2005 Usability Features Archive

Why software sucks

Published: Thu Sep 29th, 2005 | Posted By: David Moore

Strong and accurate article from Scott Berkun with good advice for software (and web) developers on working out what users want, and the best way to give it to them.

Link: http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/essay46.htm

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User Experience Diagrams

Published: Tue Mar 22nd, 2005 | Posted By: David Moore

A useful range of diagrams about user experience practice and theory, compiled by Luke Wroblewski. From the familiar (Jesse James Garrett’s elements of user experience) to the unusual but surprisingly useful ‘user experience cosmos’ from Javier Canada, which diagrams the relationship between different user experience disciplines, resources and people.

Link: http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?156

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Expert review or usability testing?

Published: Thu Jan 27th, 2005 | Posted By: David Moore

The answer's most often both. A good resource if a client ever asks you why you need expert evaluation and user testing - they each have their strengths and weaknesses.

Link: http://www.upassoc.o...nov/cleaning_up.html

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