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HTML’s Time is Over. Let’s Move On.

Added on 28 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Ultimately, I donít see a long term future for HTML as an application development solution. It is a misapplied tool that was never meant to be used for anything other than distributed publishing.” (David Heller – Boxes and Arrows)

Technology

Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology December/January 2003

Added on 28 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

Special Section: Mining the Metadata Quarries (ASIS&T)

Metadata

THE Key to User-Friendly Computers?

Added on 28 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Jef Raskin, who helped design Apple’s classic user interface, is working on a new system, THE, that could be a big improvement.” (Alex Salkever – BusinessWeek) – courtesy of nooface

Linux Usability … Or Why Do I Bother.

Added on 27 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The experience was, shall we say, less than pleasant.” (Jamie Zawinsky)

Usability

Putting A Bad Interface On Things

Added on 27 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“It’s as if the user interface folks have had their clocks flashing 12:00 for two full decades.” (Fredric Paul – TechWeb)

Introduction to XFML

Added on 24 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“XFML is a simple XML format for exchanging metadata in the form of faceted hierarchies, sometimes called taxonomies.” (Peter van Dijck – XML.com)

Metadata

Face to Face With Your Users: Running a Nondirected Interview

Added on 24 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Interviewees are remarkably understanding, and your goal is not to become friends, but to exchange information.” (Mike Kuniavsky – Adaptive Path)

How to Run a Design Critique

Added on 23 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“A design critique meeting usually involves a small group of 3-7 to discuss a set of design sketches or prototypes.” (Scott Berkun – UIWeb) – courtesy of guuui

The Role of Online Surveys in the Usability Assessment Process

Added on 23 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“I have attended several conferences at which I witnessed a growing debate over the role of survey work in the field of usability.” (William MacElroy – STC Usability Newsletter 9.2)

Usability

Making Cents from Information Architecture

Added on 23 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“One of the most costly short cuts is skipping the development of a sound and highly functional information architecture.” (Alan K’necht – Digital Web Magazine)

Information architecture

User-Centered Design for Large Government Portals

Added on 23 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Web site design for a large federal or state government organization can be chaotic and unpredictable.” (Christopher R usay – Digital Web Magazine)

STC@50

Added on 22 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

STC’s 50th Annual Conference (May 18-21, 2003) Wyndham Anatole, Dallas TX USA (Society for Technical Communication)

Events

Understanding Information Architecture

Added on 22 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) a discipline that has a reputation for being a preserve of the hipper-than-thou.” (Rusty Foster – Online Journalism Review)

Information architecture

InformeDesign

Added on 21 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“(…) a research and communication tool for designers.” (University of Maryland) – courtesy vanderwall

Information design

Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization

Added on 21 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Visual designers working on the web need an understanding of the medium in which they work, so many have taken to code. Many have entered the usability lab.” (Luke W roblewski – Boxes and Arrows)

Visual design

Interview: Elizabeth Peaslee, VP, Customer Experience, Travelocity

Added on 21 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Equally important to the customer experience group are the less frequent and more subjective metrics that we get through user tests.” (Mark Hurst – Good Experience)

Interviews

ASIS&T IA Summit 2003 ‘Making Connections’

Added on 20 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

March 21-23, 2003 (Portland Oregon, USA) – Full programme available (American Institute of Information Science and Technology)

Information architecture

Recruiting Test Participants for Usability Studies

Added on 20 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“Many people believe in user testing, but in real design projects, not much testing takes place.” (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)

Usability

Visualisation in the 20th Century

Added on 20 January 2003 Peter Bogaards

“The 20th century has seen many advances in different fields. Visualisation hasn’t been immune to these changes that paved the way to its transformation into Information Visualisation in the two decades that preceded the new millennium.” (Juan C. Dürsteler – Inf@Vis!)

InfoViz