This is the presentation given on Wednesday 24th June 2009 to the Perth Branch of the Silverlight Developer and Designer Network. The slidedeck isn’t going to make much sense without the transcript below. Just be aware of that if you are slide deck with out following with this transcripts.
Let’s ground this a little and get real before we even start.
To often we design web sites and applications with a limited amount of information and specifications as to what is really is required. It’s a fact. Let’s not stand around and pretend otherwise.
Tagged: error messages, forms, presentation, sddn, segmentation, simplification, ucd, ui, user experience, user interfaces, ux
The other day we came across a web site that shows all the things that are wrong with a good deal of e-commerce sites on the web.
A little background, we were looking for education books for our youngest child - so why not look online. You know, from the convenience of our own home and all that. So on the recommendation of a friend we went to a local publishers web site.
This site in question does children and adult education books, judging from the home page I would say that they are focusing on an adult market, from young parents to grandparents.
I don’t know about you but over the last few years I have watched video explode online. It’s a good thing in a way. It has served its purpose, even if it has killed the IRC star. I have nothing against video per say. However sometimes it just isn’t the best medium to present information in.
The Art of Information.
When you are referred to an article, generally you want to scan over it, determine if it is worth reading, and if it is, then generally you will read the entire article or post. If you are like me then you will even at this stage scan the article and process it very quickly - after all we all have busy lives that we don’t want to clutter them with information that may not be worthwhile.
You know when you have one of those real “Oh My God” moments (hat tip Dave Wallace).
These days on the web it’s not very often for me at least. I seem to have seen most of it before in real life or in some other forms on the web. Well maybe I have been living in a cave or something, but the Cooliris browser extension PicLens seems to have stepped up a notch since I last had a look a little over 12 months ago.
