Tag Archives: design

Prioritizing Web Usability Notes

Written by Richard. Posted on December 4, 2009. Filed under books. Tagged , . 2 Comments.

Here are my most important extracts from Jakob Nielsen’s “Prioritizing Web Usability”. I have all my notes typed up. Just drop me a line if you want them all.

Users spend 25-35s on a homepage. Even with an avarage reading speed of 200-300 WPM, this only leaves enough time for about twenty words to be read.

Five biggest causes of user failure:
1. Searching
2. Information Architecture
3. Content
4. Production Information
5. Workflow.

Page design is more of an annoyance then a direct cause of failure for sites.

Don’t defend your interface, fix it!

Before adding design elements, ask yourself:
1. Does this element simplify the user’s task?
2. Does this element add value to the user?

Design for your users. Not for what you or your manager likes. The key to creating a good experience for your user is creating something with them in mind.

Skype on OSX

Written by Richard. Posted on October 4, 2009. Filed under annoyances, computing. Tagged , . No comments.

There’s just something about the way Skype looks on OSX that really bugs me. I can’t tell what it is, but the UI just feels really intrusive. Then again, it’s probably not supposed to be kept visible like I do with my contact list in Adium, which has a brilliant transparent and borderless option.

new business cards

Written by Richard. Posted on September 10, 2009. Filed under business. Tagged , . No comments.

My new cards from moo arrived.

Another New Facebook

Written by Richard. Posted on March 13, 2009. Filed under computing, internet. Tagged . 1 Comment.

I said it before and I’ll say it again. Don’t like the new Facebook? Tough shit. Suck it up.

New Facebook

Written by Richard. Posted on September 19, 2008. Filed under design, internet. Tagged . 1 Comment.

Don’t like the new Facebook? Tough shit. Suck it up.