Tag: usability
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Book Review of Steve Krug's Rocket Surgery Made Easy
I’ve been a fan of Steve Krug’s since his original book, Don’t Make Me Think, came out about a decade ago. (And Steve was kind enough to write an endorsement for my book, Neuro Web Design: What makes them click? when it came out last year). Steve’s new book is all about user testing of…
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7 Steps to Successful Web Site Redesign
Jacek Utko is a newspaper designer. He has designed/redesigned many newspapers in Central and Eastern Europe and won world awards. He believes strongly in “giving power to the designers” and that designers should embed their personal vision into the work they do, even at the expense of being a team player. Utko’s words and work…
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Web Site User Experience Anatomy
GUEST POST: This is a guest post by Craig Tomlin Just like human anatomy, the anatomy of a web site is composed of different user experience parts that must all work together seamlessly. Optimizing the user experience of each part however is problematic: Where do you start? How much user experience testing and adjusting should…
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Recovery.Gov Website — For The Average Citizen?…Not
Have you been wondering where all the “stimulus” money is going that the US government is giving away to get us out of the recession? The US government has a website where you can go to look up anything and everything you want to know about the stimulus money. I’ve created a video podcast review…
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The 11 Best Psychology, Persuasion, and Usability Books You Should Read
NOTE: This blog post was written in 2009. I have a new list of books at a newer blog post. I love to read. I read fiction and history and psychology… I’m an avid reader. Which means when I give talks on psychology, usability, user experience, or my book, Neuro Web Design, I often say,…
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100 Things You Should Know About People: #9 — Blue and Red Together is Hard On Your Eyes (Chromostereopsis)
What is it about red and blue? — When lines (or letters) of different colors are projected or printed, the depths of the lines may appear to be different; lines of one color may “jump out” while lines of another color are recessed. This effect is called Chromostereopsis. This effect is strongest with red…
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What Makes a City Usable?
Last week I was in Portland Oregon for the Usability Professional’s Association Conference. It’s my second time in Portland, and I was struck again with how comfortable Portland feels. A common phrase I kept hearing on this trip while talking with people from the conference was, “Have you been to Portland before? It seems like…
