Putting the user at the center of the process and setting the metrics for project success implies that user-centered design is the ‘right’ approach. Assuming UCD is THE right approach suggests that there is a sort of moral imperative to pursue a user-centered methodology.” (Jess McMullin – Boxes and Arrows)

Sitemaps and Site Indexes: What They Are and Why You Should Have Them

Added on 9 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Sitemaps and site indexes are forms of supplemental navigation. They give users a way to navigate a site without having to use the global navigation. By providing a way to visualize and understand the layout and structure of the site, a sitemap can help a lost or confused user find her way. Sitemaps are more widely implemented than site indexes, but both have their place and fulfill a unique information need.” (Chiara Fox – Boxes and Arrows)

Information architecture

Natural Selections: Colors Found in Nature and Interface Design

Added on 9 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Perhaps no other design element has as much influence on how we feel in a space (a website, a home, etc.) as color.” (Luke Wroblewski – Boxes and Arrows)

Visual design

Interaction Designers

Added on 9 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“We’re here to create a home for interaction designers — what type of home that will be, we do not yet know. Whether we find or build our home, though, it must address the issues and challenges that the many hundreds of us face in our jobs.” (Challis Hodge et al.) – courtesy of xblog

Interaction design

Listamatic: One List, Many Options

Added on 8 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Can you take a simple list and use different Cascading Style Sheets to create radically different list options? The Listamatic shows the power of CSS when applied to one simple list using samples (…)” (Max Design) – courtesy of jeffrey zeldman

Technology

Misconceptions About Usability

Added on 8 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Misconceptions about usability’s expense, the time it involves, and its creative impact prevent companies from getting crucial user data, as does the erroneous belief that existing customer-feedback methods are a valid driver for interface design.” (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)

Usability

Writing Skills and Better Visual Design

Added on 8 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Strong visual design is about balance. It requires an appropriate relationship between written content, information hierarchy and the use of visual elements such as graphics and photography.” (Dirk Knemeyer – Thread)

Websites: Think The Way Your Customers Think

Added on 7 September 2003 Peter Bogaards

“One of the biggest challenges an organization faces is to stop thinking it’s the center of the universe. Customers think that they are the center of the universe. Customers come to your website to get their needs fulfilled. They will only think you are great if you meet their needs in an efficient and cost-effective manner.” (Gerry McGovern)