Usability

  • 7 Guiding principles for designing a better user experience

    In conducting a number of web site usability reviews of late I’ve noticed a series of emergent issues that are common to all. These issues can be broadly grouped into the following list of 7 ‘principles’ that affect the user interface and information architecture of almost every interactive online product, whether it be it a simple web site or large complex application.

    The following list can be regarded as a series of simple ‘rules-of-thumb’ to keep in mind when designing usable interfaces.

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    Posted March 02 2010 by Ben Tollady  |  0 Comments
  • Improving The Age site search field usability in 5 minutes

    Despite being someone who uses the web daily (and a regular reader of The Age) I find myself getting caught-out by the design of their site search every time. Here’s how I’d tweak the design to improve it’s usability in 5 minutes.

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    Posted May 29 2009 by Ben Tollady  |  1 Comments